diff --git a/scripts/govtool/config/templates/backend-config.json.tpl b/scripts/govtool/config/templates/backend-config.json.tpl
index 1cc59533e..31a141afd 100644
--- a/scripts/govtool/config/templates/backend-config.json.tpl
+++ b/scripts/govtool/config/templates/backend-config.json.tpl
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@
     "cachedurationseconds": 20,
     "sentrydsn": "<SENTRY_DSN>",
     "metadatavalidationhost": "metadata-validation",
-    "3000"   
+    "metadatavalidationport": "3000"   
 }