diff --git a/src/modules/metadata/services/MetadataReader.ts b/src/modules/metadata/services/MetadataReader.ts
index af6e2dbe..2f60fe01 100644
--- a/src/modules/metadata/services/MetadataReader.ts
+++ b/src/modules/metadata/services/MetadataReader.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ export const getMetadataValueFrom = <Key extends AppMetadataKeys, Value extends
 ): Value | undefined => {
     const metadata = applyMigrations ? applyMetadataMigrations(meta) : meta;
 
-    if (metadata === undefined || !doesMetadataKeyExistIn(metadata, key)) {
+    if (
+        metadata === undefined ||
+        !doesMetadataKeyExistIn(metadata, key) ||
+        metadata[getMetadataKey(key)] === undefined
+    ) {
         return defaultValue;
     }