diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ba870fd6cb..0378b2bca1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ The types of changes are:
 ### Fixed
 
 * Fix error in parent user creation seeding. [#1832](https://github.com/ethyca/fides/issues/1832)
+* Fix DSR error due to unfiltered empty identities [#1901](https://github.com/ethyca/fides/pull/1907)
 
 ### Docs
 
diff --git a/src/fides/api/ops/models/privacy_request.py b/src/fides/api/ops/models/privacy_request.py
index c4f2221acd..906d18ff7a 100644
--- a/src/fides/api/ops/models/privacy_request.py
+++ b/src/fides/api/ops/models/privacy_request.py
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ def persist_identity(self, db: Session, identity: Identity) -> None:
         """
         identity_dict: Dict[str, Any] = dict(identity)
         for key, value in identity_dict.items():
-            if value is not None:
+            if value:
                 hashed_value = ProvidedIdentity.hash_value(value)
                 ProvidedIdentity.create(
                     db=db,
diff --git a/src/fides/api/ops/service/connectors/saas_query_config.py b/src/fides/api/ops/service/connectors/saas_query_config.py
index 938ae0b138..db0646ad0a 100644
--- a/src/fides/api/ops/service/connectors/saas_query_config.py
+++ b/src/fides/api/ops/service/connectors/saas_query_config.py
@@ -203,7 +203,11 @@ def _get_identity(self) -> Optional[str]:
 
         identities: List[str] = []
         if self.privacy_request:
-            identities = list(self.privacy_request.get_cached_identity_data().keys())
+            identity_data: Dict[
+                str, Any
+            ] = self.privacy_request.get_cached_identity_data()
+            # filters out keys where associated value is None or empty str
+            identities = list({k for k, v in identity_data.items() if v})
             if len(identities) > 1:
                 raise FidesopsException(
                     "Only one identity can be specified for SaaS connector traversal"