diff --git a/src/discrete-layer/components/dialogs/file-picker.dialog.tsx b/src/discrete-layer/components/dialogs/file-picker.dialog.tsx
index 9621f40e..b8305ba2 100644
--- a/src/discrete-layer/components/dialogs/file-picker.dialog.tsx
+++ b/src/discrete-layer/components/dialogs/file-picker.dialog.tsx
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ interface FilePickerDialogProps {
   onSetOpen: (open: boolean) => void;
   onFilesSelection: (selected: Selection) => void;
   selection: Selection;
+  fetchMetaData?: boolean;
 }
 
 const getSuffixFromFolderChain = (folderChain: FileData[]): string => {
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ export const FilePickerDialog: React.FC<FilePickerDialogProps> = observer(
     onSetOpen,
     onFilesSelection,
     selection: currentSelection,
+    fetchMetaData=true,
   }) => {
     const filePickerRef = useRef<FilePickerComponentHandle>(null);
     const [files, setFiles] = useState<FileData[]>([]);
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@ export const FilePickerDialog: React.FC<FilePickerDialogProps> = observer(
             const hasMetadata = dirContent.some(
               (file) => file.name === 'metadata.json'
             );
-            if (hasMetadata) {
+            if (hasMetadata && fetchMetaData) {
               queryMetadata.setQuery(
                 store.queryGetFile({
                   data: {
diff --git a/src/discrete-layer/components/layer-details/ingestion-fields.tsx b/src/discrete-layer/components/layer-details/ingestion-fields.tsx
index 3ca77a6f..d57f21d9 100644
--- a/src/discrete-layer/components/layer-details/ingestion-fields.tsx
+++ b/src/discrete-layer/components/layer-details/ingestion-fields.tsx
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ interface IngestionFieldsProps {
     metadata: MetadataFile
   ) => void;
   formik?: EntityFormikHandlers;
+  manageMetadata?: boolean;
 }
 
 const FileItem: React.FC<{ file: FileData }> = ({ file }) => {
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ export const IngestionFields: React.FC<PropsWithChildren<IngestionFieldsProps>>
   reloadFormMetadata,
   formik,
   children,
+  manageMetadata=true,
 }) => {
   const intl = useIntl();
   const store = useStore();
@@ -453,6 +455,8 @@ export const IngestionFields: React.FC<PropsWithChildren<IngestionFieldsProps>>
               <FormattedMessage id="general.choose-btn.text" />
             </Button>
           </Box>
+          {
+            manageMetadata && 
           <Box className="uploadMetadataButton">
             <Button
               outlined
@@ -489,6 +493,7 @@ export const IngestionFields: React.FC<PropsWithChildren<IngestionFieldsProps>>
               )}
             </Button>
           </Box>
+          }
           <Box>
             {children}
           </Box>
@@ -502,6 +507,7 @@ export const IngestionFields: React.FC<PropsWithChildren<IngestionFieldsProps>>
           onSetOpen={setFilePickerDialogOpen}
           onFilesSelection={onFilesSelection}
           selection={selection}
+          fetchMetaData={manageMetadata}
         />
       }
     </>
diff --git a/src/discrete-layer/components/layer-details/raster/layer-datails-form.raster.tsx b/src/discrete-layer/components/layer-details/raster/layer-datails-form.raster.tsx
index 346f64ce..f0165c38 100644
--- a/src/discrete-layer/components/layer-details/raster/layer-datails-form.raster.tsx
+++ b/src/discrete-layer/components/layer-details/raster/layer-datails-form.raster.tsx
@@ -747,6 +747,7 @@ export const InnerRasterForm = (
             values={values}
             isError={showCurtain}
             onErrorCallback={setShowCurtain}
+            manageMetadata={false}
           >
             <Box className="uploadShapeButton">
             <Button