diff --git a/src/adaptors/UBMetadataDcSubsetAdaptor.cpp b/src/adaptors/UBMetadataDcSubsetAdaptor.cpp
index d882ea6a..f8ba2f52 100644
--- a/src/adaptors/UBMetadataDcSubsetAdaptor.cpp
+++ b/src/adaptors/UBMetadataDcSubsetAdaptor.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ void UBMetadataDcSubsetAdaptor::persist(UBDocumentProxy* proxy)
         return;
     }
     QString fileName = proxy->persistencePath() + "/" + metadataFilename;
-    qWarning() << "Persisting document path is" << fileName;
+    qWarning() << "Persisting document; path is" << fileName;
     QFile file(fileName);
     if (!file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Truncate))
     {
diff --git a/src/core/UBPersistenceManager.cpp b/src/core/UBPersistenceManager.cpp
index 3f6606bf..ebd31f25 100644
--- a/src/core/UBPersistenceManager.cpp
+++ b/src/core/UBPersistenceManager.cpp
@@ -211,13 +211,6 @@ QList<QPointer<UBDocumentProxy> > UBPersistenceManager::allDocumentProxies()
         {
             UBDocumentProxy* proxy = new UBDocumentProxy(fullPath); // deleted in UBPersistenceManager::destructor
 
-            QMap<QString, QVariant> metadatas = UBMetadataDcSubsetAdaptor::load(fullPath);
-
-            foreach(QString key, metadatas.keys())
-            {
-                proxy->setMetaData(key, metadatas.value(key));
-            }
-
             proxy->setPageCount(sceneCount(proxy));
 
             proxies << QPointer<UBDocumentProxy>(proxy);
@@ -376,13 +369,6 @@ UBDocumentProxy* UBPersistenceManager::createDocumentFromDir(const QString& pDoc
         doc->setMetaData(UBSettings::documentName, pName);
     }
 
-    QMap<QString, QVariant> metadatas = UBMetadataDcSubsetAdaptor::load(pDocumentDirectory);
-
-    foreach(QString key, metadatas.keys())
-    {
-        doc->setMetaData(key, metadatas.value(key));
-    }
-
     doc->setUuid(QUuid::createUuid());
     doc->setPageCount(sceneCount(doc));
 
@@ -775,11 +761,12 @@ void UBPersistenceManager::persistDocumentScene(UBDocumentProxy* pDocumentProxy,
 
     mSceneCache.insert(pDocumentProxy, pSceneIndex, pScene);
 
-    if (pDocumentProxy->isModified())
-        persistDocumentMetadata(pDocumentProxy, forceImmediateSaving);
-
     if (pScene->isModified())
     {
+        //qDebug() << "Persisting scene";
+        if (pDocumentProxy->isModified())
+            persistDocumentMetadata(pDocumentProxy, forceImmediateSaving);
+
         UBThumbnailAdaptor::persistScene(pDocumentProxy, pScene, pSceneIndex);
         if(forceImmediateSaving)
             UBSvgSubsetAdaptor::persistScene(pDocumentProxy,pScene,pSceneIndex);
diff --git a/src/document/UBDocumentController.cpp b/src/document/UBDocumentController.cpp
index 8711eb6f..206837e8 100644
--- a/src/document/UBDocumentController.cpp
+++ b/src/document/UBDocumentController.cpp
@@ -517,7 +517,6 @@ void UBDocumentController::duplicateSelectedItem()
             duplicatePages(selectedSceneIndexes);
             emit documentThumbnailsUpdated(this);
             selectedDocument()->setMetaData(UBSettings::documentUpdatedAt, UBStringUtils::toUtcIsoDateTime(QDateTime::currentDateTime()));
-            UBPersistenceManager::persistenceManager()->persistDocumentMetadata(selectedDocument());
             mDocumentUI->thumbnailWidget->selectItemAt(selectedSceneIndexes.last() + selectedSceneIndexes.size());
         }
     }
@@ -534,7 +533,6 @@ void UBDocumentController::duplicateSelectedItem()
 
             UBDocumentProxy* duplicatedDoc = UBPersistenceManager::persistenceManager()->duplicateDocument(source);
             duplicatedDoc->setMetaData(UBSettings::documentUpdatedAt, UBStringUtils::toUtcIsoDateTime(QDateTime::currentDateTime()));
-            UBPersistenceManager::persistenceManager()->persistDocumentMetadata(duplicatedDoc);
 
             selectDocument(duplicatedDoc, false);
 
@@ -995,13 +993,7 @@ void UBDocumentController::itemChanged(QTreeWidgetItem * item, int column)
             , this, SLOT(updateDocumentInTree(UBDocumentProxy*)));
 
     if (proxyItem)
-    {
-        if (proxyItem->proxy()->metaData(UBSettings::documentName).toString() != item->text(column))
-        {
-            proxyItem->proxy()->setMetaData(UBSettings::documentName, item->text(column));
-            UBPersistenceManager::persistenceManager()->persistDocumentMetadata(proxyItem->proxy());
-        }
-    }
+        proxyItem->proxy()->setMetaData(UBSettings::documentName, item->text(column));
     else
     {
         // it is a group
@@ -1017,7 +1009,6 @@ void UBDocumentController::itemChanged(QTreeWidgetItem * item, int column)
                     if (0 != (item->flags() & Qt::ItemIsEditable))
                     {
                         childItem->proxy()->setMetaData(UBSettings::documentGroupName, item->text(column));
-                        UBPersistenceManager::persistenceManager()->persistDocumentMetadata(childItem->proxy());
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -1104,7 +1095,6 @@ void UBDocumentController::addFolderOfImages()
             else
             {
                 document->setMetaData(UBSettings::documentUpdatedAt, UBStringUtils::toUtcIsoDateTime(QDateTime::currentDateTime()));
-                UBPersistenceManager::persistenceManager()->persistDocumentMetadata(document);
                 reloadThumbnails();
             }
         }
@@ -1150,7 +1140,6 @@ bool UBDocumentController::addFileToDocument(UBDocumentProxy* document)
         if (success)
         {
             document->setMetaData(UBSettings::documentUpdatedAt, UBStringUtils::toUtcIsoDateTime(QDateTime::currentDateTime()));
-            UBPersistenceManager::persistenceManager()->persistDocumentMetadata(document);
         }
         else
         {
@@ -1169,7 +1158,6 @@ void UBDocumentController::moveSceneToIndex(UBDocumentProxy* proxy, int source,
     if (UBDocumentContainer::movePageToIndex(source, target))
     {
         proxy->setMetaData(UBSettings::documentUpdatedAt, UBStringUtils::toUtcIsoDateTime(QDateTime::currentDateTime()));
-        UBPersistenceManager::persistenceManager()->persistDocumentMetadata(proxy);
 
         mDocumentUI->thumbnailWidget->hightlightItem(target);
     }
@@ -1497,7 +1485,6 @@ void UBDocumentController::addToDocument()
         mDocumentUI->thumbnailWidget->selectItemAt(newActiveSceneIndex, false);
         selectDocument(mBoardController->selectedDocument());
         mBoardController->selectedDocument()->setMetaData(UBSettings::documentUpdatedAt, UBStringUtils::toUtcIsoDateTime(QDateTime::currentDateTime()));
-        UBPersistenceManager::persistenceManager()->persistDocumentMetadata(mBoardController->selectedDocument());
 
         UBApplication::applicationController->showBoard();
     }
@@ -1678,7 +1665,6 @@ void UBDocumentController::addImages()
             else
             {
                 document->setMetaData(UBSettings::documentUpdatedAt, UBStringUtils::toUtcIsoDateTime(QDateTime::currentDateTime()));
-                UBPersistenceManager::persistenceManager()->persistDocumentMetadata(document);
                 reloadThumbnails();
             }
         }
@@ -1791,7 +1777,6 @@ void UBDocumentController::deletePages(QList<QGraphicsItem *> itemsToDelete)
             UBDocumentContainer::deletePages(sceneIndexes);
 
             proxy->setMetaData(UBSettings::documentUpdatedAt, UBStringUtils::toUtcIsoDateTime(QDateTime::currentDateTime()));
-            UBPersistenceManager::persistenceManager()->persistDocumentMetadata(proxy);
 
             int minIndex = proxy->pageCount() - 1;
             foreach (int i, sceneIndexes)
diff --git a/src/document/UBDocumentProxy.cpp b/src/document/UBDocumentProxy.cpp
index d8c04b49..a87ae4c0 100644
--- a/src/document/UBDocumentProxy.cpp
+++ b/src/document/UBDocumentProxy.cpp
@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@
 #include "core/UBPersistenceManager.h"
 #include "core/UBSettings.h"
 #include "core/UBDocumentManager.h"
-
 #include "core/memcheck.h"
 
+#include "adaptors/UBMetadataDcSubsetAdaptor.h"
+
 UBDocumentProxy::UBDocumentProxy()
     : mPageCount(0)
 {
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ UBDocumentProxy::UBDocumentProxy(const QString& pPersistancePath)
 {
     init();
     setPersistencePath(pPersistancePath);
+
+    mMetaDatas = UBMetadataDcSubsetAdaptor::load(pPersistancePath);
 }
 
 
@@ -74,9 +77,11 @@ UBDocumentProxy* UBDocumentProxy::deepCopy() const
     UBDocumentProxy* copy = new UBDocumentProxy();
 
     copy->mPersistencePath = QString(mPersistencePath);
-    copy->mMetaDatas = QHash<QString, QVariant>(mMetaDatas);
+    copy->mMetaDatas = QMap<QString, QVariant>(mMetaDatas);
     copy->mIsModified = mIsModified;
     copy->mPageCount = mPageCount;
+
+    return copy;
 }
 
 
@@ -164,7 +169,7 @@ QVariant UBDocumentProxy::metaData(const QString& pKey) const
     }
 }
 
-QHash<QString, QVariant> UBDocumentProxy::metaDatas() const
+QMap<QString, QVariant> UBDocumentProxy::metaDatas() const
 {
     return mMetaDatas;
 }
diff --git a/src/document/UBDocumentProxy.h b/src/document/UBDocumentProxy.h
index 5f0db518..8ccfbe4a 100644
--- a/src/document/UBDocumentProxy.h
+++ b/src/document/UBDocumentProxy.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class UBDocumentProxy : public QObject
 
         void setMetaData(const QString& pKey , const QVariant& pValue);
         QVariant metaData(const QString& pKey) const;
-        QHash<QString, QVariant> metaDatas() const;
+        QMap<QString, QVariant> metaDatas() const;
 
         QString name() const;
         QString groupName() const;
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class UBDocumentProxy : public QObject
 
         QString mPersistencePath;
 
-        QHash<QString, QVariant> mMetaDatas;
+        QMap<QString, QVariant> mMetaDatas;
 
         bool mIsModified;