diff --git a/packages/zk-connect-server/package.json b/packages/zk-connect-server/package.json
index 78316c8..10a588a 100644
--- a/packages/zk-connect-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/zk-connect-server/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sismo-core/zk-connect-server",
-  "version": "0.0.0-beta.9",
+  "version": "0.0.0-beta.10",
   "description": "zkConnect server package",
   "main": "lib/cjs/index.js",
   "module": "lib/esm/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/zk-connect-server/src/zk-connect.ts b/packages/zk-connect-server/src/zk-connect.ts
index e9344a9..a3c914d 100644
--- a/packages/zk-connect-server/src/zk-connect.ts
+++ b/packages/zk-connect-server/src/zk-connect.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,29 @@ export class ZkConnectServer {
   public verify = async (zkConnectResponse: ZkConnectResponse, {
     dataRequest,
     namespace,
-  }: VerifyParamsZkConnect): Promise<ZkConnectVerifiedResult> => {
+  }: VerifyParamsZkConnect = {}): Promise<ZkConnectVerifiedResult> => {
+    if (!zkConnectResponse) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `zkConnectResponse provided is undefined`
+      );
+    }
+
+    if (!zkConnectResponse.version) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `no version provided in your zkConnectResponse, please use the zkConnectResponse that was returned by the Sismo vault app`
+      );
+    }
+    if (!zkConnectResponse.appId) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `no appId provided in your zkConnectResponse, please use the zkConnectResponse that was returned by the Sismo vault app`
+      );
+    }
+    if (!zkConnectResponse.namespace) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `no namespace provided in your zkConnectResponse, please use the zkConnectResponse that was returned by the Sismo vault app`
+      );
+    }
+
     namespace = namespace ?? "main";
     if (zkConnectResponse.version !== ZK_CONNECT_VERSION) {
       throw new Error(
diff --git a/packages/zk-connect-server/tests/zk-connect-e2e.test.ts b/packages/zk-connect-server/tests/zk-connect-e2e.test.ts
index 44b7e68..9ffaf51 100644
--- a/packages/zk-connect-server/tests/zk-connect-e2e.test.ts
+++ b/packages/zk-connect-server/tests/zk-connect-e2e.test.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,23 @@ describe("ZkConnect", () => {
 
   describe("zkConnect server", () => {
     describe("verify with statements", () => {
+      it("should throw with an invalid zkConnectResponse", async () => {
+        const invalidZkConnectResponse = null;
+        await expect(
+          zkConnect.verify(invalidZkConnectResponse as any, { dataRequest, namespace })
+        ).rejects.toThrow(
+          `zkConnectResponse provided is undefined`
+        );
+      });
+
+      it("should throw with an invalid zkConnectResponse", async () => {
+        const invalidZkConnectResponse = {};
+        await expect(
+          zkConnect.verify(invalidZkConnectResponse as any, { dataRequest, namespace })
+        ).rejects.toThrow(
+          `no version provided in your zkConnectResponse, please use the zkConnectResponse that was returned by the Sismo vault app`
+        );
+      });
 
       it("should throw with an invalid version", async () => {
         const invalidZkConnectResponse = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(zkConnectResponse));