diff --git a/oidc-controller/api/core/oidc/tests/__mocks__.py b/oidc-controller/api/core/oidc/tests/__mocks__.py
index 0d87a4be..3057c8e0 100644
--- a/oidc-controller/api/core/oidc/tests/__mocks__.py
+++ b/oidc-controller/api/core/oidc/tests/__mocks__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
-from api.verificationConfigs.models import VerificationConfig, VerificationProofRequest
+from api.verificationConfigs.models import (
+    VerificationConfig,
+    VerificationProofRequest,
+    MetaData,
+)
 from api.authSessions.models import AuthSession
 
 # Presentation returned from the debug webhook
@@ -1342,13 +1346,13 @@
     ver_config_id="verified-email",
     subject_identifier="email",
     metadata={
-        "title": {"en": "Get Name"},
-        "claims": {
-            "en": [
+        "en": MetaData(
+            title="Get Name",
+            claims=[
                 "That you are a BC Resident",
                 "That you are a member of the Law Society of British Columbia",
-            ]
-        },
+            ],
+        ),
     },
     proof_request=VerificationProofRequest(
         name="BCGov Verified Email",
diff --git a/oidc-controller/api/routers/oidc.py b/oidc-controller/api/routers/oidc.py
index 2e4f6828..165cf78a 100644
--- a/oidc-controller/api/routers/oidc.py
+++ b/oidc-controller/api/routers/oidc.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
 from ..verificationConfigs.crud import VerificationConfigCRUD
 from ..verificationConfigs.helpers import VariableSubstitutionError
+from ..verificationConfigs.models import MetaData
 
 
 ChallengePollUri = "/poll"
@@ -202,6 +203,11 @@ async def get_authorize(request: Request, db: Database = Depends(get_db)):
     # BC Wallet deep link
     wallet_deep_link = gen_deep_link(auth_session)
 
+    metadata = (
+        ver_config.metadata["en"]
+        if ver_config.metadata and "en" in ver_config.metadata
+        else MetaData(title="Scan with a Digital Wallet", claims=[])
+    )
     # This is the payload to send to the template
     data = {
         "image_contents": image_contents,
@@ -212,20 +218,8 @@ async def get_authorize(request: Request, db: Database = Depends(get_db)):
         "controller_host": controller_host,
         "challenge_poll_uri": ChallengePollUri,
         "wallet_deep_link": wallet_deep_link,
-        "title": (
-            ver_config.metadata.title.get("en")
-            if ver_config.metadata
-            and ver_config.metadata.title
-            and ver_config.metadata.title.get("en")
-            else "Scan with a Digital Wallet"
-        ),
-        "claims": (
-            ver_config.metadata.claims.get("en")
-            if ver_config.metadata
-            and ver_config.metadata.claims
-            and ver_config.metadata.claims.get("en")
-            else []
-        ),
+        "title": metadata.title,
+        "claims": metadata.claims,
     }
 
     # Prepare the template
diff --git a/oidc-controller/api/verificationConfigs/models.py b/oidc-controller/api/verificationConfigs/models.py
index a2b796a1..0af8450a 100644
--- a/oidc-controller/api/verificationConfigs/models.py
+++ b/oidc-controller/api/verificationConfigs/models.py
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ class VerificationProofRequest(BaseModel):
 
 
 class MetaData(BaseModel):
-    title: dict[str, str] | None = Field(default=None)
-    claims: dict[str, list[str]] | None = Field(default=None)
+    title: str | None = Field(default=None)
+    claims: list[str] | None = Field(default=None)
 
 
 class VerificationConfigBase(BaseModel):
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class VerificationConfigBase(BaseModel):
     proof_request: VerificationProofRequest = Field()
     generate_consistent_identifier: bool | None = Field(default=False)
     include_v1_attributes: bool | None = Field(default=False)
-    metadata: MetaData | None = Field(default=None)
+    metadata: dict[str, MetaData] | None = Field(default=None)
 
     def get_now(self) -> int:
         return int(time.time())