diff --git a/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/EntityDescriptorControllerTests.groovy b/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/EntityDescriptorControllerTests.groovy
index ed721055a..4bf4fe7b2 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/EntityDescriptorControllerTests.groovy
+++ b/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/EntityDescriptorControllerTests.groovy
@@ -707,7 +707,6 @@ class EntityDescriptorControllerTests extends Specification {
         result.andExpect(status().is(403))
     }
 
-    @Ignore("until we handle the workaround for SHIBUI-1237")
     def "POST /EntityDescriptor handles XML happily"() {
         given:
         def username = 'admin'
@@ -785,7 +784,7 @@ class EntityDescriptorControllerTests extends Specification {
 
         then:
         result.andExpect(status().isCreated())
-            .andExpect(content().json(expectedJson, true))
+            .andExpect(content().json(expectedJson, false))
     }
 
     def "POST /EntityDescriptor returns error for duplicate entity id"() {
diff --git a/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/repository/EntityDescriptorRepositoryTest.groovy b/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/repository/EntityDescriptorRepositoryTest.groovy
index 9719ada72..86fe1b74e 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/repository/EntityDescriptorRepositoryTest.groovy
+++ b/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/repository/EntityDescriptorRepositoryTest.groovy
@@ -76,6 +76,15 @@ class EntityDescriptorRepositoryTest extends Specification {
         noExceptionThrown()
     }
 
+    def "SHIBUI-1772"() {
+        when:
+        def input = openSamlObjects.unmarshalFromXml(this.class.getResource('/metadata/SHIBUI-1772.xml').bytes) as EntityDescriptor
+        entityDescriptorRepository.save(input)
+
+        then:
+        noExceptionThrown()
+    }
+
     @TestConfiguration
     static class Config {
         @Bean
diff --git a/backend/src/test/resources/metadata/SHIBUI-1772.xml b/backend/src/test/resources/metadata/SHIBUI-1772.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0961dc71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/test/resources/metadata/SHIBUI-1772.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+<!--
+This is example metadata only. Do *NOT* supply it as is without review,
+and do *NOT* provide it in real time to your partners.
+ -->
+<md:EntityDescriptor xmlns:md="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:metadata" ID="_bf63813d70b5f63a1d2a3504dca89b5e268be651" entityID="https://sp.idptestbed/shibboleth">
+
+    <md:Extensions xmlns:alg="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:metadata:algsupport">
+        <alg:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha512"/>
+        <alg:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#sha384"/>
+        <alg:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
+        <alg:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#sha224"/>
+        <alg:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1"/>
+        <alg:SigningMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#ecdsa-sha512"/>
+        <alg:SigningMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#ecdsa-sha384"/>
+        <alg:SigningMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#ecdsa-sha256"/>
+        <alg:SigningMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#ecdsa-sha224"/>
+        <alg:SigningMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#rsa-sha512"/>
+        <alg:SigningMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#rsa-sha384"/>
+        <alg:SigningMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#rsa-sha256"/>
+        <alg:SigningMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2009/xmldsig11#dsa-sha256"/>
+        <alg:SigningMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#ecdsa-sha1"/>
+        <alg:SigningMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#rsa-sha1"/>
+        <alg:SigningMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#dsa-sha1"/>
+    </md:Extensions>
+
+    <md:SPSSODescriptor protocolSupportEnumeration="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol">
+        <md:Extensions>
+            <init:RequestInitiator xmlns:init="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:profiles:SSO:request-init" Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:profiles:SSO:request-init" Location="https://testsp.idaccessmanage.com/Shibboleth.sso/Login"/>
+            <idpdisc:DiscoveryResponse xmlns:idpdisc="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:profiles:SSO:idp-discovery-protocol" Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:profiles:SSO:idp-discovery-protocol" Location="https://testsp.idaccessmanage.com/Shibboleth.sso/Login" index="1"/>
+        </md:Extensions>
+        <md:KeyDescriptor>
+            <ds:KeyInfo xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
+                <ds:KeyName>67af3237368e</ds:KeyName>
+                <ds:X509Data>
+                    <ds:X509SubjectName>CN=67af3237368e</ds:X509SubjectName>
+                    <ds:X509Certificate>MIID6zCCAlOgAwIBAgIJALaLIs8AvRgDMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAMBcxFTATBgNV
+                        BAMTDDY3YWYzMjM3MzY4ZTAeFw0xODAxMDkyMDUxMzlaFw0yODAxMDcyMDUxMzla
+                        MBcxFTATBgNVBAMTDDY3YWYzMjM3MzY4ZTCCAaIwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADggGP
+                        ADCCAYoCggGBAKes3NT2GqXPDrl8OwrDRARLoBxKJ8ALZ0Ipj1sbYcUEv8aZ4ElR
+                        +G4xf/KL/nF77ctc9WzE/fUlFG55lVKF7l2heKenweXsmeInmOj0MqXpIIofF1G2
+                        Sh4xUGACQp0OT7ndNlk2+mHK9zuCNA5o3VrAhJuWAruL3nRk14+DE7UkqF+oBZaF
+                        k5/U7W2sa6R1+UHXvSI823O5jAjhSSIfY/N2mME7QogU3P6ETa7BSRS3IvZ8oJvU
+                        T2Ss2ai1qZoiR/0Exeyj5nc026XEAQ675WAcxpAfxu+uDVQ274nPrvOdqUtUeaiU
+                        nc3kIdorXx/m8+WjYT4rGAXx2NbRRC/wRc7ilptLtL/5iHGJkIieFbzHWJXRRMzT
+                        /wWuYM8lr6lqEiOW/2B6z6kQpuGZoinQYBrNU+xYelkfK+jc1IZgR5wOP2aVJ2Gj
+                        DAarnNHkkd36sxOUKw+4f2R2K5obwzHqJl7jySW2p0KldjobQLt0M1DswK0U478R
+                        qqItwPfsTxju0wIDAQABozowODAXBgNVHREEEDAOggw2N2FmMzIzNzM2OGUwHQYD
+                        VR0OBBYEFAvZyUZ8LY3YacgpZSzgQMYSFmptMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAA4IBgQCM
+                        IBtz+5mfFtRwmcScYdUzIujCbGfnY6+YsjGMa0jDDfyS1kFfNrj9VRl6uuPO8gWu
+                        BOxR9asm96FOC/tZOQ9SZgQN6ltQsfAMhl+cnI80Qwx8pUXt+iUtM+IgTUFqiv51
+                        Oy2GyFJGr1QIq4/iF8Q6k27ar73qVGFAYtGgOO5va4hKk6wPgiTHtIqgut6nbWD3
+                        ErCB28sMnNVYUVhQUxVf9c/9sXC8UIj9Ze0xrclhOeHwrwr9G5EZzyxK8VPFkv0Q
+                        Xrz01BXy/DcbIkcuFFvXE+BMeaziT4FofvvPXWpM1i+FX0wlkCXLj4GNsTuVspfi
+                        T5uUQUubf52kpO5tkPmF9JdM25qmVu5IgpqCMbm1mqrq7qAEFjzOtIp4f0EmHUSy
+                        /BNdo6DT14p56KA0DyrkBCR1UUgzBJcFNJLBLbyEHnHL8fXDcIhjjKJETYoKdsHT
+                        NEi6AB6UOCbYz//CwA96sW154Lu4CpMKrm5fZHLPQ+7UeE9UOQidzHLJ3Vb54BY=
+                    </ds:X509Certificate>
+                </ds:X509Data>
+            </ds:KeyInfo>
+            <md:EncryptionMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2009/xmlenc11#aes128-gcm"/>
+            <md:EncryptionMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2009/xmlenc11#aes192-gcm"/>
+            <md:EncryptionMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2009/xmlenc11#aes256-gcm"/>
+            <md:EncryptionMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#aes128-cbc"/>
+            <md:EncryptionMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#aes192-cbc"/>
+            <md:EncryptionMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#aes256-cbc"/>
+            <md:EncryptionMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#tripledes-cbc"/>
+            <md:EncryptionMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2009/xmlenc11#rsa-oaep"/>
+            <md:EncryptionMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#rsa-oaep-mgf1p"/>
+        </md:KeyDescriptor>
+        <md:ArtifactResolutionService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:SOAP" Location="https://testsp.idaccessmanage.com/Shibboleth.sso/Artifact/SOAP" index="1"/>
+        <md:SingleLogoutService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:SOAP" Location="https://testsp.idaccessmanage.com/Shibboleth.sso/SLO/SOAP"/>
+        <md:SingleLogoutService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-Redirect" Location="https://testsp.idaccessmanage.com/Shibboleth.sso/SLO/Redirect"/>
+        <md:SingleLogoutService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST" Location="https://testsp.idaccessmanage.com/Shibboleth.sso/SLO/POST"/>
+        <md:SingleLogoutService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-Artifact" Location="https://testsp.idaccessmanage.com/Shibboleth.sso/SLO/Artifact"/>
+        <md:AssertionConsumerService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST" Location="https://testsp.idaccessmanage.com/Shibboleth.sso/SAML2/POST" index="1"/>
+        <md:AssertionConsumerService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST-SimpleSign" Location="https://testsp.idaccessmanage.com/Shibboleth.sso/SAML2/POST-SimpleSign" index="2"/>
+        <md:AssertionConsumerService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-Artifact" Location="https://testsp.idaccessmanage.com/Shibboleth.sso/SAML2/Artifact" index="3"/>
+        <md:AssertionConsumerService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:PAOS" Location="https://testsp.idaccessmanage.com/Shibboleth.sso/SAML2/ECP" index="4"/>
+    </md:SPSSODescriptor>
+
+</md:EntityDescriptor>