diff --git a/internal/api/ui/login/renderer.go b/internal/api/ui/login/renderer.go
index a9b12f19dc..5c20168d35 100644
--- a/internal/api/ui/login/renderer.go
+++ b/internal/api/ui/login/renderer.go
@@ -327,7 +327,12 @@ func (l *Login) chooseNextStep(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, authReq *
 func (l *Login) renderInternalError(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, authReq *domain.AuthRequest, err error) {
 	var msg string
 	if err != nil {
-		logging.WithError(err).WithField("auth_req_id", authReq.ID).Error()
+		log := logging.WithError(err)
+		if authReq != nil {
+			log = log.WithField("auth_req_id", authReq.ID)
+		}
+		log.Error()
+
 		_, msg = l.getErrorMessage(r, err)
 	}
 	data := l.getBaseData(r, authReq, "Errors.Internal", "", "Internal", msg)