diff --git a/hermes-management/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/management/domain/topic/validator/TopicValidator.java b/hermes-management/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/management/domain/topic/validator/TopicValidator.java
index fd1e22d8d..eaa69ef2c 100644
--- a/hermes-management/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/management/domain/topic/validator/TopicValidator.java
+++ b/hermes-management/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/management/domain/topic/validator/TopicValidator.java
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 import pl.allegro.tech.hermes.api.RetentionTime;
 import pl.allegro.tech.hermes.api.Topic;
 import pl.allegro.tech.hermes.management.api.validator.ApiPreconditions;
-import pl.allegro.tech.hermes.management.config.TopicProperties;
 import pl.allegro.tech.hermes.management.domain.auth.RequestUser;
 import pl.allegro.tech.hermes.management.domain.owner.validator.OwnerIdValidator;
 import pl.allegro.tech.hermes.management.domain.topic.CreatorRights;
@@ -28,21 +27,18 @@ public class TopicValidator {
     private final TopicLabelsValidator topicLabelsValidator;
     private final SchemaRepository schemaRepository;
     private final ApiPreconditions apiPreconditions;
-    private final TopicProperties topicProperties;
 
     @Autowired
     public TopicValidator(OwnerIdValidator ownerIdValidator,
                           ContentTypeValidator contentTypeValidator,
                           TopicLabelsValidator topicLabelsValidator,
                           SchemaRepository schemaRepository,
-                          ApiPreconditions apiPreconditions,
-                          TopicProperties topicProperties) {
+                          ApiPreconditions apiPreconditions) {
         this.ownerIdValidator = ownerIdValidator;
         this.contentTypeValidator = contentTypeValidator;
         this.topicLabelsValidator = topicLabelsValidator;
         this.schemaRepository = schemaRepository;
         this.apiPreconditions = apiPreconditions;
-        this.topicProperties = topicProperties;
     }
 
     public void ensureCreatedTopicIsValid(Topic created, RequestUser createdBy, CreatorRights creatorRights) {
@@ -51,8 +47,8 @@ public void ensureCreatedTopicIsValid(Topic created, RequestUser createdBy, Crea
         checkContentType(created);
         checkTopicLabels(created);
 
-        if ((created.isFallbackToRemoteDatacenterEnabled() != topicProperties.isDefaultFallbackToRemoteDatacenterEnabled()) && !createdBy.isAdmin()) {
-            throw new TopicValidationException("User is not allowed to set non-default fallback to remote datacenter for this topic");
+        if (created.isFallbackToRemoteDatacenterEnabled() && !createdBy.isAdmin()) {
+            throw new TopicValidationException("User is not allowed to enable fallback to remote datacenter");
         }
 
         if (created.getChaos().mode() != ChaosMode.DISABLED && !createdBy.isAdmin()) {
@@ -76,8 +72,8 @@ public void ensureUpdatedTopicIsValid(Topic updated, Topic previous, RequestUser
         checkOwner(updated);
         checkTopicLabels(updated);
 
-        if ((previous.isFallbackToRemoteDatacenterEnabled() != updated.isFallbackToRemoteDatacenterEnabled()) && !modifiedBy.isAdmin()) {
-            throw new TopicValidationException("User is not allowed to update fallback to remote datacenter for this topic");
+        if (!previous.isFallbackToRemoteDatacenterEnabled() && updated.isFallbackToRemoteDatacenterEnabled() && !modifiedBy.isAdmin()) {
+            throw new TopicValidationException("User is not allowed to enable fallback to remote datacenter");
         }
 
         if (!previous.getChaos().equals(updated.getChaos()) && !modifiedBy.isAdmin()) {
diff --git a/integration-tests/src/integrationTest/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/integrationtests/management/TopicManagementTest.java b/integration-tests/src/integrationTest/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/integrationtests/management/TopicManagementTest.java
index 461492ccd..d097604b4 100644
--- a/integration-tests/src/integrationTest/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/integrationtests/management/TopicManagementTest.java
+++ b/integration-tests/src/integrationTest/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/integrationtests/management/TopicManagementTest.java
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ public void shouldCreateTopicEvenIfExistsInBrokers() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void shouldNotAllowNonAdminUserCreateTopicWithNonDefaultFallbackToRemoteDatacenter() {
+    public void shouldNotAllowNonAdminUserCreateTopicWithFallbackToRemoteDatacenterEnabled() {
         // given
         TestSecurityProvider.setUserIsAdmin(false);
         TopicWithSchema topic = topicWithSchema(
@@ -619,11 +619,11 @@ public void shouldNotAllowNonAdminUserCreateTopicWithNonDefaultFallbackToRemoteD
         //then
         response.expectStatus().isBadRequest();
         assertThat(response.expectBody(String.class).returnResult().getResponseBody())
-                .contains("User is not allowed to set non-default fallback to remote datacenter");
+                .contains("User is not allowed to enable fallback to remote datacenter");
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void shouldAllowAdminUserCreateTopicWithNonDefaultFallbackToRemoteDatacenterEnabled() {
+    public void shouldAllowAdminUserCreateTopicWithFallbackToRemoteDatacenterEnabled() {
         // given
         TestSecurityProvider.setUserIsAdmin(true);
         TopicWithSchema topic = topicWithSchema(
@@ -641,12 +641,11 @@ public void shouldAllowAdminUserCreateTopicWithNonDefaultFallbackToRemoteDatacen
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void shouldNotAllowNonAdminUserToChangeFallbackToRemoteDatacenter() {
+    public void shouldNotAllowNonAdminUserToEnableFallbackToRemoteDatacenter() {
         // given
-        Topic topic = hermes.initHelper().createTopic(topicWithRandomName()
-                .withFallbackToRemoteDatacenterEnabled().build());
+        Topic topic = hermes.initHelper().createTopic(topicWithRandomName().build());
         TestSecurityProvider.setUserIsAdmin(false);
-        PatchData patchData = PatchData.from(ImmutableMap.of("fallbackToRemoteDatacenterEnabled", false));
+        PatchData patchData = PatchData.from(ImmutableMap.of("fallbackToRemoteDatacenterEnabled", true));
 
         // when
         WebTestClient.ResponseSpec response = hermes.api().updateTopic(topic.getQualifiedName(), patchData);
@@ -654,17 +653,15 @@ public void shouldNotAllowNonAdminUserToChangeFallbackToRemoteDatacenter() {
         //then
         response.expectStatus().isBadRequest();
         assertThat(response.expectBody(String.class).returnResult().getResponseBody())
-                .contains("User is not allowed to update fallback to remote datacenter for this topic");
+                .contains("User is not allowed to enable fallback to remote datacenter");
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void shouldAllowAdminUserToChangeFallbackToRemoteDatacenter() {
+    public void shouldAllowAdminUserToEnableFallbackToRemoteDatacenter() {
         // given
-        Topic topic = hermes.initHelper().createTopic(topicWithRandomName()
-                .withFallbackToRemoteDatacenterEnabled()
-                .build());
+        Topic topic = hermes.initHelper().createTopic(topicWithRandomName().build());
         TestSecurityProvider.setUserIsAdmin(true);
-        PatchData patchData = PatchData.from(ImmutableMap.of("fallbackToRemoteDatacenterEnabled", false));
+        PatchData patchData = PatchData.from(ImmutableMap.of("fallbackToRemoteDatacenterEnabled", true));
 
         // when
         WebTestClient.ResponseSpec response = hermes.api().updateTopic(topic.getQualifiedName(), patchData);