diff --git a/lib/public/verb.rb b/lib/public/verb.rb
index 93bf171..914db21 100644
--- a/lib/public/verb.rb
+++ b/lib/public/verb.rb
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def dump
 
     sig { params(spec: T.untyped).returns(Verb) }
     def self.load(spec)
-      id = spec['id'].to_sym
+      id = spec['id']&.to_sym
       raise ArgumentError, "Missing verb ID: #{id}" if id.nil?
 
       dto = spec['dto']
diff --git a/spec/public/resource_spec.rb b/spec/public/resource_spec.rb
index dc40bea..1587c93 100644
--- a/spec/public/resource_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/public/resource_spec.rb
@@ -64,6 +64,15 @@
 
     it { expect(subject).to be_a(described_class) }
 
+    context 'when verb has no id' do
+      let(:dump) { resource.dump }
+      let(:spec) do
+        resource.dump.tap { |s| s['verbs']['copy'].delete('id') }
+      end
+
+      it { expect { subject }.to raise_error(ArgumentError) }
+    end
+
     describe 'paginateable' do
       context 'when the paginateable property is not provided' do
         it 'is true by default' do