diff --git a/eox_nelp/api_clients/certificates.py b/eox_nelp/api_clients/certificates.py
index 6f62a3e1..2f69f42f 100644
--- a/eox_nelp/api_clients/certificates.py
+++ b/eox_nelp/api_clients/certificates.py
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ def create_external_certificate(self, certificate_data):
                 "expiration": None,
             },
             "individual": {
-                "name_en": user.get("english_name", ""),
-                "name_ar": user.get("arabic_name", ""),
+                "name_en": user["english_name"],
+                "name_ar": user["arabic_name"],
                 "id": user["national_id"],
                 "id_type": "saudi",
             },
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def create_external_certificate(self, certificate_data):
             "certificate_type": "completion",  # What types do we have ?
             "metadata": {
                 "degree": certificate_data["grade"],
-                "FAIL": certificate_data["is_passing"],
+                "FAIL": not certificate_data["is_passing"],
             }
         }