diff --git a/lib/evaluation/evaluationClientWrapper.ts b/lib/evaluation/evaluationClientWrapper.ts
index 7272431b..94d3bfc2 100644
--- a/lib/evaluation/evaluationClientWrapper.ts
+++ b/lib/evaluation/evaluationClientWrapper.ts
@@ -431,10 +431,14 @@ export class EvaluationClientWrapper {
       if (descriptor.path_nested) {
         return descriptor;
       }
+      // sd-jwt doesn't use path_nested and format is the same for vc or vp
+      else if (descriptor.format === 'vc+sd-jwt') {
+        return descriptor;
+      }
+
       const format = descriptor.format;
       const nestedDescriptor = { ...descriptor };
       nestedDescriptor.path_nested = { ...descriptor };
-      // todo: delete id?
       nestedDescriptor.path = '$';
       // todo: We really should also look at the context of the VP, to determine whether it is jwt_vp vs jwt_vp_json instead of relying on the VC type
       if (format.startsWith('ldp_')) {
diff --git a/test/SdJwt.spec.ts b/test/SdJwt.spec.ts
index 228e42d8..2b297b56 100644
--- a/test/SdJwt.spec.ts
+++ b/test/SdJwt.spec.ts
@@ -254,9 +254,13 @@ describe('evaluate', () => {
         ).toString('base64url')}.signature`;
         return `${presentation.compactSdJwtVc}${kbJwt}`;
       },
-      {},
+      {
+        presentationSubmissionLocation: PresentationSubmissionLocation.EXTERNAL,
+      },
     );
 
+    // path_nested should not be used for sd-jwt
+    expect(presentationResult.presentationSubmission.descriptor_map[0].path_nested).toBeUndefined();
     expect(presentationResult.presentationSubmission).toEqual({
       definition_id: '32f54163-7166-48f1-93d8-ff217bdb0653',
       descriptor_map: [