diff --git a/encord/objects/ontology_labels_impl.py b/encord/objects/ontology_labels_impl.py
index 10a519c1..bd30916e 100644
--- a/encord/objects/ontology_labels_impl.py
+++ b/encord/objects/ontology_labels_impl.py
@@ -2049,7 +2049,7 @@ def _parse_label_row_dict(self, label_row_dict: dict) -> LabelRowReadOnlyData:
             images_data=label_row_dict.get("images_data", self._label_row_read_only_data.images_data),
             file_type=label_row_dict.get("file_type", None),
             is_valid=bool(label_row_dict.get("is_valid", True)),
-            backing_item_uuid=label_row_dict.get("backing_item_uuid", self.backing_item_uuid),
+            backing_item_uuid=self.backing_item_uuid,
         )
 
     def _parse_labels_from_dict(self, label_row_dict: dict):
diff --git a/encord/orm/label_row.py b/encord/orm/label_row.py
index 7c4c0ced..7d57d356 100644
--- a/encord/orm/label_row.py
+++ b/encord/orm/label_row.py
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ def from_dict(cls, json_dict: Dict) -> LabelRowMetadata:
 
         annotation_task_status = (
             AnnotationTaskStatus(json_dict["annotation_task_status"])
-            if json_dict["annotation_task_status"] is not None
+            if json_dict.get("annotation_task_status", None) is not None
             else None
         )
 
@@ -338,7 +338,9 @@ def from_dict(cls, json_dict: Dict) -> LabelRowMetadata:
             file_type=json_dict.get("file_type"),
             is_valid=bool(json_dict.get("is_valid", True)),
             branch_name=json_dict["branch_name"],
-            backing_item_uuid=json_dict.get("backing_item_uuid", None),
+            backing_item_uuid=UUID(json_dict["backing_item_uuid"])
+            if json_dict.get("backing_item_uuid", None) is not None
+            else None,
         )
 
     @classmethod