diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1405e1cf..f41972eb 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.0.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.6.1
 	github.com/suzerain-io/controller-go v0.0.0-20200730212956-7f99b569ca9f
-	github.com/suzerain-io/placeholder-name-api v0.0.0-20200730131400-4a1da8d7e70b
-	github.com/suzerain-io/placeholder-name-client-go v0.0.0-20200729202601-9b4b6d38494c
+	github.com/suzerain-io/placeholder-name-api v0.0.0-20200731022217-d7e4c306f7fd
+	github.com/suzerain-io/placeholder-name-client-go v0.0.0-20200731022627-a9c34c8413ac
 	github.com/suzerain-io/placeholder-name/pkg/client v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	k8s.io/api v0.19.0-rc.0
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.19.0-rc.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 6d371a6c..c62d86e6 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -532,12 +532,10 @@ github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.2.0 h1:Slr1R9HxAlEKefgq5jn9U+DnETlIUa6HfgEzj0g5d7s
 github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.2.0/go.mod h1:N0PQaV/YGNqwC0u51sEeR/aUtSLEXKX9iv69rRypqCw=
 github.com/suzerain-io/controller-go v0.0.0-20200730212956-7f99b569ca9f h1:gZ6rAdl+VE9DT0yE52xY/kJZ/hOJYxwtsgGoPr5vItI=
 github.com/suzerain-io/controller-go v0.0.0-20200730212956-7f99b569ca9f/go.mod h1:+v9upryFWBJac6KXKlheGHr7e3kqpk1ldH1iIMFopMs=
-github.com/suzerain-io/placeholder-name-api v0.0.0-20200729202220-f1696913d7c9 h1:xnco3XJMrvlwyQJfKoyVPciATvCJ3Y6SY2D8gI2DT2E=
-github.com/suzerain-io/placeholder-name-api v0.0.0-20200729202220-f1696913d7c9/go.mod h1:OuYBJDpMMnvMUoBn+XeMWtHghuYk0cq9bNkNa3T8j/g=
-github.com/suzerain-io/placeholder-name-api v0.0.0-20200730131400-4a1da8d7e70b h1:7Fuizf0c3ffqyHj7X4AvXnYNFJHbSgHKjuDxDsxeQ8A=
-github.com/suzerain-io/placeholder-name-api v0.0.0-20200730131400-4a1da8d7e70b/go.mod h1:OuYBJDpMMnvMUoBn+XeMWtHghuYk0cq9bNkNa3T8j/g=
-github.com/suzerain-io/placeholder-name-client-go v0.0.0-20200729202601-9b4b6d38494c h1:UQVAfjF71g+v2L0ZT8MedKxrdIpx4KrHqvefnmW1AoU=
-github.com/suzerain-io/placeholder-name-client-go v0.0.0-20200729202601-9b4b6d38494c/go.mod h1:J/D+4tWlKpLpTd8Jotb7FnLl1OeT2KrUOP3Wc3ooqis=
+github.com/suzerain-io/placeholder-name-api v0.0.0-20200731022217-d7e4c306f7fd h1:rJT8jn+6g1Wy40nGOGULz9hQvuDq0MZSA+3JaTaqVgQ=
+github.com/suzerain-io/placeholder-name-api v0.0.0-20200731022217-d7e4c306f7fd/go.mod h1:OuYBJDpMMnvMUoBn+XeMWtHghuYk0cq9bNkNa3T8j/g=
+github.com/suzerain-io/placeholder-name-client-go v0.0.0-20200731022627-a9c34c8413ac h1:3QfNymuRno/01062Ns/xv70m8TxQjiJQKTYCjIztGJw=
+github.com/suzerain-io/placeholder-name-client-go v0.0.0-20200731022627-a9c34c8413ac/go.mod h1:EFFPGm0xrUidCxQkF1g2pGdKifwo4U0Dwi70TTluNGM=
 github.com/tdakkota/asciicheck v0.0.0-20200416190851-d7f85be797a2 h1:Xr9gkxfOP0KQWXKNqmwe8vEeSUiUj4Rlee9CMVX2ZUQ=
 github.com/tdakkota/asciicheck v0.0.0-20200416190851-d7f85be797a2/go.mod h1:yHp0ai0Z9gUljN3o0xMhYJnH/IcvkdTBOX2fmJ93JEM=
 github.com/tetafro/godot v0.4.2 h1:Dib7un+rYJFUi8vN0Bk6EHheKy6fv6ZzFURHw75g6m8=
@@ -746,8 +744,10 @@ golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200519015757-0d0afa43d58a/go.mod h1:EkVYQZoAsY45+roY
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200602230032-c00d67ef29d0/go.mod h1:b+2E5dAYhXwXZwtnZ6UAqBI28+e2cm9otk0dWdXHAEo=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200625211823-6506e20df31f/go.mod h1:EkVYQZoAsY45+roYkvgYkIh4xh/qjgUK9TdY2XT94GE=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200626171337-aa94e735be7f/go.mod h1:EkVYQZoAsY45+roYkvgYkIh4xh/qjgUK9TdY2XT94GE=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200707134715-9e0a013e855f/go.mod h1:njjCfa9FT2d7l9Bc6FUM5FLjQPp3cFF28FI3qnDFljA=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200626171337-aa94e735be7f/go.mod h1:EkVYQZoAsY45+roYkvgYkIh4xh/qjgUK9TdY2XT94GE=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200710042808-f1c4188a97a1 h1:rD1FcWVsRaMY+l8biE9jbWP5MS/CJJ/90a9TMkMgNrM=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200710042808-f1c4188a97a1 h1:rD1FcWVsRaMY+l8biE9jbWP5MS/CJJ/90a9TMkMgNrM=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200710042808-f1c4188a97a1/go.mod h1:njjCfa9FT2d7l9Bc6FUM5FLjQPp3cFF28FI3qnDFljA=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200710042808-f1c4188a97a1/go.mod h1:njjCfa9FT2d7l9Bc6FUM5FLjQPp3cFF28FI3qnDFljA=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190717185122-a985d3407aa7/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191011141410-1b5146add898/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
diff --git a/internal/registry/loginrequest/rest.go b/internal/registry/loginrequest/rest.go
index c645a640..fa5b95a1 100644
--- a/internal/registry/loginrequest/rest.go
+++ b/internal/registry/loginrequest/rest.go
@@ -138,11 +138,10 @@ func (r *REST) Create(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Object, createValidation
 		return failureResponse(), nil
 	}
 
-	expires := metav1.NewTime(time.Now().UTC().Add(clientCertificateTTL))
 	return &placeholderapi.LoginRequest{
 		Status: placeholderapi.LoginRequestStatus{
 			Credential: &placeholderapi.LoginRequestCredential{
-				ExpirationTimestamp:   &expires,
+				ExpirationTimestamp:   metav1.NewTime(time.Now().UTC().Add(clientCertificateTTL)),
 				ClientCertificateData: string(certPEM),
 				ClientKeyData:         string(keyPEM),
 			},
diff --git a/internal/registry/loginrequest/rest_test.go b/internal/registry/loginrequest/rest_test.go
index 986872fc..add537be 100644
--- a/internal/registry/loginrequest/rest_test.go
+++ b/internal/registry/loginrequest/rest_test.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func TestCreateSucceedsWhenGivenATokenAndTheWebhookAuthenticatesTheToken(t *test
 	expires := response.(*placeholderapi.LoginRequest).Status.Credential.ExpirationTimestamp
 	require.NotNil(t, expires)
 	require.InDelta(t, time.Now().Add(1*time.Hour).Unix(), expires.Unix(), 5)
-	response.(*placeholderapi.LoginRequest).Status.Credential.ExpirationTimestamp = nil
+	response.(*placeholderapi.LoginRequest).Status.Credential.ExpirationTimestamp = metav1.Time{}
 
 	require.Equal(t, response, &placeholderapi.LoginRequest{
 		Status: placeholderapi.LoginRequestStatus{
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func TestCreateSucceedsWhenGivenATokenAndTheWebhookAuthenticatesTheToken(t *test
 				Groups: []string{"test-group-1", "test-group-2"},
 			},
 			Credential: &placeholderapi.LoginRequestCredential{
-				ExpirationTimestamp:   nil,
+				ExpirationTimestamp:   metav1.Time{},
 				ClientCertificateData: "test-cert",
 				ClientKeyData:         "test-key",
 			},