diff --git a/loggers/slog/context.go b/loggers/slog/context.go
index e44c8f3..4bc4338 100644
--- a/loggers/slog/context.go
+++ b/loggers/slog/context.go
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ func (c *Context) MACAddr(key string, macAddr net.HardwareAddr) types.Context {
 }
 
 func (c *Context) Err(err error) types.Context {
+	if err == nil {
+		return c
+	}
 	c.attrs = append(c.attrs, slog.Attr{
 		Key:   "error",
 		Value: slog.StringValue(err.Error()),
diff --git a/loggers/slog/event.go b/loggers/slog/event.go
index 2a159ab..1e0f388 100644
--- a/loggers/slog/event.go
+++ b/loggers/slog/event.go
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ func (e *Event) MACAddr(key string, macAddr net.HardwareAddr) types.Event {
 }
 
 func (e *Event) Err(err error) types.Event {
+	if err == nil {
+		return e
+	}
 	e.attr = append(e.attr, slog.Attr{
 		Key:   types.ErrorKey,
 		Value: slog.StringValue(err.Error()),
diff --git a/logging_test.go b/logging_test.go
index cbad27f..7d24783 100644
--- a/logging_test.go
+++ b/logging_test.go
@@ -87,6 +87,29 @@ func TestInfo(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	})
 
+	t.Run("nil", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("noop", func(t *testing.T) {
+			out := &bytes.Buffer{}
+			log := New(Noop, t.Name(), out)
+			log.Error().Err(nil).Msg("test")
+			assert.Equal(t, "", out.String())
+		})
+
+		t.Run("zerolog", func(t *testing.T) {
+			out := &bytes.Buffer{}
+			log := New(Zerolog, t.Name(), out)
+			log.Error().Err(nil).Msg("test")
+			assert.Equal(t, fillZerologTestFields(t, "{\"level\":\"error\",\"time\":\"%s\",\"source\":\"%s\",\"message\":\"test\"}\n"), out.String())
+		})
+
+		t.Run("slog", func(t *testing.T) {
+			out := &bytes.Buffer{}
+			log := New(Slog, t.Name(), out)
+			log.Error().Err(nil).Msg("test")
+			assert.Equal(t, fillSlogTestFields(t, "level=ERROR msg=test source=%s\n"), out.String())
+		})
+	})
+
 	t.Run("one-field", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run("noop", func(t *testing.T) {
 			out := &bytes.Buffer{}