diff --git a/swh/deposit/api/private/deposit_check.py b/swh/deposit/api/private/deposit_check.py
--- a/swh/deposit/api/private/deposit_check.py
+++ b/swh/deposit/api/private/deposit_check.py
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@
             return True
 
     def _check_deposit_metadata(self, deposit):
-        """Given a deposit, check each deposit request of type metadata.
+        """Given a deposit, check each deposit request of type metadata,
+           by aggregating all metadata requests one bundle.
 
         Args:
             The deposit to check metadata for.
@@ -91,11 +92,10 @@
         metadata = {}
         for dr in self._deposit_requests(deposit, request_type=METADATA_TYPE):
             metadata.update(dr.metadata)
-
         return self._check_metadata(metadata)
 
     def _check_metadata(self, metadata):
-        """Check to execute on all metadata.
+        """Check to execute on all metadata and keeps metadata_url for url validation.
 
         Args:
             metadata (): Metadata to actually check
@@ -113,8 +113,18 @@
                          for field in metadata
                          for name in possible_names)
                      for possible_names in required_fields)
+        urls = []
+        for field in metadata:
+            if 'url' in field:
+                urls.append(metadata[field])
+        self.metadata_url = urls
         return result
 
+    def _check_url(self, client_url, metadata_urls):
+        validatation = any(client_url in url
+                           for url in metadata_urls)
+        return validatation
+
     def process_get(self, req, collection_name, deposit_id):
         """Build a unique tarball from the multiple received and stream that
            content to the client.
@@ -129,6 +139,8 @@
 
         """
         deposit = Deposit.objects.get(pk=deposit_id)
+        client_url = deposit.client.url
+        self.metadata_url = None         # created in _check_metadata
         problems = []
         # will check each deposit's associated request (both of type
         # archive and metadata) for errors
@@ -140,7 +152,11 @@
         if not metadata_status:
             problems.append('metadata')
 
-        deposit_status = archives_status and metadata_status
+        url_status = self._check_url(client_url, self.metadata_url)
+        if not url_status:
+            problems.append('url')
+
+        deposit_status = archives_status and metadata_status and url_status
 
         # if any problems arose, the deposit is rejected
         if not deposit_status:
diff --git a/swh/deposit/tests/api/test_deposit_check.py b/swh/deposit/tests/api/test_deposit_check.py
--- a/swh/deposit/tests/api/test_deposit_check.py
+++ b/swh/deposit/tests/api/test_deposit_check.py
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@
         data = json.loads(response.content.decode('utf-8'))
         self.assertEqual(data['status'], DEPOSIT_STATUS_REJECTED)
         self.assertEqual(data['details'],
-                         'Some archive(s) and metadata failed the checks.')
+                         'Some archive(s) and metadata and url ' +
+                         'failed the checks.')
         deposit = Deposit.objects.get(pk=deposit.id)
         self.assertEquals(deposit.status, DEPOSIT_STATUS_REJECTED)
 
diff --git a/swh/deposit/tests/api/test_deposit_read_metadata.py b/swh/deposit/tests/api/test_deposit_read_metadata.py
--- a/swh/deposit/tests/api/test_deposit_read_metadata.py
+++ b/swh/deposit/tests/api/test_deposit_read_metadata.py
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@
 
         expected_meta = {
             'origin': {
-                'url': 'https://hal.test.fr/some-external-id',
+                'url': 'https://hal-test.archives-ouvertes.fr/' +
+                       'some-external-id',
                 'type': 'deposit'
             },
             'origin_metadata': {
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@
                 'provider': {
                     'provider_name': '',
                     'provider_type': 'deposit_client',
-                    'provider_url': 'https://hal.test.fr/',
+                    'provider_url': 'https://hal-test.archives-ouvertes.fr/',
                     'metadata': {}
                 },
                 'tool': {
@@ -125,7 +126,8 @@
 
         expected_meta = {
             'origin': {
-                'url': 'https://hal.test.fr/some-external-id',
+                'url': 'https://hal-test.archives-ouvertes.fr/' +
+                       'some-external-id',
                 'type': 'deposit'
             },
             'origin_metadata': {
@@ -136,7 +138,7 @@
                 'provider': {
                     'provider_name': '',
                     'provider_type': 'deposit_client',
-                    'provider_url': 'https://hal.test.fr/',
+                    'provider_url': 'https://hal-test.archives-ouvertes.fr/',
                     'metadata': {}
                 },
                 'tool': {
diff --git a/swh/deposit/tests/common.py b/swh/deposit/tests/common.py
--- a/swh/deposit/tests/common.py
+++ b/swh/deposit/tests/common.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
                 <external_identifier>1785io25c695</external_identifier>
                 <updated>2017-10-07T15:17:08Z</updated>
                 <author>some awesome author</author>
-                <url>http://test.test.fr</url>
+                <url>https://hal-test.archives-ouvertes.fr</url>
         </entry>"""
 
     def tearDown(self):
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
             deposit_request_types[deposit_request_type] = drt
 
         _name = 'hal'
-        _url = 'https://hal.test.fr/'
+        _url = 'https://hal-test.archives-ouvertes.fr/'
         # set collection up
         _collection = DepositCollection(name=_name)
         _collection.save()
@@ -261,14 +261,14 @@
                 <external_identifier>1785io25c695</external_identifier>
                 <updated>2017-10-07T15:17:08Z</updated>
                 <author>some awesome author</author>
-                <url>http://test.test.fr</url>
+                <url>https://hal-test.archives-ouvertes.fr/id</url>
         </entry>"""
 
         self.codemeta_entry_data0 = b"""<?xml version="1.0"?>
             <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
                 xmlns:codemeta="https://doi.org/10.5063/SCHEMA/CODEMETA-2.0">
                 <title>Awesome Compiler</title>
-                <url>http://test.test.fr</url>
+                <url>https://hal-test.archives-ouvertes.fr/1785io25c695</url>
                 <id>urn:uuid:1225c695-cfb8-4ebb-aaaa-80da344efa6a</id>
                 <external_identifier>1785io25c695</external_identifier>
                 <updated>2017-10-07T15:17:08Z</updated>