diff --git a/lib/cartodb/controllers/map.js b/lib/cartodb/controllers/map.js
index b8242b59..4bcc4911 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/controllers/map.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/controllers/map.js
@@ -372,8 +372,8 @@ MapController.prototype.afterLayergroupCreate = function(req, res, mapconfig, la
                     return next(err);
                 }
                 if (layersStats) {
-                    res.metadata = res.metadata || {};
-                    res.metadata.layers = layersStats;
+                    layergroup.metadata = layergroup.metadata || {};
+                    layergroup.metadata.layers = layersStats;
 
                     // backwards compatibility for torque
                     var torqueMetadata = layersStats.reduce(function(acc, layer, layerId) {
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ MapController.prototype.afterLayergroupCreate = function(req, res, mapconfig, la
                         return acc;
                     }, {});
                     if (Object.keys(torqueMetadata).length) {
-                        res.metadata.torque = torqueMetadata;
+                        layergroup.metadata.torque = torqueMetadata;
                     }
                 }