diff --git a/services/horizon/internal/integration/invokehostfunction_test.go b/services/horizon/internal/integration/invokehostfunction_test.go
index bbf4c0e016..60b5f5c9a7 100644
--- a/services/horizon/internal/integration/invokehostfunction_test.go
+++ b/services/horizon/internal/integration/invokehostfunction_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stellar/go/clients/horizonclient"
+	"github.com/stellar/go/protocols/horizon"
 	"github.com/stellar/go/protocols/horizon/operations"
 	"github.com/stellar/go/services/horizon/internal/test/integration"
 	"github.com/stellar/go/txnbuild"
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ func TestInvokeHostFns(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func runAllTests(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Run("Soroabn Processing Enbabled", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("Soroban Processing Disabled = %v", DisabledSoroban), func(t *testing.T) {
 		CaseContractInvokeHostFunctionInstallContract(t)
 		CaseContractInvokeHostFunctionCreateContractByAddress(t)
 		CaseContractInvokeHostFunctionInvokeStatelessContractFn(t)
@@ -127,6 +128,10 @@ func CaseContractInvokeHostFunctionCreateContractByAddress(t *testing.T) {
 	clientTx, err := itest.Client().TransactionDetail(tx.Hash)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
+	if DisabledSoroban {
+		verifyEmptySorobanMeta(t, clientTx)
+	}
+
 	assert.Equal(t, tx.Hash, clientTx.Hash)
 	var txResult xdr.TransactionResult
 	err = xdr.SafeUnmarshalBase64(clientTx.ResultXdr, &txResult)
@@ -241,6 +246,8 @@ func CaseContractInvokeHostFunctionInvokeStatelessContractFn(t *testing.T) {
 		var transactionMeta xdr.TransactionMeta
 		assert.NoError(t, xdr.SafeUnmarshalBase64(tx.ResultMetaXdr, &transactionMeta))
 		assert.True(t, expectedScVal.Equals(transactionMeta.V3.SorobanMeta.ReturnValue))
+	} else {
+		verifyEmptySorobanMeta(t, clientTx)
 	}
 
 	clientInvokeOp, err := itest.Client().Operations(horizonclient.OperationRequest{
@@ -341,6 +348,8 @@ func CaseContractInvokeHostFunctionInvokeStatefulContractFn(t *testing.T) {
 		var transactionMeta xdr.TransactionMeta
 		assert.NoError(t, xdr.SafeUnmarshalBase64(clientTx.ResultMetaXdr, &transactionMeta))
 		assert.True(t, expectedScVal.Equals(transactionMeta.V3.SorobanMeta.ReturnValue))
+	} else {
+		verifyEmptySorobanMeta(t, clientTx)
 	}
 
 	clientInvokeOp, err := itest.Client().Operations(horizonclient.OperationRequest{
@@ -415,3 +424,19 @@ func assembleCreateContractOp(t *testing.T, sourceAccount string, wasmFileName s
 		SourceAccount: sourceAccount,
 	}
 }
+
+func verifyEmptySorobanMeta(t *testing.T, clientTx horizon.Transaction) {
+	if !DisabledSoroban {
+		return
+	}
+
+	var txMeta xdr.TransactionMeta
+	err := xdr.SafeUnmarshalBase64(clientTx.ResultMetaXdr, &txMeta)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.NotNil(t, txMeta.V3)
+	require.Empty(t, txMeta.V3.Operations)
+	require.Empty(t, txMeta.V3.TxChangesAfter)
+	require.Empty(t, txMeta.V3.TxChangesBefore)
+	require.Nil(t, txMeta.V3.SorobanMeta)
+}
diff --git a/services/horizon/internal/integration/sac_test.go b/services/horizon/internal/integration/sac_test.go
index 9f9c0217a4..8cf3fb1382 100644
--- a/services/horizon/internal/integration/sac_test.go
+++ b/services/horizon/internal/integration/sac_test.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ var (
 
 func TestSAC(t *testing.T) {
 	// first test contracts when soroban processing is enabled
-	DisabledSoroban = true
+	DisabledSoroban = false
 	runAllSACTests(t)
 	// now test same contracts when soroban processing is disabled
 	DisabledSoroban = true
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func TestSAC(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func runAllSACTests(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Run("Soroabn Processing Enbabled", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("Soroban Processing Disabled = %v", DisabledSoroban), func(t *testing.T) {
 		CaseContractMintToAccount(t)
 		CaseContractMintToContract(t)
 		CaseExpirationAndRestoration(t)
@@ -1514,16 +1514,18 @@ func assertInvokeHostFnSucceeds(itest *integration.Test, signer *keypair.Full, o
 	assert.True(itest.CurrentTest(), ok)
 	assert.Equal(itest.CurrentTest(), invokeHostFunctionResult.Code, xdr.InvokeHostFunctionResultCodeInvokeHostFunctionSuccess)
 
-	var returnValue xdr.ScVal
+	var returnValue *xdr.ScVal
 
 	if !DisabledSoroban {
 		var txMetaResult xdr.TransactionMeta
 		err = xdr.SafeUnmarshalBase64(clientTx.ResultMetaXdr, &txMetaResult)
 		require.NoError(itest.CurrentTest(), err)
-		returnValue = txMetaResult.MustV3().SorobanMeta.ReturnValue
+		returnValue = &txMetaResult.MustV3().SorobanMeta.ReturnValue
+	} else {
+		verifyEmptySorobanMeta(itest.CurrentTest(), clientTx)
 	}
 
-	return &returnValue, clientTx.Hash, &preFlightOp
+	return returnValue, clientTx.Hash, &preFlightOp
 }
 
 func stellarAssetContractID(itest *integration.Test, asset xdr.Asset) xdr.Hash {