diff --git a/includes/wp-api-menus-v2.php b/includes/wp-api-menus-v2.php
index ae7c82e..797cc0b 100644
--- a/includes/wp-api-menus-v2.php
+++ b/includes/wp-api-menus-v2.php
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ public function format_menu_item( $menu_item, $children = false, $menu = array()
                 'description' => $item['description'],
                 'object_id'   => abs( $item['object_id'] ),
                 'object'      => $item['object'],
-                'object_slug' => get_post( $item['object_id'] )->post_name,
+                'object_slug' => $this->get_object_slug( $item ),
                 'type'        => $item['type'],
                 'type_label'  => $item['type_label'],
             );
@@ -395,6 +395,18 @@ public function format_menu_item( $menu_item, $children = false, $menu = array()
             return apply_filters( 'rest_menus_format_menu_item', $menu_item );
         }
 
+        private function get_object_slug($item){
+			$slug = '';
+			
+			if($item['type'] == 'taxonomy'){
+                $slug = get_term( $item['object_id'] )->slug;
+            }
+            else {
+                $slug = get_post( $item['object_id'] )->post_name;
+            }
+			
+			return $slug;
+		}
 
     }