diff --git a/src/routes/IndexRoute.ts b/src/routes/IndexRoute.ts
index 85a88dd5..9c460040 100644
--- a/src/routes/IndexRoute.ts
+++ b/src/routes/IndexRoute.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
-import {SCConfigFile, SCIndexResponse, SCIndexRoute} from '@openstapps/core';
+import {SCIndexResponse, SCIndexRoute} from '@openstapps/core';
 import {configFile} from '../common';
 import {createRoute} from './Route';
 
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ const indexRouteModel = new SCIndexRoute();
  */
 export const indexRouter = createRoute<SCIndexResponse>(
   indexRouteModel,
-  async (_request: SCIndexRoute, _app) => {
-    const {internal, ...configObject}: SCConfigFile  = configFile;
-    return configObject;
+  async (): Promise<SCIndexResponse> => {
+    return {
+      app: configFile.app,
+      backend: configFile.backend,
+    };
   },
 );
diff --git a/src/routes/Route.ts b/src/routes/Route.ts
index a12a94e7..42044c85 100644
--- a/src/routes/Route.ts
+++ b/src/routes/Route.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import {
   SCRoute,
   SCValidationErrorResponse,
 } from '@openstapps/core';
-import {Validator} from '@openstapps/core-tools/lib/validate';
 import {Application, Router} from 'express';
 import PromiseRouter from 'express-promise-router';
 import {ValidationError} from 'jsonschema';
@@ -71,9 +70,6 @@ export function createRoute<RETURNTYPE>(
     route[verb](async (req, res) => {
 
       try {
-        // get the core validator from the app
-        const validator: Validator = req.app.get('validator');
-
         // validate request
         const requestValidation = validator.validate(req.body, routeClass.requestBodyName);
 
@@ -99,13 +95,15 @@ export function createRoute<RETURNTYPE>(
             responseErrors,
             isTestEnvironment,
           );
-          /*const internalServerError = new SCInternalServerErrorResponse(
+          // The validation error is not caused by faulty user input, but through an error that originates somewhere in
+          // the backend, therefor we use this "stacked" error.
+          const internalServerError = new SCInternalServerErrorResponse(
             validationError,
-            req.app.get('isTestEnvironment'),
-          );*/
-          res.status(validationError.statusCode);
-          res.json(validationError);
-          logger.warn(validationError);
+            isTestEnvironment,
+          );
+          res.status(internalServerError.statusCode);
+          res.json(internalServerError);
+          logger.warn(internalServerError);
           return;
         }