diff --git a/packages/browser-wallet/src/background/credential-deployment.ts b/packages/browser-wallet/src/background/credential-deployment.ts
index 717609aa..97ce6c84 100644
--- a/packages/browser-wallet/src/background/credential-deployment.ts
+++ b/packages/browser-wallet/src/background/credential-deployment.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ async function createAndSendCredential(credIn: CredentialInput): Promise<Credent
             providerIndex,
             credId,
             credNumber,
+            credName: '',
             status: CreationStatus.Pending,
             deploymentHash,
         };
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ async function createAndSendCredential(credIn: CredentialInput): Promise<Credent
                     providerIndex,
                     credId,
                     credNumber,
+                    credName: '',
                     address: existingAddress,
                     status: CreationStatus.Confirmed,
                 },
diff --git a/packages/browser-wallet/src/background/recovery.ts b/packages/browser-wallet/src/background/recovery.ts
index de9cba77..4a0408f6 100644
--- a/packages/browser-wallet/src/background/recovery.ts
+++ b/packages/browser-wallet/src/background/recovery.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ async function recoverAccounts(
                         address: accountInfo.accountAddress.address,
                         credId,
                         credNumber,
+                        credName: '',
                         status: CreationStatus.Confirmed,
                         identityIndex,
                         providerIndex,