diff --git a/backend/danswer/connectors/file/connector.py b/backend/danswer/connectors/file/connector.py
index 2e6a9081d8..431b23f272 100644
--- a/backend/danswer/connectors/file/connector.py
+++ b/backend/danswer/connectors/file/connector.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def _process_file(
 
     if is_text_file_extension(file_name):
         encoding = detect_encoding(file)
-        file_content_raw, file_metadata = read_text_file(file, encoding=encoding)
+        file_content_raw, file_metadata = read_text_file(file, encoding=encoding, ignore_danswer_metadata=False)
 
     # Using the PDF reader function directly to pass in password cleanly
     elif extension == ".pdf":