diff --git a/api/placer.py b/api/placer.py
index bd4264d0713679584d81abb9b10ac83d594c8fe1..0d216e12c4fc87566ed94d48e018e250b1ec7c0f 100644
--- a/api/placer.py
+++ b/api/placer.py
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ class TargetedPlacer(Placer):
         self.saved = []
 
     def process_file_field(self, field, info):
+        if self.metadata:
+            info.update(self.metadata)
         self.save_file(field, info)
         self.saved.append(info)