diff --git a/govtool/backend/example-config.json b/govtool/backend/example-config.json
index d406c8727..dd99856ae 100644
--- a/govtool/backend/example-config.json
+++ b/govtool/backend/example-config.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "cachedurationseconds": 20,
     "sentrydsn": "https://username:password@senty.host/id",
     "sentryenv": "dev",
+    "metadatavalidationenabled": true,
     "metadatavalidationhost": "localhost",
     "metadatavalidationport": 3001,
     "metadatavalidationmaxconcurrentrequests": 10
diff --git a/govtool/backend/src/VVA/API.hs b/govtool/backend/src/VVA/API.hs
index f5e29cc63..2e47129e1 100644
--- a/govtool/backend/src/VVA/API.hs
+++ b/govtool/backend/src/VVA/API.hs
@@ -217,18 +217,30 @@ proposalToResponse Types.Proposal {..} Types.MetadataValidationResult{..} =
     proposalResponseCreatedEpochNo = proposalCreatedEpochNo,
     proposalResponseUrl = proposalUrl,
     proposalResponseMetadataHash = HexText proposalDocHash,
-    proposalResponseTitle = Types.proposalMetadataTitle <$> metadata,
-    proposalResponseAbstract = Types.proposalMetadataAbstract <$> metadata,
-    proposalResponseMotivation = Types.proposalMetadataMotivation <$> metadata,
-    proposalResponseRationale = Types.proposalMetadataRationale <$> metadata,
+    proposalResponseTitle = getTitle proposalTitle metadata,
+    proposalResponseAbstract = getAbstract proposalAbstract metadata,
+    proposalResponseMotivation = getMotivation proposalMotivation metadata,
+    proposalResponseRationale = getRationale proposalRationale metadata,
     proposalResponseMetadata = GovernanceActionMetadata <$> proposalMetadata,
-    proposalResponseReferences = maybe [] Types.proposalMetadataReferences metadata,
+    proposalResponseReferences = getReferences proposalReferences metadata,
     proposalResponseYesVotes = proposalYesVotes,
     proposalResponseNoVotes = proposalNoVotes,
     proposalResponseAbstainVotes = proposalAbstainVotes,
     proposalResponseMetadataStatus = metadataValidationResultStatus,
     proposalResponseMetadataValid = metadataValidationResultValid
   }
+  where
+   getTitle p Nothing = p
+   getTitle _ m = Types.proposalMetadataTitle <$> m
+   getAbstract p Nothing = p
+   getAbstract _ m = Types.proposalMetadataAbstract <$> m
+   getMotivation p Nothing = p
+   getMotivation _ m = Types.proposalMetadataMotivation <$> m
+   getRationale p Nothing = p
+   getRationale _ m = Types.proposalMetadataRationale <$> m
+   -- TODO: convert aeson references to [Text] from database
+   --getReferences p Nothing = p
+   getReferences _ m = maybe [] Types.proposalMetadataReferences m
 
 voteToResponse :: Types.Vote -> VoteParams
 voteToResponse Types.Vote {..} =
@@ -467,4 +479,4 @@ getDRepMetadataValidationResponse params = do
       return $ MetadataValidationResponse
         { metadataValidationResponseValid = metadataValidationResultValid
         , metadataValidationResponseStatus = metadataValidationResultStatus
-        }
\ No newline at end of file
+        }
diff --git a/govtool/backend/src/VVA/Config.hs b/govtool/backend/src/VVA/Config.hs
index 557e1b319..4d82ae354 100644
--- a/govtool/backend/src/VVA/Config.hs
+++ b/govtool/backend/src/VVA/Config.hs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ module VVA.Config
     , getServerHost
     , getServerPort
     , vvaConfigToText
+    , getMetadataValidationEnabled
     , getMetadataValidationHost
     , getMetadataValidationPort
     ) where
@@ -82,6 +83,8 @@ data VVAConfigInternal
       , vVAConfigInternalSentrydsn              :: String
         -- | Sentry environment
       , vVAConfigInternalSentryEnv              :: String
+        -- | Metadata validation service enabled
+      , vVAConfigInternalMetadataValidationEnabled :: Bool
         -- | Metadata validation service host
       , vVAConfigInternalMetadataValidationHost :: Text
         -- | Metadata validation service port
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@ instance DefaultConfig VVAConfigInternal where
         vVaConfigInternalCacheDurationSeconds = 20,
         vVAConfigInternalSentrydsn = "https://username:password@senty.host/id",
         vVAConfigInternalSentryEnv = "development",
+        vVAConfigInternalMetadataValidationEnabled = True,
         vVAConfigInternalMetadataValidationHost = "localhost",
         vVAConfigInternalMetadataValidationPort = 3001,
         vVAConfigInternalMetadataValidationMaxConcurrentRequests = 10
@@ -120,6 +124,8 @@ data VVAConfig
       , sentryDSN              :: String
         -- | Sentry environment
       , sentryEnv              :: String
+        -- | Metadata validation service enabled
+      , metadataValidationEnabled :: Bool
         -- | Metadata validation service host
       , metadataValidationHost :: Text
         -- | Metadata validation service port
@@ -167,6 +173,7 @@ convertConfig VVAConfigInternal {..} =
       cacheDurationSeconds = vVaConfigInternalCacheDurationSeconds,
       sentryDSN = vVAConfigInternalSentrydsn,
       sentryEnv = vVAConfigInternalSentryEnv,
+      metadataValidationEnabled = vVAConfigInternalMetadataValidationEnabled,
       metadataValidationHost = vVAConfigInternalMetadataValidationHost,
       metadataValidationPort = vVAConfigInternalMetadataValidationPort,
       metadataValidationMaxConcurrentRequests = vVAConfigInternalMetadataValidationMaxConcurrentRequests
@@ -208,6 +215,12 @@ getServerHost ::
   m Text
 getServerHost = asks (serverHost . getter)
 
+-- | Access MetadataValidationService enabled
+getMetadataValidationEnabled ::
+  (Has VVAConfig r, MonadReader r m) =>
+  m Bool
+getMetadataValidationEnabled = asks (metadataValidationEnabled . getter)
+
 -- | Access MetadataValidationService host
 getMetadataValidationHost ::
   (Has VVAConfig r, MonadReader r m) =>
diff --git a/govtool/backend/src/VVA/Metadata.hs b/govtool/backend/src/VVA/Metadata.hs
index f3cf05e74..2aa46d684 100644
--- a/govtool/backend/src/VVA/Metadata.hs
+++ b/govtool/backend/src/VVA/Metadata.hs
@@ -38,22 +38,26 @@ validateMetadata
     -> Maybe Text
     -> m (Either Text Value)
 validateMetadata url hash standard = do
+    metadataEnabled <- getMetadataValidationEnabled
     metadataHost <- getMetadataValidationHost
     metadataPort <- getMetadataValidationPort
     manager <- asks getter
-    let requestBody = encode $ object (["url" .= unpack url, "hash" .= unpack hash] ++ maybe [] (\x -> ["standard" .= unpack x]) standard)
-    initialRequest <- liftIO $ parseRequest (unpack metadataHost <> ":" <> show metadataPort <> "/validate")
-    let request = initialRequest
-            { method = "POST"
-            , requestBody = RequestBodyLBS requestBody
-            , requestHeaders = [("Content-Type", "application/json")]
-            }
-    response <- liftIO $ try $ httpLbs request manager
-    case response of
-        Left (e :: HttpException) -> return $ Left (pack $ show e)
-        Right r -> case decode $ responseBody r of
-            Nothing -> throwError $ InternalError "Failed to validate metadata"
-            Just x -> return $ Right x
+    case metadataEnabled of
+      True -> do
+        let requestBody = encode $ object (["url" .= unpack url, "hash" .= unpack hash] ++ maybe [] (\x -> ["standard" .= unpack x]) standard)
+        initialRequest <- liftIO $ parseRequest (unpack metadataHost <> ":" <> show metadataPort <> "/validate")
+        let request = initialRequest
+                { method = "POST"
+                , requestBody = RequestBodyLBS requestBody
+                , requestHeaders = [("Content-Type", "application/json")]
+                }
+        response <- liftIO $ try $ httpLbs request manager
+        case response of
+            Left (e :: HttpException) -> return $ Left (pack $ show e)
+            Right r -> case decode $ responseBody r of
+                Nothing -> throwError $ InternalError "Failed to validate metadata"
+                Just x -> return $ Right x
+      False ->  return $ Right ""
 
 getProposalMetadataValidationResult ::
     (Has ConnectionPool r, Has Manager r, Has VVAConfig r, MonadReader r m, MonadIO m, MonadFail m, MonadError AppError m) =>
@@ -67,6 +71,7 @@ getProposalMetadataValidationResult url hash = do
             Right (Object r) -> case go r of
                 Nothing -> throwError $ InternalError "Failed to validate metadata"
                 Just x -> return x
+            Right "" -> return $ MetadataValidationResult True (Just "200") Nothing
     where
         go result = do
                 (Bool valid) <- lookup "valid" result
@@ -97,6 +102,7 @@ getDRepMetadataValidationResult url hash = do
             Right (Object r) -> case go r of
                 Nothing -> throwError $ InternalError "Failed to validate metadata"
                 Just x -> return x
+            Right "" -> return $ MetadataValidationResult True (Just "200") Nothing
     where
         go result = do
                 (Bool valid) <- lookup "valid" result
@@ -110,4 +116,4 @@ getDRepMetadataValidationResult url hash = do
                     let email = (\(String s) -> s) <$> lookup "email" m
                     let references = (\(Array references') -> map (\(String x) -> x) $ toList references') <$> lookup "references" m
                     DRepMetadata <$> bio <*> dRepName <*> email <*> references
-                return $ MetadataValidationResult valid status proposalMetadata
\ No newline at end of file
+                return $ MetadataValidationResult valid status proposalMetadata
diff --git a/govtool/backend/src/VVA/Types.hs b/govtool/backend/src/VVA/Types.hs
index 701bdda87..aa6b1079a 100644
--- a/govtool/backend/src/VVA/Types.hs
+++ b/govtool/backend/src/VVA/Types.hs
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ data Proposal
       , proposalUrl            :: Text
       , proposalDocHash        :: Text
       , proposalTitle          :: Maybe Text
-      , proposalAbout          :: Maybe Text
-      , proposalMotivaiton     :: Maybe Text
+      , proposalAbstract       :: Maybe Text
+      , proposalMotivation     :: Maybe Text
       , proposalRationale      :: Maybe Text
       , proposalMetadata       :: Maybe Value
       , proposalReferences     :: Maybe Value