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@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ <h4>Proof Configuration (eddsa-rdfc-2022)</h4>
 <a data-cite="VC-DATA-INTEGRITY#PROOF_GENERATION_ERROR">PROOF_GENERATION_ERROR</a>.
             </li>
             <li>
-If |proofConfig|.|created| is set to a value that is not a
+If |proofConfig|.|created| is present and set to a value that is not a
 valid [[XMLSCHEMA11-2]] datetime, an error MUST be
 raised and SHOULD convey an error type of
 <a data-cite="VC-DATA-INTEGRITY#PROOF_GENERATION_ERROR">PROOF_GENERATION_ERROR</a>.