diff --git a/audit/audit.go b/audit/audit.go
index 24b6afd93576bb2346a6c6c7c90f5ed596f4b17b..4cad86faddb6f9889c29cc237c746a4d2fac959b 100644
--- a/audit/audit.go
+++ b/audit/audit.go
@@ -277,9 +277,13 @@ func CheckToFormatForAuditEvent(changes map[string]any, original any, new any, f
 			fieldChange := FieldChange{}
 			if originalFormattedObject != nil {
 				fieldChange.From = []string{*originalFormattedObject}
+			} else {
+				fieldChange.From = []string{}
 			}
 			if newFormattedObject != nil {
 				fieldChange.To = []string{*newFormattedObject}
+			} else {
+				fieldChange.To = []string{}
 			}
 			changes[objectKey] = fieldChange
 		} else {