diff --git a/components/bio-formats/matlab/bfopen.m b/components/bio-formats/matlab/bfopen.m
index 393383c9266..539475b0606 100644
--- a/components/bio-formats/matlab/bfopen.m
+++ b/components/bio-formats/matlab/bfopen.m
@@ -205,12 +205,11 @@
         imageList{i, 2} = label;
     end
 
-    % extract metadata table for this series
-    metadataList = r.getMetadata();
-
     % save images and metadata into our master series list
     result{s, 1} = imageList;
-    result{s, 2} = metadataList;
+
+    % extract metadata table for this series
+    result{s, 2} = r.getSeriesMetadata();
     result{s, 3} = colorMaps;
     result{s, 4} = r.getMetadataStore();
     fprintf('\n');