diff --git a/app/models/metadata_file.rb b/app/models/metadata_file.rb
index 3ac89c9b..61aea897 100644
--- a/app/models/metadata_file.rb
+++ b/app/models/metadata_file.rb
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ class MetadataFile < MetadataTemplate
       value['path'] = relative_destination_path_with_filename.to_s if static_file
     end
 
+    self[:value] = self[:value].to_h
+
     true
   end