diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/V2/Terrafund/TerrafundEditGeometryController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/V2/Terrafund/TerrafundEditGeometryController.php
index fb11c14ee..88bcbfabc 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/V2/Terrafund/TerrafundEditGeometryController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/V2/Terrafund/TerrafundEditGeometryController.php
@@ -84,7 +84,12 @@ public function updateProjectCentroid($polygonGeometry)
                     } else {
                         Log::warning("Centroid data for project UUID: $project->uuid is malformed.");
                     }
-                    Log::info("Updated project centroid for project UUID: $project->uuid with lat: {$centroid['lat']}, lng: {$centroid['lng']}");
+                    if (is_array($centroid) && isset($centroid['lat']) && isset($centroid['lng'])) {
+                        Log::info("Updated project centroid for project UUID: $project->uuid with lat: {$centroid['lat']}, lng: {$centroid['lng']}");
+                    } else {
+                        Log::error('Centroid is not properly defined. Centroid data: ' . print_r($centroid, true));
+                    }
+
                 } else {
                     Log::warning("Project with UUID $relatedSite->project_id not found.");
                 }
diff --git a/app/Services/PolygonService.php b/app/Services/PolygonService.php
index 9e8c5ab8a..fd323c3a5 100644
--- a/app/Services/PolygonService.php
+++ b/app/Services/PolygonService.php
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ public function createCriteriaSite($polygonId, $criteriaId, $valid): bool|string
         $criteriaSite->polygon_id = $polygonId;
         $criteriaSite->criteria_id = $criteriaId;
         $criteriaSite->valid = $valid;
-        $criteriaSite->created_by = Auth::user()?->id;
 
         try {
             $criteriaSite->save();
diff --git a/openapi-src/V2/paths/Terrafund/get-v2-terrafund-validation-polygon.yml b/openapi-src/V2/paths/Terrafund/get-v2-terrafund-validation-polygon.yml
index 1f565764b..310abf699 100644
--- a/openapi-src/V2/paths/Terrafund/get-v2-terrafund-validation-polygon.yml
+++ b/openapi-src/V2/paths/Terrafund/get-v2-terrafund-validation-polygon.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-summary: Get validation results for a polygon
+summary: Run validation for a polygon
 parameters:
   - in: query
     name: uuid
diff --git a/openapi-src/V2/paths/_index.yml b/openapi-src/V2/paths/_index.yml
index c4d6c211a..4a3158a6a 100644
--- a/openapi-src/V2/paths/_index.yml
+++ b/openapi-src/V2/paths/_index.yml
@@ -2515,13 +2515,13 @@
   get:
     $ref: './Exports/get-v2-entity-export-uuid.yml'
 '/v2/terrafund/validation/polygon':
-  get:
+  post:
     $ref: './Terrafund/get-v2-terrafund-validation-polygon.yml'
 '/v2/terrafund/validation/criteria-data':
   get:
     $ref: './Terrafund/get-v2-terrafund-validation-criteria-data.yml'
 '/v2/terrafund/validation/sitePolygons':
-  get:
+  post:
     $ref: './Terrafund/get-v2-terrafund-validation-sitepolygons.yml'
 '/v2/terrafund/validation/site':
   get:
diff --git a/resources/docs/swagger-v2.yml b/resources/docs/swagger-v2.yml
index 968bbc625..1965c3011 100644
--- a/resources/docs/swagger-v2.yml
+++ b/resources/docs/swagger-v2.yml
@@ -94312,8 +94312,8 @@ paths:
           schema:
             type: file
   /v2/terrafund/validation/polygon:
-    get:
-      summary: Get validation results for a polygon
+    post:
+      summary: Run validation for a polygon
       parameters:
         - in: query
           name: uuid
@@ -94380,7 +94380,7 @@ paths:
                       type: integer
                       description: 'Indicates if the criteria is valid or not (1 for valid, 0 for invalid)'
   /v2/terrafund/validation/sitePolygons:
-    get:
+    post:
       summary: Run validation for all polygons in a site
       parameters:
         - in: query
diff --git a/routes/api_v2.php b/routes/api_v2.php
index c4caa12ff..9aedba714 100644
--- a/routes/api_v2.php
+++ b/routes/api_v2.php
@@ -638,8 +638,8 @@
     Route::get('/validation/overlapping', [TerrafundCreateGeometryController::class, 'validateOverlapping']);
     Route::get('/validation/estimated-area', [TerrafundCreateGeometryController::class, 'validateEstimatedArea']);
     Route::get('/validation/table-data', [TerrafundCreateGeometryController::class, 'validateDataInDB']);
-    Route::get('/validation/polygon', [TerrafundCreateGeometryController::class, 'getValidationPolygon']);
-    Route::get('/validation/sitePolygons', [TerrafundCreateGeometryController::class, 'getSiteValidationPolygon']);
+    Route::post('/validation/polygon', [TerrafundCreateGeometryController::class, 'getValidationPolygon']);
+    Route::post('/validation/sitePolygons', [TerrafundCreateGeometryController::class, 'getSiteValidationPolygon']);
     Route::get('/validation/site', [TerrafundCreateGeometryController::class, 'getCurrentSiteValidation']);
 
     Route::get('/polygon/{uuid}', [TerrafundEditGeometryController::class, 'getSitePolygonData']);