diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 4bc4c98..ac2f832 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -1336,7 +1336,7 @@ function pushall()
 
 function fetchandserialize(guid)
 {
-	var name = metadata[guid] ? metadata[guid] : guid;
+	var name = (metadata && metadata[guid]) ? metadata[guid] : guid;
 	console.log("fetching '" + name + "'");
 	return queryremote({action: "fetch", name: guid})
 	.then(content =>