diff --git a/acapy_agent/askar/profile.py b/acapy_agent/askar/profile.py
index 313c026bf3..8ca10d04f0 100644
--- a/acapy_agent/askar/profile.py
+++ b/acapy_agent/askar/profile.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def bind_providers(self):
             IndyIssuer,
             ClassProvider("acapy_agent.indy.credx.issuer.IndyCredxIssuer", ref(self)),
         )
-        injector.soft_bind_provider(
+        injector.bind_provider(
             VCHolder,
             ClassProvider(
                 "acapy_agent.storage.vc_holder.askar.AskarVCHolder",
diff --git a/acapy_agent/vc/routes.py b/acapy_agent/vc/routes.py
index 47e7d1b8f6..f25b6f9cfd 100644
--- a/acapy_agent/vc/routes.py
+++ b/acapy_agent/vc/routes.py
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ async def verify_credential_route(request: web.BaseRequest):
 
 
 @docs(tags=["vc-api"], summary="Store a credential")
+@request_schema(web_schemas.VerifyCredentialRequest())
+@response_schema(web_schemas.StoreCredentialResponse(), 200, description="")
+@tenant_authentication
 async def store_credential_route(request: web.BaseRequest):
     """Request handler for storing a credential.
 
diff --git a/acapy_agent/vc/vc_ld/models/web_schemas.py b/acapy_agent/vc/vc_ld/models/web_schemas.py
index 6bd6a93035..3f43f153e9 100644
--- a/acapy_agent/vc/vc_ld/models/web_schemas.py
+++ b/acapy_agent/vc/vc_ld/models/web_schemas.py
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ class VerifyCredentialResponse(OpenAPISchema):
     results = fields.Nested(PresentationVerificationResultSchema)
 
 
+class StoreCredentialResponse(OpenAPISchema):
+    """Request schema for verifying an LDP VP."""
+
+    credentialId = fields.Str()
+
+
 class ProvePresentationRequest(OpenAPISchema):
     """Request schema for proving a presentation."""