diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 32e5e394..ac2b3e4e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ Cargo.lock
 
 # These are backup files generated by rustfmt
 **/*.rs.bk
-.vscode/
\ No newline at end of file
+.vscode/
+node_modules/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/parser/resource.rs b/src/parser/resource.rs
index 72d7c978..54ed8186 100644
--- a/src/parser/resource.rs
+++ b/src/parser/resource.rs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ pub fn build_resources(
         }
 
         let deletion_policy = resource_object
-            .get("UpdatePolicy")
+            .get("DeletionPolicy")
             .and_then(|x| x.as_str())
             .map(|x| x.to_string());
 
diff --git a/tests/tests.rs b/tests/tests.rs
index 4da39b40..d2a03775 100644
--- a/tests/tests.rs
+++ b/tests/tests.rs
@@ -83,6 +83,81 @@ fn test_basic_parse_tree_with_condition() {
     assert_resource_equal(a, resource);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_basic_parse_tree_with_metadata() {
+    let a: Value = serde_json::json!({
+        "LogicalResource": {
+            "Type": "AWS::IAM::Role",
+            "Metadata": {
+                "myArbitrary": "objectData"
+            },
+            "Properties": {
+                "RoleName": "bob",
+                "AssumeTime": 20,
+                "Bool": true,
+                "NotExistent": {"Ref": "AWS::NoValue"},
+                "Array": ["hi", "there"]
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    let resource = ResourceParseTree {
+        name: "LogicalResource".into(),
+        condition: Option::None,
+        metadata: Option::Some(ResourceValue::Object(map! {
+            "myArbitrary" => ResourceValue::String("objectData".into())
+        })),
+        update_policy: Option::None,
+        deletion_policy: Option::None,
+        dependencies: vec![],
+        resource_type: "AWS::IAM::Role".into(),
+        properties: map! {
+            "RoleName" => ResourceValue::String("bob".into()),
+            "AssumeTime" => ResourceValue::Number(20),
+            "Bool" => ResourceValue::Bool(true),
+            "NotExistent" => ResourceValue::Null,
+            "Array" => ResourceValue::Array(vec![ResourceValue::String("hi".into()), ResourceValue::String("there".into())])
+        },
+    };
+    assert_resource_equal(a, resource);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_parse_tree_basics_with_deletion_policy() {
+    let a: Value = serde_json::json!({
+        "LogicalResource": {
+            "Type": "AWS::IAM::Role",
+            "DeletionPolicy": "Retain",
+            "Properties": {
+                "RoleName": "bob",
+                "AssumeTime": 20,
+                "Bool": true,
+                "NotExistent": {"Ref": "AWS::NoValue"},
+                "Array": ["hi", "there"]
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    let resource: ResourceParseTree = ResourceParseTree {
+        name: "LogicalResource".into(),
+        condition: Option::None,
+        metadata: Option::None,
+        update_policy: Option::None,
+        deletion_policy: Option::Some("Retain".into()),
+        dependencies: vec![],
+        resource_type: "AWS::IAM::Role".into(),
+        properties: map! {
+            "RoleName" => ResourceValue::String("bob".into()),
+            "AssumeTime" => ResourceValue::Number(20),
+            "Bool" => ResourceValue::Bool(true),
+            "NotExistent" => ResourceValue::Null,
+            "Array" => ResourceValue::Array(vec![ResourceValue::String("hi".into()), ResourceValue::String("there".into())])
+        },
+    };
+
+    assert_resource_equal(a, resource);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_parse_tree_sub_str() {
     let a = serde_json::json!({