diff --git a/src/Config/Entity.cs b/src/Config/Entity.cs
index ce6b2b1c1e..dbcd069764 100644
--- a/src/Config/Entity.cs
+++ b/src/Config/Entity.cs
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public void TryPopulateSourceFields()
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    ObjectType = ConvertSourceType(objectSource.Type);
+                    ObjectType = objectSource.Type;
                     SourceName = objectSource.Name;
                     Parameters = objectSource.Parameters;
                     KeyFields = objectSource.KeyFields;
@@ -165,23 +165,6 @@ public void TryPopulateSourceFields()
                 throw new JsonException(message: $"Source not one of string or object");
             }
         }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Tries to convert the given string sourceType into one of the supported SourceType enums
-        /// Throws an exception if not a case-insensitive match
-        /// </summary>
-        private static SourceType ConvertSourceType(string? sourceType)
-        {
-            // If sourceType is not explicitly specified, we assume it is a Table
-            return sourceType is null ? SourceType.Table
-                : sourceType.ToLowerInvariant() switch
-                {
-                    "table" => SourceType.Table,
-                    "view" => SourceType.View,
-                    "stored-procedure" => SourceType.StoredProcedure,
-                    _ => throw new JsonException(message: "Source type must be one of: [table, view, stored-procedure]")
-                };
-        }
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -196,13 +179,52 @@ private static SourceType ConvertSourceType(string? sourceType)
     /// <param name="KeyFields"> The field(s) to be used as primary keys.
     /// Support tracked in #547 </param>
     public record DatabaseObjectSource(
-        string Type,
+        [property: JsonConverter(typeof(SourceTypeEnumJsonConverter))]
+        SourceType Type,
         [property: JsonPropertyName("object")]
             string Name,
         Dictionary<string, object>? Parameters,
         [property: JsonPropertyName("key-fields")]
             Array KeyFields);
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Class to specify custom converter used while deserialising json config
+    /// to SourceType and serializing from SourceType to string.
+    /// Tries to convert the given string sourceType into one of the supported SourceType enums
+    /// Throws an exception if not a case-insensitive match
+    /// </summary>
+    public class SourceTypeEnumJsonConverter : JsonConverter<SourceType>
+    {
+        public const string STORED_PROCEDURE = "stored-procedure";
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override SourceType Read(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, Type typeToConvert, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+        {
+            string? type = reader.GetString();
+            if (STORED_PROCEDURE.Equals(type))
+            {
+                return SourceType.StoredProcedure;
+            }
+
+            if (Enum.TryParse<SourceType>(type, ignoreCase: true, out SourceType sourceType))
+            {
+                return sourceType;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                throw new JsonException($"Invalid Source Type: {type}." +
+                    $" Valid values are {STORED_PROCEDURE}, {SourceType.Table}, and {SourceType.View}.");
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override void Write(Utf8JsonWriter writer, SourceType value, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+        {
+            string valueToWrite = value is SourceType.StoredProcedure ? STORED_PROCEDURE : value.ToString().ToLower();
+            writer.WriteStringValue(valueToWrite);
+        }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Supported source types as defined by json schema
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Service.Tests/Authorization/AuthorizationHelpers.cs b/src/Service.Tests/Authorization/AuthorizationHelpers.cs
index 8951848d5f..50d4c6533d 100644
--- a/src/Service.Tests/Authorization/AuthorizationHelpers.cs
+++ b/src/Service.Tests/Authorization/AuthorizationHelpers.cs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public static AuthorizationResolver InitAuthorizationResolver(RuntimeConfig runt
         /// <returns></returns>
         public static RuntimeConfig InitRuntimeConfig(
             string entityName = TEST_ENTITY,
-            string entitySource = TEST_ENTITY,
+            object? entitySource = null,
             string roleName = "Reader",
             Operation operation = Operation.Create,
             HashSet<string>? includedCols = null,
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ public static RuntimeConfig InitRuntimeConfig(
         {
             Field? fieldsForRole = null;
 
+            if (entitySource is null)
+            {
+                entitySource = TEST_ENTITY;
+            }
+
             if (includedCols is not null || excludedCols is not null)
             {
                 // Only create object for Fields if inc/exc cols is not null.
diff --git a/src/Service.Tests/Configuration/ConfigurationTests.cs b/src/Service.Tests/Configuration/ConfigurationTests.cs
index 6b349ea336..edea620cd0 100644
--- a/src/Service.Tests/Configuration/ConfigurationTests.cs
+++ b/src/Service.Tests/Configuration/ConfigurationTests.cs
@@ -99,6 +99,76 @@ public async Task TestNoConfigReturnsServiceUnavailable(string[] args)
             Assert.AreEqual(HttpStatusCode.ServiceUnavailable, result.StatusCode);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Checks correct serialization and deserialization of Source Type from 
+        /// Enum to String and vice-versa.
+        /// Consider both cases for source as an object and as a string
+        /// </summary>
+        [DataTestMethod]
+        [DataRow(true, SourceType.StoredProcedure, "stored-procedure", DisplayName = "source is a stored-procedure")]
+        [DataRow(true, SourceType.Table, "table", DisplayName = "source is a table")]
+        [DataRow(true, SourceType.View, "view", DisplayName = "source is a view")]
+        [DataRow(false, null, null, DisplayName = "source is just string")]
+        public void TestCorrectSerializationOfSourceObject(
+            bool isDatabaseObjectSource,
+            SourceType sourceObjectType,
+            string sourceTypeName)
+        {
+            object entitySource;
+            if (isDatabaseObjectSource)
+            {
+                entitySource = new DatabaseObjectSource(
+                    Type: sourceObjectType,
+                    Name: "sourceName",
+                    Parameters: null,
+                    KeyFields: null
+                );
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                entitySource = "sourceName";
+            }
+
+            RuntimeConfig runtimeConfig = AuthorizationHelpers.InitRuntimeConfig(
+                entityName: "MyEntity",
+                entitySource: entitySource,
+                roleName: "Anonymous",
+                operation: Operation.All,
+                includedCols: null,
+                excludedCols: null,
+                databasePolicy: null
+                );
+
+            string runtimeConfigJson = JsonSerializer.Serialize<RuntimeConfig>(runtimeConfig);
+
+            if (isDatabaseObjectSource)
+            {
+                Assert.IsTrue(runtimeConfigJson.Contains(sourceTypeName));
+            }
+
+            Mock<ILogger> logger = new();
+            Assert.IsTrue(RuntimeConfig.TryGetDeserializedConfig(
+                runtimeConfigJson,
+                out RuntimeConfig deserializedRuntimeConfig,
+                logger.Object));
+
+            Assert.IsTrue(deserializedRuntimeConfig.Entities.ContainsKey("MyEntity"));
+            deserializedRuntimeConfig.Entities["MyEntity"].TryPopulateSourceFields();
+            Assert.AreEqual("sourceName", deserializedRuntimeConfig.Entities["MyEntity"].SourceName);
+
+            JsonElement sourceJson = (JsonElement)deserializedRuntimeConfig.Entities["MyEntity"].Source;
+            if (isDatabaseObjectSource)
+            {
+                Assert.AreEqual(JsonValueKind.Object, sourceJson.ValueKind);
+                Assert.AreEqual(sourceObjectType, deserializedRuntimeConfig.Entities["MyEntity"].ObjectType);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Assert.AreEqual(JsonValueKind.String, sourceJson.ValueKind);
+                Assert.AreEqual("sourceName", deserializedRuntimeConfig.Entities["MyEntity"].Source.ToString());
+            }
+        }
+
         [TestMethod("Validates that once the configuration is set, the config controller isn't reachable.")]
         public async Task TestConflictAlreadySetConfiguration()
         {