diff --git a/pkg/restapi/vc/operation/models.go b/pkg/restapi/vc/operation/models.go
index 39a710f56..26b4da180 100644
--- a/pkg/restapi/vc/operation/models.go
+++ b/pkg/restapi/vc/operation/models.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ type ProfileResponse struct {
 	URI           string     `json:"uri"`
 	SignatureType string     `json:"signatureType"`
 	Creator       string     `json:"creator"`
-	IssueDate     *time.Time `json:"issueDate"`
+	Created       *time.Time `json:"created"`
 }
 
 // VerifyCredentialResponse describes verify credential response
diff --git a/pkg/restapi/vc/operation/operations.go b/pkg/restapi/vc/operation/operations.go
index f83a9dd61..739fde4d4 100644
--- a/pkg/restapi/vc/operation/operations.go
+++ b/pkg/restapi/vc/operation/operations.go
@@ -230,7 +230,10 @@ func createCredential(profile *ProfileResponse, data *CreateCredential) (*verifi
 	credential.Context = []string{credentialContext}
 	credential.Subject = data.Subject
 	credential.Types = data.Type
-	credential.Issuer = data.Issuer
+	credential.Issuer = verifiable.Issuer{
+		ID:   profile.DID,
+		Name: profile.Name,
+	}
 	credential.Issued = &issueDate
 	credential.ID = profile.URI + "/" + uuid.New().String()
 
@@ -252,11 +255,11 @@ func (c *Operation) createProfile(pr *ProfileRequest) (*ProfileResponse, error)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	issueDate := time.Now().UTC()
+	created := time.Now().UTC()
 	profileResponse := &ProfileResponse{
 		Name:          pr.Name,
 		URI:           pr.URI,
-		IssueDate:     &issueDate,
+		Created:       &created,
 		DID:           pr.DID,
 		SignatureType: pr.SignatureType,
 		Creator:       pr.Creator,
diff --git a/pkg/restapi/vc/operation/operations_test.go b/pkg/restapi/vc/operation/operations_test.go
index bb74a378f..af2b791a2 100644
--- a/pkg/restapi/vc/operation/operations_test.go
+++ b/pkg/restapi/vc/operation/operations_test.go
@@ -37,11 +37,7 @@ const testCreateCredentialRequest = `{
     "name": "Jayden Doe",
     "spouse": "did:example:c276e12ec21ebfeb1f712ebc6f1"
   },
-  "profile": "issuer",
-  "issuer": {
-    "id": "did:example:76e12ec712ebc6f1c221ebfeb1f",
-    "name": "Example University"
-  }
+  "profile": "test"
 }`
 
 const testInvalidProfileForCreateCredential = `{
@@ -58,11 +54,7 @@ const testIncorrectCredential = `{
 		"name": "Jayden Doe",
 		"spouse": "did:example:c276e12ec21ebfeb1f712ebc6f1"
 		},
-		"profile": "test",
-		"issuer": {
-		"id": "did:example:76e12ec712ebc6f1c221ebfeb1f",
-		"name": "Example University"
-		}
+		"profile": "test"
 }`
 
 const testIssuerProfile = `{
@@ -124,8 +116,8 @@ func TestCreateCredentialHandler(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		require.Equal(t, http.StatusCreated, rr.Code)
-		require.Equal(t, "did:example:76e12ec712ebc6f1c221ebfeb1f", vc.Issuer.ID)
-		require.Equal(t, "Example University", vc.Issuer.Name)
+		require.Equal(t, getTestProfile().DID, vc.Issuer.ID)
+		require.Equal(t, getTestProfile().Name, vc.Issuer.Name)
 	})
 	t.Run("create credential error by passing invalid request", func(t *testing.T) {
 		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, createCredentialEndpoint, bytes.NewBuffer([]byte("")))
@@ -400,7 +392,7 @@ func TestCreate(t *testing.T) {
 	log.SetOutput(&logContents)
 
 	op.createCredentialHandler(b, req)
-	require.Contains(t, logContents.String(), "Unable to send error response, response writer failed")
+	require.Contains(t, logContents.String(), "Unable to send error message, response writer failed")
 }
 
 func TestOperation_validateProfileRequest(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/restapi/vc/operation/profile_test.go b/pkg/restapi/vc/operation/profile_test.go
index 2f8e065e0..25dec6576 100644
--- a/pkg/restapi/vc/operation/profile_test.go
+++ b/pkg/restapi/vc/operation/profile_test.go
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ func TestCredentialRecord_SaveProfile(t *testing.T) {
 		record := NewProfile(store)
 		require.NotNil(t, record)
 
-		issueDate := time.Now().UTC()
+		created := time.Now().UTC()
 		value := &ProfileResponse{
-			Name:      "issuer",
-			URI:       "https://example.com/credentials/1872",
-			IssueDate: &issueDate,
+			Name:    "issuer",
+			URI:     "https://example.com/credentials/1872",
+			Created: &created,
 		}
 
 		err := record.SaveProfile(value)
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ func TestCredentialRecord_GetProfile(t *testing.T) {
 		record := NewProfile(store)
 		require.NotNil(t, record)
 
-		issueDate := time.Now().UTC()
+		created := time.Now().UTC()
 		valueStored := &ProfileResponse{
-			Name:      "issuer",
-			URI:       "https://example.com/credentials",
-			IssueDate: &issueDate,
+			Name:    "issuer",
+			URI:     "https://example.com/credentials",
+			Created: &created,
 		}
 
 		err := record.SaveProfile(valueStored)