diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/my_modules/results.js b/app/assets/javascripts/my_modules/results.js
index 162b30be2..7f1202292 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/my_modules/results.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/my_modules/results.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
           fillHandle: false,
           formulas: true,
           data: JSON.parse(contents.attr('value')).data,
-          cell: JSON.parse(metadata.val() || '{}').cells || [],
+          cell: (metadata.val() || {}).cells || [],
           readOnly: true
         });
         let hot = $container.handsontable('getInstance');
diff --git a/app/controllers/result_tables_controller.rb b/app/controllers/result_tables_controller.rb
index ff2c654f9..9a08a9f0c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/result_tables_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/result_tables_controller.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class ResultTablesController < ApplicationController
 
   def create
     @table = Table.new(result_params[:table_attributes])
+    @table.metadata = JSON.parse(result_params[:table_attributes][:metadata])
     @table.created_by = current_user
     @table.team = current_team
     @table.last_modified_by = current_user