diff --git a/app/views/api/v1/conversations/partials/_conversation.json.jbuilder b/app/views/api/v1/conversations/partials/_conversation.json.jbuilder
index 4cb13f543..6036d91e0 100644
--- a/app/views/api/v1/conversations/partials/_conversation.json.jbuilder
+++ b/app/views/api/v1/conversations/partials/_conversation.json.jbuilder
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@
 # Everywhere else we use conversation builder in partials folder
 
 json.meta do
-  json.sender do
-    json.partial! 'api/v1/models/contact', formats: [:json], resource: conversation.contact
+  if conversation.contact
+    json.sender do
+      json.partial! 'api/v1/models/contact', formats: [:json], resource: conversation.contact
+    end
+  else
+    json.sender nil
   end
   json.channel conversation.inbox.try(:channel_type)
   if conversation.assigned_entity.is_a?(AgentBot)