diff --git a/authentik/blueprints/models.py b/authentik/blueprints/models.py
index 9b53c12f9..d53fc12e6 100644
--- a/authentik/blueprints/models.py
+++ b/authentik/blueprints/models.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class BlueprintInstance(SerializerModel, ManagedModel, CreatedUpdatedModel):
             WithDefaultName(path),
             WithDebug(True),
         )
-        LOGGER.debug("Fetching OCI manifests for blueprint", instance=self)
+        LOGGER.info("Fetching OCI manifests for blueprint", instance=self)
         manifest_request = client.NewRequest(
             "GET",
             "/v2/<name>/manifests/<reference>",
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class BlueprintInstance(SerializerModel, ManagedModel, CreatedUpdatedModel):
         """Retrieve blueprint contents"""
         full_path = Path(CONFIG.y("blueprints_dir")).joinpath(Path(self.path))
         if full_path.exists():
-            LOGGER.info("Blueprint path exists locally", instance=self)
+            LOGGER.debug("Blueprint path exists locally", instance=self)
             with full_path.open("r", encoding="utf-8") as _file:
                 return _file.read()
         return self.retrieve_oci()
diff --git a/authentik/blueprints/tests/test_packaged.py b/authentik/blueprints/tests/test_packaged.py
index 21188e893..bbb38bd39 100644
--- a/authentik/blueprints/tests/test_packaged.py
+++ b/authentik/blueprints/tests/test_packaged.py
@@ -33,4 +33,6 @@ def blueprint_tester(file_name: Path) -> Callable:
 
 
 for blueprint_file in Path("blueprints/").glob("**/*.yaml"):
+    if "local" in str(blueprint_file):
+        continue
     setattr(TestPackaged, f"test_blueprint_{blueprint_file}", blueprint_tester(blueprint_file))
diff --git a/authentik/blueprints/v1/meta/apply_blueprint.py b/authentik/blueprints/v1/meta/apply_blueprint.py
index 03824aeb3..81406b771 100644
--- a/authentik/blueprints/v1/meta/apply_blueprint.py
+++ b/authentik/blueprints/v1/meta/apply_blueprint.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 """Apply Blueprint meta model"""
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
 from rest_framework.exceptions import ValidationError
 from rest_framework.fields import BooleanField, JSONField
 from structlog.stdlib import get_logger
@@ -6,6 +8,9 @@ from structlog.stdlib import get_logger
 from authentik.blueprints.v1.meta.registry import BaseMetaModel, MetaResult, registry
 from authentik.core.api.utils import PassiveSerializer, is_dict
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from authentik.blueprints.models import BlueprintInstance
+
 LOGGER = get_logger()
 
 
@@ -15,21 +20,28 @@ class ApplyBlueprintMetaSerializer(PassiveSerializer):
     identifiers = JSONField(validators=[is_dict])
     required = BooleanField(default=True)
 
-    def create(self, validated_data: dict) -> MetaResult:
+    instance: "BlueprintInstance"
+
+    def validate(self, attrs):
         from authentik.blueprints.models import BlueprintInstance
+
+        identifiers = attrs["identifiers"]
+        required = attrs["required"]
+        instance = BlueprintInstance.objects.filter(**identifiers).first()
+        if not instance and required:
+            raise ValidationError("Required blueprint does not exist")
+        self.instance = instance
+        return super().validate(attrs)
+
+    def create(self, validated_data: dict) -> MetaResult:
         from authentik.blueprints.v1.tasks import apply_blueprint
 
-        identifiers = validated_data["identifiers"]
-        required = validated_data["required"]
-        instance = BlueprintInstance.objects.filter(**identifiers).first()
-        if not instance:
-            if required:
-                raise ValidationError("Required blueprint does not exist")
+        if not self.instance:
             LOGGER.info("Blueprint does not exist, but not required")
             return MetaResult()
-        LOGGER.debug("Applying blueprint from meta model", blueprint=instance)
+        LOGGER.debug("Applying blueprint from meta model", blueprint=self.instance)
         # pylint: disable=no-value-for-parameter
-        apply_blueprint(str(instance.pk))
+        apply_blueprint(str(self.instance.pk))
         return MetaResult()