diff --git a/tests/run-tests b/tests/run-tests
index 8f14dadc..8971bd04 100755
--- a/tests/run-tests
+++ b/tests/run-tests
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ REPOROOT=`create_test_dir`
 cd $REPOROOT
 $fdroid init
 $fdroid update --create-metadata
+$fdroid readmeta
 $fdroid server update --local-copy-dir=/tmp/fdroid
 
 # now test the errors work
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ cd $REPOROOT
 $fdroid init
 copy_apks_into_repo $REPOROOT
 $fdroid update --create-metadata
+$fdroid readmeta
 grep -F '<application id=' repo/index.xml > /dev/null
 
 LOCALCOPYDIR=`create_test_dir`/fdroid
@@ -263,6 +265,7 @@ $fdroid init --keystore $KEYSTORE --android-home $STORED_ANDROID_HOME --no-promp
 test -e $KEYSTORE
 copy_apks_into_repo $REPOROOT
 $fdroid update --create-metadata
+$fdroid readmeta
 grep -F '<application id=' repo/index.xml > /dev/null
 test -e repo/index.xml
 test -e repo/index.jar
@@ -278,6 +281,7 @@ mkdir repo
 copy_apks_into_repo $REPOROOT
 $fdroid init
 $fdroid update --create-metadata
+$fdroid readmeta
 grep -F '<application id=' repo/index.xml > /dev/null
 
 
@@ -291,6 +295,7 @@ $fdroid init --keystore $KEYSTORE
 test -e $KEYSTORE
 copy_apks_into_repo $REPOROOT
 $fdroid update --create-metadata
+$fdroid readmeta
 test -e repo/index.xml
 test -e repo/index.jar
 grep -F '<application id=' repo/index.xml > /dev/null
@@ -318,6 +323,7 @@ $fdroid update --create-key
 test -e $KEYSTORE
 copy_apks_into_repo $REPOROOT
 $fdroid update --create-metadata
+$fdroid readmeta
 test -e repo/index.xml
 test -e repo/index.jar
 grep -F '<application id=' repo/index.xml > /dev/null
@@ -333,11 +339,13 @@ $fdroid init --keystore $KEYSTORE
 test -e $KEYSTORE
 copy_apks_into_repo $REPOROOT
 $fdroid update --create-metadata
+$fdroid readmeta
 test -e repo/index.xml
 test -e repo/index.jar
 grep -F '<application id=' repo/index.xml > /dev/null
 cp $WORKSPACE/tests/urzip.apk $REPOROOT/
 $fdroid update --create-metadata
+$fdroid readmeta
 test -e repo/index.xml
 test -e repo/index.jar
 grep -F '<application id=' repo/index.xml > /dev/null
@@ -400,6 +408,7 @@ $fdroid init --keystore $KEYSTORE
 test -e $KEYSTORE
 cp $WORKSPACE/tests/urzip.apk $REPOROOT/repo/
 $fdroid update --create-metadata
+$fdroid readmeta
 test -e repo/index.xml
 test -e repo/index.jar
 grep -F '<application id=' repo/index.xml > /dev/null