diff --git a/src/reporter.cc b/src/reporter.cc
index dc23ab45..0f3ee67f 100644
--- a/src/reporter.cc
+++ b/src/reporter.cc
@@ -144,9 +144,6 @@ void MetadataReporter::SendMetadata(
 
   std::vector<json::value> entries;
   for (auto& m: metadata) {
-    if (m.ignore) {
-      continue;
-    }
     json::value metadata_entry =
         json::object({  // ResourceMetadata
           {"name", json::string(m.name)},
diff --git a/src/store.cc b/src/store.cc
index e7e644f0..1a5ce385 100644
--- a/src/store.cc
+++ b/src/store.cc
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ void MetadataStore::UpdateResource(const std::vector<std::string>& resource_ids,
 }
 
 void MetadataStore::UpdateMetadata(Metadata&& entry) {
+  if (entry.ignore) {
+    return;
+  }
   std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(metadata_mu_);
   if (config_.VerboseLogging()) {
     LOG(INFO) << "Updating metadata map (" << entry.name