diff --git a/CHANGES/+distribution_create.bugfix b/CHANGES/+distribution_create.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46a2e72b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES/+distribution_create.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed a bug on distribution create that failed to serialize the full registry path in the task context.
diff --git a/pulp_container/app/serializers.py b/pulp_container/app/serializers.py
index 134670386..6ebca247b 100644
--- a/pulp_container/app/serializers.py
+++ b/pulp_container/app/serializers.py
@@ -228,8 +228,11 @@ def to_representation(self, value):
         """
         Converts a base_path into a registry path.
         """
-        request = self.context["request"]
-        return f"{request.get_host()}/{get_full_path(value)}"
+        request = self.context.get("request")
+        if request is not None:
+            return f"{request.get_host()}/{get_full_path(value)}"
+        else:
+            return get_full_path(value)
 
 
 class ContainerNamespaceSerializer(ModelSerializer, GetOrCreateSerializerMixin):