diff --git a/waterbutler/core/remote_logging.py b/waterbutler/core/remote_logging.py
index e537f8d16..4eee7edcd 100644
--- a/waterbutler/core/remote_logging.py
+++ b/waterbutler/core/remote_logging.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 @utils.async_retry(retries=5, backoff=5)
 async def log_to_callback(action, source=None, destination=None, start_time=None, errors=[]):
     """PUT a logging payload back to the callback given by the auth provider."""
-    if action in ('download_file', 'download_zip'):
+    if action in ('download_file', 'download_zip', 'metadata'):
         logger.debug('Not logging for {} action'.format(action))
         return
 
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ async def log_to_callback(action, source=None, destination=None, start_time=None
         log_payload['metadata'] = source.serialize()
         log_payload['provider'] = log_payload['metadata']['provider']
 
-    if action in ('download_file', 'download_zip'):
-        logger.info('Not logging for {} action'.format(action))
-        return
-
     resp = await utils.send_signed_request('PUT', auth['callback_url'], log_payload)
     resp_data = await resp.read()
 
diff --git a/waterbutler/server/api/v1/provider/__init__.py b/waterbutler/server/api/v1/provider/__init__.py
index 5c724fb75..971dd41f6 100644
--- a/waterbutler/server/api/v1/provider/__init__.py
+++ b/waterbutler/server/api/v1/provider/__init__.py
@@ -147,12 +147,10 @@ def on_finish(self):
         if any((method in ('HEAD', 'OPTIONS'), status == 202, status > 302, status < 200)):
             return
 
-        if method == 'GET' and 'meta' in self.request.query_arguments:
-            return
-
         # Done here just because method is defined
         action = {
-            'GET': lambda: 'download_file' if self.path.is_file else 'download_zip',
+            'GET': lambda: 'metadata' if 'meta' in self.request.query_arguments else (
+                'download_file' if self.path.is_file else 'download_zip'),
             'PUT': lambda: ('create' if self.target_path.is_file else 'create_folder') if status == 201 else 'update',
             'POST': lambda: 'move' if self.json['action'] == 'rename' else self.json['action'],
             'DELETE': lambda: 'delete'
@@ -177,7 +175,7 @@ def _send_hook(self, action):
             )
         elif action in ('create', 'create_folder', 'update'):
             source = LogPayload(self.resource, self.provider, metadata=self.metadata)
-        elif action in ('delete', 'download_file', 'download_zip'):
+        elif action in ('delete', 'download_file', 'download_zip', 'metadata'):
             source = LogPayload(self.resource, self.provider, path=self.path)
         else:
             return