diff --git a/src/api/routes/events.ts b/src/api/routes/events.ts
index cc874a43..c2914238 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/events.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/events.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ const createProjectionParams = (includeMetadata: boolean = false) => {
     host: "#host",
     featured: "#featured",
     id: "#id",
+    repeats: "#repeats",
+    repeatEnds: "#repeatEnds",
     ...(includeMetadata ? { metadata: "#metadata" } : {}),
   };
 
@@ -179,7 +181,7 @@ const eventsPlugin: FastifyPluginAsyncZodOpenApi = async (
       async (request, reply) => {
         const upcomingOnly = request.query?.upcomingOnly || false;
         const featuredOnly = request.query?.featuredOnly || false;
-        const includeMetadata = request.query.includeMetadata || true;
+        const includeMetadata = request.query.includeMetadata || false;
         const host = request.query?.host;
         const ts = request.query?.ts; // we only use this to disable cache control
         const projection = createProjectionParams(includeMetadata);
diff --git a/src/common/policies/definition.ts b/src/common/policies/definition.ts
index 6f662534..d858e595 100644
--- a/src/common/policies/definition.ts
+++ b/src/common/policies/definition.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { FastifyRequest } from "fastify";
 import { hostRestrictionPolicy } from "./events.js";
 import { z } from "zod";
 import { AuthorizationPolicyResult } from "./evaluator.js";
+
 type Policy<TParamsSchema extends z.ZodObject<any>> = {
   name: string;
   paramsSchema: TParamsSchema;
@@ -11,10 +12,8 @@ type Policy<TParamsSchema extends z.ZodObject<any>> = {
   ) => AuthorizationPolicyResult;
 };
 
-// Type to get parameters type from a policy
 type PolicyParams<T> = T extends Policy<infer U> ? z.infer<U> : never;
 
-// Type for a registry of policies
 type PolicyRegistry = {
   [key: string]: Policy<any>;
 };
@@ -27,16 +26,15 @@ type TypedPolicyRegistry<T extends PolicyRegistry> = {
   };
 };
 
+export const AuthorizationPoliciesRegistry: PolicyRegistry = {
+  EventsHostRestrictionPolicy: hostRestrictionPolicy,
+} as const;
+
 export type AvailableAuthorizationPolicies = TypedPolicyRegistry<
   typeof AuthorizationPoliciesRegistry
 >;
-export const AuthorizationPoliciesRegistry = {
-  EventsHostRestrictionPolicy: hostRestrictionPolicy,
-} as const;
 
 export type AvailableAuthorizationPolicy = {
-  [K in keyof typeof AuthorizationPoliciesRegistry]: {
-    name: K;
-    params: PolicyParams<(typeof AuthorizationPoliciesRegistry)[K]>;
-  };
-}[keyof typeof AuthorizationPoliciesRegistry];
+  name: keyof typeof AuthorizationPoliciesRegistry;
+  params: PolicyParams<typeof AuthorizationPoliciesRegistry[keyof typeof AuthorizationPoliciesRegistry]>;
+};
diff --git a/tests/live/events.test.ts b/tests/live/events.test.ts
index 86ca1cf7..c1d019cb 100644
--- a/tests/live/events.test.ts
+++ b/tests/live/events.test.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ test("getting events for a given host", async () => {
 });
 
 describe("Event lifecycle tests", async () => {
-  let createdEventUuid;
+  let createdEventUuid: string;
   test("creating an event", { timeout: 30000 }, async () => {
     const token = await createJwt();
     const response = await fetch(`${baseEndpoint}/api/v1/events`, {
@@ -34,13 +34,14 @@ describe("Event lifecycle tests", async () => {
         "Content-Type": "application/json",
       },
       body: JSON.stringify({
-        title: "Testing Event",
+        title: "Live Testing Event",
         description: "An event of all time",
         start: "2024-12-31T02:00:00",
         end: "2024-12-31T03:30:00",
         location: "ACM Room (Siebel 1104)",
         host: "ACM",
         featured: true,
+        repeats: "weekly",
       }),
     });
     const responseJson = await response.json();
@@ -49,6 +50,26 @@ describe("Event lifecycle tests", async () => {
     expect(responseJson).toHaveProperty("resource");
     createdEventUuid = responseJson.id;
   });
+  test("getting a created event", { timeout: 30000 }, async () => {
+    if (!createdEventUuid) {
+      throw new Error("Event UUID not found");
+    }
+    const response = await fetch(
+      `${baseEndpoint}/api/v1/events/${createdEventUuid}?ts=${Date.now()}`,
+      {
+        method: "GET",
+        headers: {
+          "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        },
+      },
+    );
+    const responseJson = await response.json();
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(responseJson).toHaveProperty("id");
+    expect(responseJson).toHaveProperty("repeats");
+    expect(responseJson["repeatEnds"]).toBeUndefined();
+    createdEventUuid = responseJson.id;
+  });
 
   test("deleting a previously-created event", { timeout: 30000 }, async () => {
     if (!createdEventUuid) {
@@ -72,7 +93,7 @@ describe("Event lifecycle tests", async () => {
       throw new Error("Event UUID not found");
     }
     const response = await fetch(
-      `${baseEndpoint}/api/v1/events/${createdEventUuid}`,
+      `${baseEndpoint}/api/v1/events/${createdEventUuid}?ts=${Date.now()}`,
       {
         method: "GET",
       },