diff --git a/contracts/contracts/coordination/Coordinator.sol b/contracts/contracts/coordination/Coordinator.sol
index 991f4664..7a888c3f 100644
--- a/contracts/contracts/coordination/Coordinator.sol
+++ b/contracts/contracts/coordination/Coordinator.sol
@@ -341,9 +341,10 @@ contract Coordinator is AccessControlDefaultAdminRules {
             ritual.publicKey = dkgPublicKey;
         } else if (
             !BLS12381.eqG1Point(ritual.publicKey, dkgPublicKey) ||
-        keccak256(ritual.aggregatedTranscript) != aggregatedTranscriptDigest
+            keccak256(ritual.aggregatedTranscript) != aggregatedTranscriptDigest
         ) {
             ritual.aggregationMismatch = true;
+            delete ritual.publicKey;
             emit EndRitual({
                 ritualId: ritualId,
                 successful: false