diff --git a/ena-submission/config/config.yaml b/ena-submission/config/config.yaml
index c5bad9cad..85a4f2e2d 100644
--- a/ena-submission/config/config.yaml
+++ b/ena-submission/config/config.yaml
@@ -5,128 +5,126 @@ db_password: unsecure
 db_host: "127.0.0.1"
 organisms:
   cchf:
-    schema:
-      ingest:
-        nextclade_dataset_name: nextstrain/cchfv/linked
-        nextclade_dataset_server: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nextstrain/nextclade_data/cornelius-cchfv/data_output
-        nucleotide_sequences:
-          - L
-          - M
-          - S
-        taxon_id: 3052518
-      organismName: "Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus"
-      externalMetadata:
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: ncbi_release_date
-          type: date
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: ncbi_update_date
-          type: date
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: ncbi_submitter_country
-          type: string
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: insdc_accession_base_L
-          type: string
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: insdc_accession_base_M
-          type: string
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: insdc_accession_base_S
-          type: string
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: insdc_version_L
-          type: int
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: insdc_version_M
-          type: int
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: insdc_version_S
-          type: int
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: insdc_accession_full_L
-          type: string
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: insdc_accession_full_M
-          type: string
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: insdc_accession_full_S
-          type: string
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: bioproject_accessions_L
-          type: string
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: bioproject_accessions_M
-          type: string
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: bioproject_accessions_S
-          type: string
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: biosample_accession_L
-          type: string
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: biosample_accession_M
-          type: string
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: biosample_accession_S
-          type: string
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: ncbi_protein_count
-          type: int
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: ncbi_sourcedb
-          type: string
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: ncbi_virus_name
-          type: string
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: ncbi_virus_tax_id
-          type: int
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: sra_run_accession
-          type: string
+    ingest:
+      nextclade_dataset_name: nextstrain/cchfv/linked
+      nextclade_dataset_server: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nextstrain/nextclade_data/cornelius-cchfv/data_output
+      nucleotide_sequences:
+        - L
+        - M
+        - S
+      taxon_id: 3052518
+    organismName: "Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus"
+    externalMetadata:
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: ncbi_release_date
+        type: date
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: ncbi_update_date
+        type: date
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: ncbi_submitter_country
+        type: string
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: insdc_accession_base_L
+        type: string
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: insdc_accession_base_M
+        type: string
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: insdc_accession_base_S
+        type: string
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: insdc_version_L
+        type: int
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: insdc_version_M
+        type: int
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: insdc_version_S
+        type: int
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: insdc_accession_full_L
+        type: string
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: insdc_accession_full_M
+        type: string
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: insdc_accession_full_S
+        type: string
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: bioproject_accessions_L
+        type: string
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: bioproject_accessions_M
+        type: string
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: bioproject_accessions_S
+        type: string
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: biosample_accession_L
+        type: string
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: biosample_accession_M
+        type: string
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: biosample_accession_S
+        type: string
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: ncbi_protein_count
+        type: int
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: ncbi_sourcedb
+        type: string
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: ncbi_virus_name
+        type: string
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: ncbi_virus_tax_id
+        type: int
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: sra_run_accession
+        type: string
   ebola-sudan:
-    schema:
-      ingest:
-        taxon_id: 3052460
-      organismName: "Ebola Sudan"
-      externalMetadata:
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: ncbi_release_date
-          type: date
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: ncbi_update_date
-          type: date
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: ncbi_submitter_country
-          type: string
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: insdc_accession_base
-          type: string
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: insdc_version
-          type: int
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: insdc_accession_full
-          type: string
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: bioproject_accessions
-          type: string
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: biosample_accession
-          type: string
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: ncbi_protein_count
-          type: int
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: ncbi_sourcedb
-          type: string
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: ncbi_virus_name
-          type: string
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: ncbi_virus_tax_id
-          type: int
-        - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
-          name: sra_run_accession
-          type: string
+    ingest:
+      taxon_id: 3052460
+    organismName: "Ebola Sudan"
+    externalMetadata:
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: ncbi_release_date
+        type: date
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: ncbi_update_date
+        type: date
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: ncbi_submitter_country
+        type: string
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: insdc_accession_base
+        type: string
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: insdc_version
+        type: int
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: insdc_accession_full
+        type: string
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: bioproject_accessions
+        type: string
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: biosample_accession
+        type: string
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: ncbi_protein_count
+        type: int
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: ncbi_sourcedb
+        type: string
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: ncbi_virus_name
+        type: string
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: ncbi_virus_tax_id
+        type: int
+      - externalMetadataUpdater: ena
+        name: sra_run_accession
+        type: string
diff --git a/ena-submission/config/defaults.yaml b/ena-submission/config/defaults.yaml
index 438890fd0..fd95b9bd2 100644
--- a/ena-submission/config/defaults.yaml
+++ b/ena-submission/config/defaults.yaml
@@ -1,18 +1,3 @@
 username: external_metadata_updater
 password: external_metadata_updater
 keycloak_client_id: backend-client
-ena_specific_metadata:
-  - ncbi_release_date
-  - ncbi_update_date
-  - ncbi_submitter_country
-  - ncbi_protein_count
-  - ncbi_sourcedb
-  - ncbi_virus_name
-  - ncbi_virus_tax_id
-  - insdc_accession_base
-  - insdc_version
-  - insdc_accession_full
-  - bioproject_accessions
-  - biosample_accession
-  - ncbi_completeness
-  - sra_run_accession
diff --git a/ena-submission/scripts/get_ena_submission_list.py b/ena-submission/scripts/get_ena_submission_list.py
index f71ed222b..b3bf7aed2 100644
--- a/ena-submission/scripts/get_ena_submission_list.py
+++ b/ena-submission/scripts/get_ena_submission_list.py
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ def get_ena_submission_list(log_level, config_file, output_file):
     entries_to_submit = {}
     for organism in config.organisms:
         config.organism = organism
+        config.ena_specific_metadata = [
+            value["name"] for value in config.organisms[organism]["externalMetadata"]
+        ]
         logging.info(f"Getting released sequences for organism: {organism}")
         entries = get_released_data(config, remove_if_has_ena_specific_metadata=True)
 
diff --git a/kubernetes/loculus/templates/_common-metadata.tpl b/kubernetes/loculus/templates/_common-metadata.tpl
index 1a62a28d4..96c2ecb2f 100644
--- a/kubernetes/loculus/templates/_common-metadata.tpl
+++ b/kubernetes/loculus/templates/_common-metadata.tpl
@@ -320,16 +320,15 @@ organisms:
   {{- range $key, $instance := (.Values.organisms | default .Values.defaultOrganisms) }}
   {{- if $instance.ingest }}
   {{ $key }}:
-    schema:
-      {{- with $instance.schema }}
-      {{- $nucleotideSequences := .nucleotideSequences | default (list "main")}}
-      ingest: {{- $instance.ingest.configFile | toYaml | nindent 8 }}
-      organismName: {{ quote .organismName }}
-      externalMetadata:
-        {{- $args := dict "metadata" (include "loculus.patchMetadataSchema" . | fromYaml).metadata "nucleotideSequences" $nucleotideSequences}}
-        {{ $metadata := include "loculus.generateBackendExternalMetadata" $args | fromYaml }}
-        {{ $metadata.fields | default list | toYaml | nindent 8 }}
-      {{- end }}
+    {{- with $instance.schema }}
+    {{- $nucleotideSequences := .nucleotideSequences | default (list "main")}}
+    ingest: {{- $instance.ingest.configFile | toYaml | nindent 8 }}
+    organismName: {{ quote .organismName }}
+    externalMetadata:
+      {{- $args := dict "metadata" (include "loculus.patchMetadataSchema" . | fromYaml).metadata "nucleotideSequences" $nucleotideSequences}}
+      {{ $metadata := include "loculus.generateBackendExternalMetadata" $args | fromYaml }}
+      {{ $metadata.fields | default list | toYaml | nindent 8 }}
+    {{- end }}
   {{- end }}
   {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
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