diff --git a/api/src/Entity/ObjectEntity.php b/api/src/Entity/ObjectEntity.php
index 878a0308a..4ec81305d 100644
--- a/api/src/Entity/ObjectEntity.php
+++ b/api/src/Entity/ObjectEntity.php
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ public function getSelf(): ?string
 
             // Add path item to self uri
             foreach ($pathArray as $pathItem) {
-                if ($pathItem == 'id' || $pathItem == '{id}' || $pathItem == 'uuid' || $pathItem == '{uuid}') {
+                if ($this->getId() !== null &&  ($pathItem == 'id' || $pathItem == '{id}' || $pathItem == 'uuid' || $pathItem == '{uuid}')) {
                     $idSet = true;
                     $tempPath .= '/'.$this->getId()->toString();
                 } else {