diff --git a/acapy_agent/multitenant/single_wallet_askar_manager.py b/acapy_agent/multitenant/single_wallet_askar_manager.py
index 157bd287e0..4e39683247 100644
--- a/acapy_agent/multitenant/single_wallet_askar_manager.py
+++ b/acapy_agent/multitenant/single_wallet_askar_manager.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ async def get_wallet_profile(
             sub_wallet_settings = {
                 "wallet.recreate": False,
                 "wallet.seed": None,
+                "wallet.key": "",
                 "wallet.rekey": None,
                 "wallet.id": None,
                 "wallet.name": multitenant_wallet_name,