diff --git a/src/backend/app/organisations/organisation_deps.py b/src/backend/app/organisations/organisation_deps.py
index cf3b81351e..6db119e028 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/organisations/organisation_deps.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/organisations/organisation_deps.py
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ async def get_org_odk_creds(
         )
 
     return central_schemas.ODKCentralDecrypted(
-        odk_central_url=org.odk_central_url,
-        odk_central_user=org.odk_central_user,
-        odk_central_password=org.odk_central_password,
+        odk_central_url=url,
+        odk_central_user=user,
+        odk_central_password=password,
     )
 
 
diff --git a/src/backend/app/organisations/organisation_schemas.py b/src/backend/app/organisations/organisation_schemas.py
index cc8f86581d..d32e3a8aff 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/organisations/organisation_schemas.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/organisations/organisation_schemas.py
@@ -79,20 +79,16 @@ def parse_organisation_input(
     The parsed data is returned as an OrganisationIn instance, with the
     ODKCentralIn fields merged in.
     """
-    odk_central_data = ODKCentralIn(
-        odk_central_url=odk_central_url,
-        odk_central_user=odk_central_user,
-        odk_central_password=odk_central_password,
-    )
-    org_data = OrganisationUpdate(
+    return OrganisationUpdate(
         name=name,
         slug=slug,
         created_by=created_by,
         community_type=community_type,
         type=type,
-        **odk_central_data.dict(exclude_unset=True),
+        odk_central_url=odk_central_url,
+        odk_central_user=odk_central_user,
+        odk_central_password=odk_central_password,
     )
-    return org_data
 
 
 class OrganisationOut(BaseModel):