diff --git a/deluge/ui/common.py b/deluge/ui/common.py
index ac3a18904..9c3f238e5 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/common.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/common.py
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ class TorrentInfo(object):
         # Get the torrent metainfo from the torrent file
         if metadata:
             self._metainfo_dict = {'info': bencode.bdecode(metadata)}
+            self._metainfo = bencode.bencode(self._metainfo_dict)
         else:
             self._metainfo = metainfo
             if filename and not self._metainfo: