diff --git a/.github/workflows/multi-node-test-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/multi-node-test-workflow.yml
index 5937571b6..faa65cdaa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/multi-node-test-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/multi-node-test-workflow.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           repository: 'opensearch-project/common-utils'
           path: common-utils
-          ref: 'main'
+          ref: '1.0'
       - name: Build common-utils
         working-directory: ./common-utils
         run: ./gradlew publishToMavenLocal -Dopensearch.version=1.0.0
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           repository: 'opensearch-project/job-scheduler'
           path: job-scheduler
-          ref: 'main'
+          ref: '1.0'
       - name: Build job-scheduler
         working-directory: ./job-scheduler
         run: ./gradlew publishToMavenLocal -Dopensearch.version=1.0.0 -Dbuild.snapshot=false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-and-build-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/test-and-build-workflow.yml
index 41201c466..369ad82d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-and-build-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-and-build-workflow.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           repository: 'opensearch-project/common-utils'
           path: common-utils
-          ref: 'main'
+          ref: '1.0'
       - name: Build common-utils
         working-directory: ./common-utils
         run: ./gradlew publishToMavenLocal -Dopensearch.version=1.0.0
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           repository: 'opensearch-project/job-scheduler'
           path: job-scheduler
-          ref: 'main'
+          ref: '1.0'
       - name: Build job-scheduler
         working-directory: ./job-scheduler
         run: ./gradlew publishToMavenLocal -Dopensearch.version=1.0.0 -Dbuild.snapshot=false
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index de4678107..869137508 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -271,6 +271,12 @@ testClusters.integTest {
         }))
     }
     setting 'path.repo', repo.absolutePath
+
+    if (System.getProperty("tests.clustername") != null) {
+        filter {
+            excludeTestsMatching "org.opensearch.indexmanagement.indexstatemanagement.MetadataRegressionIT"
+        }
+    }
 }
 integTest {
     systemProperty 'tests.security.manager', 'false'
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/IndexManagementPlugin.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/IndexManagementPlugin.kt
index afff48de5..291d10300 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/IndexManagementPlugin.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/IndexManagementPlugin.kt
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ class IndexManagementPlugin : JobSchedulerExtension, NetworkPlugin, ActionPlugin
             .registerScriptService(scriptService)
             .registerSettings(settings)
             .registerConsumers() // registerConsumers must happen after registerSettings/clusterService
+            .registerIMIndex(indexManagementIndices)
             .registerHistoryIndex(indexStateManagementHistory)
             .registerSkipFlag(skipFlag)
 
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/ManagedIndexCoordinator.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/ManagedIndexCoordinator.kt
index 510fcd545..4441d475d 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/ManagedIndexCoordinator.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/ManagedIndexCoordinator.kt
@@ -569,6 +569,8 @@ class ManagedIndexCoordinator(
     @OpenForTesting
     @Suppress("TooGenericExceptionCaught")
     suspend fun clearManagedIndexMetaData(deleteRequests: List<DocWriteRequest<*>>) {
+        if (!ismIndices.indexManagementIndexExists()) return
+
         try {
             if (deleteRequests.isEmpty()) return
 
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/ManagedIndexRunner.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/ManagedIndexRunner.kt
index 883e45832..865be64d8 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/ManagedIndexRunner.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/ManagedIndexRunner.kt
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import org.opensearch.common.xcontent.XContentType
 import org.opensearch.index.Index
 import org.opensearch.index.engine.VersionConflictEngineException
 import org.opensearch.index.seqno.SequenceNumbers
+import org.opensearch.indexmanagement.IndexManagementIndices
 import org.opensearch.indexmanagement.IndexManagementPlugin.Companion.INDEX_MANAGEMENT_INDEX
 import org.opensearch.indexmanagement.indexstatemanagement.action.Action
 import org.opensearch.indexmanagement.indexstatemanagement.model.ManagedIndexConfig
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ object ManagedIndexRunner :
     private lateinit var xContentRegistry: NamedXContentRegistry
     private lateinit var scriptService: ScriptService
     private lateinit var settings: Settings
+    private lateinit var imIndices: IndexManagementIndices
     private lateinit var ismHistory: IndexStateManagementHistory
     private lateinit var skipExecFlag: SkipExecution
     private var indexStateManagementEnabled: Boolean = DEFAULT_ISM_ENABLED
@@ -189,6 +191,11 @@ object ManagedIndexRunner :
         return this
     }
 
+    fun registerIMIndex(imIndices: IndexManagementIndices): ManagedIndexRunner {
+        this.imIndices = imIndices
+        return this
+    }
+
     fun registerHistoryIndex(ismHistory: IndexStateManagementHistory): ManagedIndexRunner {
         this.ismHistory = ismHistory
         return this
@@ -598,6 +605,10 @@ object ManagedIndexRunner :
         lastUpdateResult: UpdateMetadataResult? = null
     ): UpdateMetadataResult {
         var result = UpdateMetadataResult()
+        if (!imIndices.attemptUpdateConfigIndexMapping()) {
+            logger.error("Failed to update config index mapping.")
+            return result
+        }
 
         var metadata: ManagedIndexMetaData = managedIndexMetaData
         if (lastUpdateResult != null) {
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/model/ManagedIndexConfig.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/model/ManagedIndexConfig.kt
index 94b441c64..0645c0b2f 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/model/ManagedIndexConfig.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/model/ManagedIndexConfig.kt
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ data class ManagedIndexConfig(
                 policySeqNo = policySeqNo,
                 policyPrimaryTerm = policyPrimaryTerm,
                 policy = policy?.copy(
+                    id = policyID ?: NO_ID,
                     seqNo = policySeqNo ?: SequenceNumbers.UNASSIGNED_SEQ_NO,
                     primaryTerm = policyPrimaryTerm ?: SequenceNumbers.UNASSIGNED_PRIMARY_TERM
                 ),
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/TestHelpers.kt b/src/test/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/TestHelpers.kt
index 6a947e30c..3cbef7a25 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/TestHelpers.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/TestHelpers.kt
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ fun randomManagedIndexConfig(
         policyID = policy?.id ?: policyID,
         policySeqNo = policy?.seqNo,
         policyPrimaryTerm = policy?.primaryTerm,
-        policy = policy?.copy(id = ManagedIndexConfig.NO_ID, seqNo = SequenceNumbers.UNASSIGNED_SEQ_NO, primaryTerm = SequenceNumbers.UNASSIGNED_PRIMARY_TERM),
+        policy = policy?.copy(seqNo = SequenceNumbers.UNASSIGNED_SEQ_NO, primaryTerm = SequenceNumbers.UNASSIGNED_PRIMARY_TERM),
         changePolicy = changePolicy
     )
 }