diff --git a/app/models/metadata_uuid.rb b/app/models/metadata_uuid.rb
index ba51c708..a644154b 100644
--- a/app/models/metadata_uuid.rb
+++ b/app/models/metadata_uuid.rb
@@ -5,4 +5,8 @@ class MetadataUuid < MetadataTemplate
   def default_value
     SecureRandom.uuid
   end
+
+  def private?
+    false
+  end
 end