diff --git a/node.js b/node.js
index f46d9d9..afca1ef 100644
--- a/node.js
+++ b/node.js
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ ACME._getCertificate = function (me, options) {
 
   // It's just fine if there's no account, we'll go get the key id we need via the public key
   if (!me._kid) {
-    if (options.accountKid || options.account.kid) {
+    if (options.accountKid || options.account && options.account.kid) {
       me._kid = options.accountKid || options.account.kid;
     } else {
       //return Promise.reject(new Error("must include KeyID"));
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ab73729..84048d8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "acme-v2",
-  "version": "1.7.4",
+  "version": "1.7.5",
   "description": "Free SSL. A framework for building Let's Encrypt v2 clients, and other ACME v2 (draft 11) clients. Successor to le-acme-core.js",
   "homepage": "https://git.coolaj86.com/coolaj86/acme-v2.js",
   "main": "node.js",