diff --git a/src/main/java/org/roda_project/commons_ip2/model/impl/eark/EARKUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/roda_project/commons_ip2/model/impl/eark/EARKUtils.java
index 31d2b95b..e61154f6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/roda_project/commons_ip2/model/impl/eark/EARKUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/roda_project/commons_ip2/model/impl/eark/EARKUtils.java
@@ -651,6 +651,8 @@ protected void processMetadataFile(IPInterface ip, Logger logger, IPRepresentati
       } else if (IPConstants.PRESERVATION.equalsIgnoreCase(metadataType)) {
         IPMetadata preservationMetadata = new IPMetadata(metadataFile.get());
         preservationMetadata.setCreateDate(mdRef.getCREATED());
+        preservationMetadata.setMetadataType(MetadataType.MetadataTypeEnum.valueOf(mdRef.getMDTYPE()));
+        preservationMetadata.setId(mdRef.getID());
         if (representation == null) {
           ip.addPreservationMetadata(preservationMetadata);
         } else {