diff --git a/onadata/libs/renderers/renderers.py b/onadata/libs/renderers/renderers.py
index 45994cbff9..f1d2082981 100644
--- a/onadata/libs/renderers/renderers.py
+++ b/onadata/libs/renderers/renderers.py
@@ -7,13 +7,11 @@
 import math
 from io import BytesIO
 
-from future.utils import iteritems
-
+import pytz
 from django.utils.dateparse import parse_datetime
 from django.utils.encoding import smart_text
 from django.utils.xmlutils import SimplerXMLGenerator
-
-import pytz
+from future.utils import iteritems
 from rest_framework import negotiation
 from rest_framework.compat import six
 from rest_framework.renderers import (BaseRenderer, JSONRenderer,
@@ -31,6 +29,14 @@
     'meta/sessionID',
 ]
 
+FORMLIST_MANDATORY_FIELDS = [
+    'formID',
+    'name',
+    'version',
+    'hash',
+    'downloadUrl'
+]
+
 
 def pairing(val1, val2):
     """
@@ -244,9 +250,12 @@ def _to_xml(self, xml, data):
 
         elif isinstance(data, dict):
             for (key, value) in iteritems(data):
-                xml.startElement(key, {})
-                self._to_xml(xml, value)
-                xml.endElement(key)
+                if key not in FORMLIST_MANDATORY_FIELDS and value is None:
+                    pass
+                else:
+                    xml.startElement(key, {})
+                    self._to_xml(xml, value)
+                    xml.endElement(key)
 
         elif data is None:
             # Don't output any value