diff --git a/lib/routes/client-api/metrics-schema.js b/lib/routes/client-api/metrics-schema.js
index 12dedc6262..4c25ade26a 100644
--- a/lib/routes/client-api/metrics-schema.js
+++ b/lib/routes/client-api/metrics-schema.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 const joi = require('joi');
 
-const clientMetricsSchema = joi.object().keys({
+const clientMetricsSchema = joi.object().options({ stripUnknown: true }).keys({
     appName: joi.string().required(),
     instanceId: joi.string().required(),
     bucket: joi.object().required().keys({
diff --git a/lib/routes/client-api/register-schema.js b/lib/routes/client-api/register-schema.js
index e133e03598..99efd62488 100644
--- a/lib/routes/client-api/register-schema.js
+++ b/lib/routes/client-api/register-schema.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 const joi = require('joi');
 
-const clientRegisterSchema = joi.object().keys({
+const clientRegisterSchema = joi.object().options({ stripUnknown: true }).keys({
     appName: joi.string().required(),
     instanceId: joi.string().required(),
     sdkVersion: joi.string().optional(),