diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/models/settings/course_metadata.py b/cms/djangoapps/models/settings/course_metadata.py
index fd5219dfb4..07ee360ed7 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/models/settings/course_metadata.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/models/settings/course_metadata.py
@@ -217,7 +217,10 @@ class CourseMetadata:
             try:
                 val = model['value']
                 if hasattr(block, key) and getattr(block, key) != val:
-                    key_values[key] = block.fields[key].from_json(val)
+                    if key == 'proctoring_provider':
+                        key_values[key] = block.fields[key].from_json(val, validate_providers=True)
+                    else:
+                        key_values[key] = block.fields[key].from_json(val)
             except (TypeError, ValueError) as err:
                 raise ValueError(_("Incorrect format for field '{name}'. {detailed_message}").format(  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=raise-missing-from
                     name=model['display_name'], detailed_message=str(err)))
@@ -253,7 +256,10 @@ class CourseMetadata:
             try:
                 val = model['value']
                 if hasattr(block, key) and getattr(block, key) != val:
-                    key_values[key] = block.fields[key].from_json(val)
+                    if key == 'proctoring_provider':
+                        key_values[key] = block.fields[key].from_json(val, validate_providers=True)
+                    else:
+                        key_values[key] = block.fields[key].from_json(val)
             except (TypeError, ValueError, ValidationError) as err:
                 did_validate = False
                 errors.append({'key': key, 'message': str(err), 'model': model})
diff --git a/xmodule/course_block.py b/xmodule/course_block.py
index 52422ffa34..46ad7476f6 100644
--- a/xmodule/course_block.py
+++ b/xmodule/course_block.py
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ class ProctoringProvider(String):
     and default that pulls from edx platform settings.
     """
 
-    def from_json(self, value):
+    def from_json(self, value, validate_providers=False):
         """
         Return ProctoringProvider as full featured Python type. Perform validation on the provider
         and include any inherited values from the platform default.
@@ -237,7 +237,8 @@ class ProctoringProvider(String):
         if settings.FEATURES.get('ENABLE_PROCTORED_EXAMS'):
             # Only validate the provider value if ProctoredExams are enabled on the environment
             # Otherwise, the passed in provider does not matter. We should always return default
-            self._validate_proctoring_provider(value)
+            if validate_providers:
+                self._validate_proctoring_provider(value)
             value = self._get_proctoring_value(value)
             return value
         else:
diff --git a/xmodule/tests/test_course_block.py b/xmodule/tests/test_course_block.py
index 39c6c39e87..f2956cca0d 100644
--- a/xmodule/tests/test_course_block.py
+++ b/xmodule/tests/test_course_block.py
@@ -542,14 +542,27 @@ class ProctoringProviderTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         with override_settings(FEATURES=FEATURES_WITH_PROCTORED_EXAMS):
             if proctored_exams_setting_enabled:
                 with pytest.raises(InvalidProctoringProvider) as context_manager:
-                    self.proctoring_provider.from_json(provider)
+                    self.proctoring_provider.from_json(provider, validate_providers=True)
                 expected_error = f'The selected proctoring provider, {provider}, is not a valid provider. ' \
                     f'Please select from one of {allowed_proctoring_providers}.'
                 assert str(context_manager.value) == expected_error
             else:
-                provider_value = self.proctoring_provider.from_json(provider)
+                provider_value = self.proctoring_provider.from_json(provider, validate_providers=True)
                 assert provider_value == self.proctoring_provider.default
 
+    def test_from_json_validate_providers(self):
+        """
+        Test that an invalid provider is ignored if validate providers is set to false
+        """
+        provider = 'invalid-provider'
+
+        FEATURES_WITH_PROCTORED_EXAMS = settings.FEATURES.copy()
+        FEATURES_WITH_PROCTORED_EXAMS['ENABLE_PROCTORED_EXAMS'] = True
+
+        with override_settings(FEATURES=FEATURES_WITH_PROCTORED_EXAMS):
+            provider_value = self.proctoring_provider.from_json(provider, validate_providers=False)
+            assert provider_value == provider
+
     def test_from_json_adds_platform_default_for_missing_provider(self):
         """
         Test that a value with no provider will inherit the default provider