diff --git a/src/token-processor/util/metadata-helpers.ts b/src/token-processor/util/metadata-helpers.ts
index 9fb2591d..53a942a1 100644
--- a/src/token-processor/util/metadata-helpers.ts
+++ b/src/token-processor/util/metadata-helpers.ts
@@ -318,6 +318,9 @@ function parseJsonMetadata(url: string, content?: string): RawMetadata {
   try {
     const result = JSON5.parse(content);
     if (RawMetadataCType.Check(result)) {
+      if (result.name === undefined) {
+        throw new MetadataParseError(`Metadata does not contain a 'name' value: ${url}`);
+      }
       return result;
     } else {
       throw new MetadataParseError(`Invalid raw metadata JSON schema: ${url}`);
@@ -356,15 +359,6 @@ export function getFetchableDecentralizedStorageUrl(uri: string): URL {
   throw new MetadataParseError(`Unsupported uri protocol: ${uri}`);
 }
 
-function isUriFromDecentralizedStorage(uri: string): boolean {
-  return (
-    uri.startsWith('ipfs:') ||
-    uri.startsWith('ipns:') ||
-    uri.startsWith('ar:') ||
-    uri.startsWith('https://cloudflare-ipfs.com')
-  );
-}
-
 export function parseDataUrl(
   s: string
 ):
diff --git a/tests/token-queue/metadata-helpers.test.ts b/tests/token-queue/metadata-helpers.test.ts
index 34be6a0a..1eb84244 100644
--- a/tests/token-queue/metadata-helpers.test.ts
+++ b/tests/token-queue/metadata-helpers.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { MockAgent, setGlobalDispatcher } from 'undici';
 import { ENV } from '../../src/env';
-import { MetadataHttpError } from '../../src/token-processor/util/errors';
+import { MetadataHttpError, MetadataParseError } from '../../src/token-processor/util/errors';
 import {
   getFetchableDecentralizedStorageUrl,
   getMetadataFromUri,
@@ -100,6 +100,27 @@ describe('Metadata Helpers', () => {
     ).resolves.not.toThrow();
   });
 
+  test('throws when metadata does not contain a name', async () => {
+    const crashPunks1 = {
+      sip: 16,
+      image: 'ipfs://Qmb84UcaMr1MUwNbYBnXWHM3kEaDcYrKuPWwyRLVTNKELC/294.png',
+    };
+    const agent = new MockAgent();
+    agent.disableNetConnect();
+    agent
+      .get('http://test.io')
+      .intercept({
+        path: '/1.json',
+        method: 'GET',
+      })
+      .reply(200, crashPunks1);
+    setGlobalDispatcher(agent);
+
+    await expect(getMetadataFromUri('http://test.io/1.json', 'ABCD.test', 1n)).rejects.toThrow(
+      MetadataParseError
+    );
+  });
+
   test('fetches typed raw metadata', async () => {
     const json = {
       version: 1,
diff --git a/tests/token-queue/process-token-job.test.ts b/tests/token-queue/process-token-job.test.ts
index 9bfdf232..76e91411 100644
--- a/tests/token-queue/process-token-job.test.ts
+++ b/tests/token-queue/process-token-job.test.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { RetryableJobError } from '../../src/token-processor/queue/errors';
 import { TooManyRequestsHttpError } from '../../src/token-processor/util/errors';
 import { cycleMigrations } from '@hirosystems/api-toolkit';
 import { insertAndEnqueueTestContractWithTokens } from '../helpers';
+import { InvalidTokenError } from '../../src/pg/errors';
 
 describe('ProcessTokenJob', () => {
   let db: PgStore;
@@ -683,7 +684,7 @@ describe('ProcessTokenJob', () => {
       );
     });
 
-    test('SIP-016 non-compliant metadata is ignored', async () => {
+    test('SIP-016 non-compliant metadata throws error', async () => {
       const metadata = {
         id: '62624cc0065e986192fb9f33',
         media: 'https://sf-stage-s3.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/riyasen_suit.png',
@@ -718,11 +719,12 @@ describe('ProcessTokenJob', () => {
 
       await new ProcessTokenJob({ db, job: tokenJob }).work();
 
-      const bundle = await db.getTokenMetadataBundle({
-        contractPrincipal: 'ABCD.test-nft',
-        tokenNumber: 1,
-      });
-      expect(bundle?.metadataLocale).toBeUndefined();
+      await expect(
+        db.getTokenMetadataBundle({
+          contractPrincipal: 'ABCD.test-nft',
+          tokenNumber: 1,
+        })
+      ).rejects.toThrow(InvalidTokenError);
     });
   });