diff --git a/jenkins_jobs/modules/publishers.py b/jenkins_jobs/modules/publishers.py
index 57c9a89fe..2ca3cd7a5 100644
--- a/jenkins_jobs/modules/publishers.py
+++ b/jenkins_jobs/modules/publishers.py
@@ -2022,7 +2022,8 @@ def maven_deploy(parser, xml_parent, data):
     """
 
     p = XML.SubElement(xml_parent, 'hudson.maven.RedeployPublisher')
-    XML.SubElement(p, 'id').text = data['id']
+    if 'id' in data:
+        XML.SubElement(p, 'id').text = data['id']
     XML.SubElement(p, 'url').text = data['url']
     XML.SubElement(p, 'uniqueVersion').text = str(
         data.get('unique-version', True)).lower()
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/mavendeploy001.xml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/mavendeploy001.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6db0030ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/mavendeploy001.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" ?>
+<project>
+  <publishers>
+    <hudson.maven.RedeployPublisher>
+      <url>file:///path/to/repo</url>
+      <uniqueVersion>true</uniqueVersion>
+      <evenIfUnstable>false</evenIfUnstable>
+    </hudson.maven.RedeployPublisher>
+  </publishers>
+</project>
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/mavendeploy001.yaml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/mavendeploy001.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d16b9632d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/mavendeploy001.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+publishers:
+  - maven-deploy:
+      url: file:///path/to/repo
+