diff --git a/WordPressKit.podspec b/WordPressKit.podspec
index acbf17c6..4d51d315 100644
--- a/WordPressKit.podspec
+++ b/WordPressKit.podspec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name          = 'WordPressKit'
-  s.version       = '4.54.0-beta.1'
+  s.version       = '4.54.0-beta.2'
 
   s.summary       = 'WordPressKit offers a clean and simple WordPress.com and WordPress.org API.'
   s.description   = <<-DESC
diff --git a/WordPressKit/PostServiceRemoteREST.m b/WordPressKit/PostServiceRemoteREST.m
index 844551c2..7deaca92 100644
--- a/WordPressKit/PostServiceRemoteREST.m
+++ b/WordPressKit/PostServiceRemoteREST.m
@@ -590,12 +590,17 @@ - (NSArray *)metadataForPost:(RemotePost *)post {
     return [post.metadata wp_map:^id(NSDictionary *meta) {
         NSNumber *metaID = [meta objectForKey:@"id"];
         NSString *metaValue = [meta objectForKey:@"value"];
+        NSString *metaKey = [meta objectForKey:@"key"];
         NSString *operation = @"update";
-        if (metaID && !metaValue) {
-            operation = @"delete";
-        } else if (!metaID && metaValue) {
-            operation = @"add";
+
+        if (!metaKey) {
+            if (metaID && !metaValue) {
+                operation = @"delete";
+            } else if (!metaID && metaValue) {
+                operation = @"add";
+            }
         }
+
         NSMutableDictionary *modifiedMeta = [meta mutableCopy];
         modifiedMeta[@"operation"] = operation;
         return [NSDictionary dictionaryWithDictionary:modifiedMeta];