diff --git a/app/views/api/v1/conversations/partials/_conversation.json.jbuilder b/app/views/api/v1/conversations/partials/_conversation.json.jbuilder
index 729b52379..735b47699 100644
--- a/app/views/api/v1/conversations/partials/_conversation.json.jbuilder
+++ b/app/views/api/v1/conversations/partials/_conversation.json.jbuilder
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ json.meta do
     json.partial! 'api/v1/models/contact.json.jbuilder', resource: conversation.contact
   end
   json.channel conversation.inbox.try(:channel_type)
-  if conversation.assignee
+  if conversation.assignee&.account
     json.assignee do
       json.partial! 'api/v1/models/agent.json.jbuilder', resource: conversation.assignee
     end