diff --git a/ocrd_network/ocrd_network/processing_server.py b/ocrd_network/ocrd_network/processing_server.py
index 582c1134cc..eeae002f68 100644
--- a/ocrd_network/ocrd_network/processing_server.py
+++ b/ocrd_network/ocrd_network/processing_server.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import Dict
+from typing import Dict, List
 import uvicorn
 
 from fastapi import FastAPI, status, Request, HTTPException
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 from pika.exceptions import ChannelClosedByBroker
 
-from ocrd_utils import getLogger, get_ocrd_tool_json
+from ocrd_utils import getLogger
 from ocrd_validators import ParameterValidator
 from .database import (
     db_get_processing_job,
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@
     PYJobOutput,
     StateEnum
 )
-from .utils import generate_created_time, generate_id
+from .utils import (
+    download_ocrd_all_tool_json,
+    generate_created_time,
+    generate_id
+)
 
 
 class ProcessingServer(FastAPI):
@@ -44,6 +48,7 @@ def __init__(self, config_path: str, host: str, port: int) -> None:
         self.log = getLogger(__name__)
         self.hostname = host
         self.port = port
+        self.ocrd_all_tool_json = download_ocrd_all_tool_json()
         self.config = ProcessingServerConfig(config_path)
         self.deployer = Deployer(self.config)
         self.mongodb_url = None
@@ -240,12 +245,11 @@ async def push_processor_job(self, processor_name: str, data: PYJobInput) -> PYJ
                     detail=f"Process queue with id '{processor_name}' not existing"
                 )
 
-        # validate parameters
-        ocrd_tool = get_ocrd_tool_json(processor_name)
+        ocrd_tool = self.ocrd_all_tool_json.get(processor_name, None)
         if not ocrd_tool:
             raise HTTPException(
                 status_code=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
-                detail=f"Processor '{processor_name}' not available. Empty or missing ocrd_tool"
+                detail=f"Ocrd tool JSON of '{processor_name}' not found!"
             )
         report = ParameterValidator(ocrd_tool).validate(dict(data.parameters))
         if not report.is_valid:
@@ -289,12 +293,13 @@ async def push_processor_job(self, processor_name: str, data: PYJobInput) -> PYJ
     async def get_processor_info(self, processor_name) -> Dict:
         """ Return a processor's ocrd-tool.json
         """
-        if processor_name not in self.processor_list:
+        ocrd_tool = self.ocrd_all_tool_json.get(processor_name, None)
+        if not ocrd_tool:
             raise HTTPException(
-                status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
-                detail='Processor not available'
+                status_code=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+                detail=f"Ocrd tool JSON of '{processor_name}' not found!"
             )
-        return get_ocrd_tool_json(processor_name)
+        return ocrd_tool
 
     async def get_job(self, processor_name: str, job_id: str) -> PYJobOutput:
         """ Return processing job-information from the database
@@ -308,7 +313,7 @@ async def get_job(self, processor_name: str, job_id: str) -> PYJobOutput:
                 detail=f"Processing job with id '{job_id}' of processor type '{processor_name}' not existing"
             )
 
-    async def list_processors(self) -> str:
+    async def list_processors(self) -> List[str]:
         """ Return a list of all available processors
         """
         return self.processor_list
diff --git a/ocrd_network/ocrd_network/utils.py b/ocrd_network/ocrd_network/utils.py
index 759a31597a..a47c502408 100644
--- a/ocrd_network/ocrd_network/utils.py
+++ b/ocrd_network/ocrd_network/utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 from functools import wraps
 from re import match as re_match
+import requests
 from pika import URLParameters
 from pymongo import uri_parser as mongo_uri_parser
 from uuid import uuid4
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ def func_wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
         if asyncio.iscoroutine(result):
             return asyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(result)
         return result
+
     return func_wrapper
 
 
@@ -69,3 +71,13 @@ def verify_and_parse_mq_uri(rabbitmq_address: str):
         'vhost': url_params.virtual_host
     }
     return parsed_data
+
+
+def download_ocrd_all_tool_json():
+    # TODO: Make this more configurable/flexible.
+    url = "https://ocr-d.de/js/ocrd-all-tool.json"
+    headers = {'Accept': 'application/json'}
+    response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
+    if not response.status_code == 200:
+        raise ValueError(f'Failed to download ocrd all tool json from: "{url}"')
+    return response.json()