diff --git a/app/src/Model/Table/IdentifierAssignmentsTable.php b/app/src/Model/Table/IdentifierAssignmentsTable.php
index 0e520b602..ea6ac0730 100644
--- a/app/src/Model/Table/IdentifierAssignmentsTable.php
+++ b/app/src/Model/Table/IdentifierAssignmentsTable.php
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ public function assign(
     }
 
     // Trigger provisioning, letting errors bubble up (AR-GMR-5)
-    if(method_exists($EntityTable, "requestProvisioning")) {
+    if(method_exists($EntityTable, "requestProvisioning") && !empty($entity->id)) {
       $this->llog('rule', "AR-GMR-5 Requesting provisioning for $entityType " . $entity->id);
       $EntityTable->requestProvisioning(id: $entity->id, context: ProvisioningContextEnum::Automatic);
     }