diff --git a/backend/api/tests/views/test_views_info.py b/backend/api/tests/views/test_views_info.py
index 3f74f9be7..58b7efeef 100644
--- a/backend/api/tests/views/test_views_info.py
+++ b/backend/api/tests/views/test_views_info.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 from api.tests.common import AuthenticatedClient
 from orchestrator.client import OrchestratorClient
+from orchestrator.resources import OrchestratorVersion
 
 
 @override_settings(LEDGER_CHANNELS={"mychannel": {"chaincode": {"name": "mycc"}, "model_export_enabled": True}})
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ def test_authenticated(self):
         client = AuthenticatedClient()
 
         with mock.patch.object(
-            OrchestratorClient, "query_version", return_value={"orchestrator": "foo", "chaincode": "bar"}
+            OrchestratorClient, "query_version", return_value=OrchestratorVersion(server="foo", chaincode="bar")
         ):
             response = client.get(self.url, **self.extra)
 
diff --git a/backend/backend/views.py b/backend/backend/views.py
index cb4d4dc92..db42630e8 100644
--- a/backend/backend/views.py
+++ b/backend/backend/views.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
             channel_name = get_channel_name(request)
             channel = settings.LEDGER_CHANNELS[channel_name]
 
-            orchestrator_versions = {}
+            orchestrator_versions = None
 
             if not settings.ISOLATED:
                 with get_orchestrator_client(channel_name) as client:
@@ -60,15 +60,15 @@ def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
 
             res["channel"] = channel_name
             res["version"] = settings.BACKEND_VERSION
-            res["orchestrator_version"] = orchestrator_versions.get("orchestrator")
+            res["orchestrator_version"] = orchestrator_versions.server if orchestrator_versions is not None else None
             res["config"]["model_export_enabled"] = channel["model_export_enabled"]
 
             res["user"] = request.user.get_username()
             if hasattr(request.user, "channel"):
                 res["user_role"] = request.user.channel.role
 
-            if orchestrator_versions.get("chaincode"):
-                res["chaincode_version"] = orchestrator_versions.get("chaincode")
+            if orchestrator_versions and orchestrator_versions.chaincode:
+                res["chaincode_version"] = orchestrator_versions.chaincode
 
         return ApiResponse(res)
 
diff --git a/backend/orchestrator/client.py b/backend/orchestrator/client.py
index fa9497e45..78f28da6d 100644
--- a/backend/orchestrator/client.py
+++ b/backend/orchestrator/client.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 from orchestrator.resources import ComputePlanStatus
 from orchestrator.resources import ComputeTask
 from orchestrator.resources import ComputeTaskInputAsset
+from orchestrator.resources import OrchestratorVersion
 
 logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
 
@@ -530,15 +531,12 @@ def subscribe_to_events(self, channel_name=None, start_event_id=""):
 
         return (MessageToDict(event, **CONVERT_SETTINGS) for event in events_stream)
 
-    def query_version(
-        self,
-    ):
+    def query_version(self) -> OrchestratorVersion:
         data = self._info_client.QueryVersion(
             info_pb2.QueryVersionParam(),
             metadata=self._metadata,
         )
-        data = MessageToDict(data, **CONVERT_SETTINGS)
-        return data
+        return OrchestratorVersion.from_grpc(data)
 
     def __enter__(self):
         return self
diff --git a/backend/orchestrator/resources.py b/backend/orchestrator/resources.py
index ecf1dfbcc..558b621d4 100644
--- a/backend/orchestrator/resources.py
+++ b/backend/orchestrator/resources.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from orchestrator import computetask_pb2
 from orchestrator import datamanager_pb2
 from orchestrator import datasample_pb2
+from orchestrator import info_pb2
 from orchestrator import model_pb2
 
 
@@ -344,3 +345,12 @@ class InvalidInputAsset(Exception):
     def __init__(self, actual: AssetKind, expected: AssetKind):
         message = f"Invalid asset kind, expected {expected} but have {actual}"
         super().__init__(message)
+
+
+class OrchestratorVersion(pydantic.BaseModel):
+    server: str
+    chaincode: str
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_grpc(cls, orc_version: info_pb2.QueryVersionResponse) -> OrchestratorVersion:
+        return cls(server=orc_version.orchestrator, chaincode=orc_version.chaincode)