diff --git a/backend/pkg/api/types/dashboard.go b/backend/pkg/api/types/dashboard.go
index 66d00412f..7d3885ae2 100644
--- a/backend/pkg/api/types/dashboard.go
+++ b/backend/pkg/api/types/dashboard.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ type AccountDashboard struct {
 type ValidatorDashboard struct {
 	Id        uint64        `json:"id"`
 	Name      string        `json:"name"`
-	PublicIds []VDBPublicId `json:"public_ids"`
+	PublicIds []VDBPublicId `json:"public_ids,omitempty"`
 }
 type UserDashboardsData struct {
 	ValidatorDashboards []ValidatorDashboard `json:"validator_dashboards"`
diff --git a/frontend/types/api/dashboard.ts b/frontend/types/api/dashboard.ts
index d43833692..932bfaefb 100644
--- a/frontend/types/api/dashboard.ts
+++ b/frontend/types/api/dashboard.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export interface AccountDashboard {
 export interface ValidatorDashboard {
   id: number /* uint64 */;
   name: string;
-  public_ids: VDBPublicId[];
+  public_ids?: VDBPublicId[];
 }
 export interface UserDashboardsData {
   validator_dashboards: ValidatorDashboard[];