diff --git a/Netkan/Validators/InstallValidator.cs b/Netkan/Validators/InstallValidator.cs
index 140381e165..28ff98bf7c 100644
--- a/Netkan/Validators/InstallValidator.cs
+++ b/Netkan/Validators/InstallValidator.cs
@@ -9,36 +9,39 @@ internal sealed class InstallValidator : IValidator
         public void Validate(Metadata metadata)
         {
             var json = metadata.Json();
-            foreach (JObject stanza in json["install"])
+            if (json.ContainsKey("install"))
             {
-                string install_to = (string)stanza["install_to"];
-                if (metadata.SpecVersion < v1p2 && install_to.StartsWith("GameData/"))
+                foreach (JObject stanza in json["install"])
                 {
-                    throw new Kraken("spec_version v1.2+ required for GameData with path");
-                }
-                if (metadata.SpecVersion < v1p12 && install_to.StartsWith("Ships/"))
-                {
-                    throw new Kraken("spec_version v1.12+ required to install to Ships/ with path");
-                }
-                if (metadata.SpecVersion < v1p16 && install_to.StartsWith("Ships/@thumbs"))
-                {
-                    throw new Kraken("spec_version v1.16+ required to install to Ships/@thumbs with path");
-                }
-                if (metadata.SpecVersion < v1p4 && stanza.ContainsKey("find"))
-                {
-                    throw new Kraken("spec_version v1.4+ required for install with 'find'");
-                }
-                if (metadata.SpecVersion < v1p10 && stanza.ContainsKey("find_regexp"))
-                {
-                    throw new Kraken("spec_version v1.10+ required for install with 'find_regexp'");
-                }
-                if (metadata.SpecVersion < v1p16 && stanza.ContainsKey("find_matches_files"))
-                {
-                    throw new Kraken("spec_version v1.16+ required for 'find_matches_files'");
-                }
-                if (metadata.SpecVersion < v1p18 && stanza.ContainsKey("as"))
-                {
-                    throw new Kraken("spec_version v1.18+ required for 'as'");
+                    string install_to = (string)stanza["install_to"];
+                    if (metadata.SpecVersion < v1p2 && install_to.StartsWith("GameData/"))
+                    {
+                        throw new Kraken("spec_version v1.2+ required for GameData with path");
+                    }
+                    if (metadata.SpecVersion < v1p12 && install_to.StartsWith("Ships/"))
+                    {
+                        throw new Kraken("spec_version v1.12+ required to install to Ships/ with path");
+                    }
+                    if (metadata.SpecVersion < v1p16 && install_to.StartsWith("Ships/@thumbs"))
+                    {
+                        throw new Kraken("spec_version v1.16+ required to install to Ships/@thumbs with path");
+                    }
+                    if (metadata.SpecVersion < v1p4 && stanza.ContainsKey("find"))
+                    {
+                        throw new Kraken("spec_version v1.4+ required for install with 'find'");
+                    }
+                    if (metadata.SpecVersion < v1p10 && stanza.ContainsKey("find_regexp"))
+                    {
+                        throw new Kraken("spec_version v1.10+ required for install with 'find_regexp'");
+                    }
+                    if (metadata.SpecVersion < v1p16 && stanza.ContainsKey("find_matches_files"))
+                    {
+                        throw new Kraken("spec_version v1.16+ required for 'find_matches_files'");
+                    }
+                    if (metadata.SpecVersion < v1p18 && stanza.ContainsKey("as"))
+                    {
+                        throw new Kraken("spec_version v1.18+ required for 'as'");
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/Tests/NetKAN/Validators/CkanValidatorTests.cs b/Tests/NetKAN/Validators/CkanValidatorTests.cs
index 5e1e8eda14..e4389fdb69 100644
--- a/Tests/NetKAN/Validators/CkanValidatorTests.cs
+++ b/Tests/NetKAN/Validators/CkanValidatorTests.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ public void SetUp()
         {
             ValidCkan["spec_version"] = 1;
             ValidCkan["identifier"] = "AwesomeMod";
+            ValidCkan["name"] = "Awesome Mod";
+            ValidCkan["abstract"] = "A great mod";
+            ValidCkan["license"] = "GPL-3.0";
             ValidCkan["version"] = "1.0.0";
             ValidCkan["download"] = "https://www.awesome-mod.example/AwesomeMod.zip";
         }