diff --git a/pkg/grpc/management/changes.go b/pkg/grpc/management/changes.go
index bfdf5248a7..3d577498e7 100644
--- a/pkg/grpc/management/changes.go
+++ b/pkg/grpc/management/changes.go
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ package management
 import "github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/api/grpc/server/middleware"
 
 func (c *Changes) Localizers() []middleware.Localizer {
+	if c == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
 	localizers := make([]middleware.Localizer, len(c.Changes))
 	for i, change := range c.Changes {
 		localizers[i] = change.EventType