diff --git a/server/src/services/metadata.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/metadata.service.spec.ts
index 874a84e34b..9947d803a7 100644
--- a/server/src/services/metadata.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/metadata.service.spec.ts
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
         id: assetStub.livePhotoWithOriginalFileName.id,
         livePhotoVideoId: fileStub.livePhotoMotion.uuid,
       });
-      expect(mocks.asset.update).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(mocks.asset.update).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
     });
 
     it('should extract the EmbeddedVideo tag from Samsung JPEG motion photos', async () => {
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
         id: assetStub.livePhotoWithOriginalFileName.id,
         livePhotoVideoId: fileStub.livePhotoMotion.uuid,
       });
-      expect(mocks.asset.update).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(mocks.asset.update).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
     });
 
     it('should extract the motion photo video from the XMP directory entry ', async () => {
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
         id: assetStub.livePhotoWithOriginalFileName.id,
         livePhotoVideoId: fileStub.livePhotoMotion.uuid,
       });
-      expect(mocks.asset.update).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(mocks.asset.update).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
     });
 
     it('should delete old motion photo video assets if they do not match what is extracted', async () => {
@@ -673,10 +673,6 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
         name: JobName.ASSET_DELETION,
         data: { id: assetStub.livePhotoWithOriginalFileName.livePhotoVideoId, deleteOnDisk: true },
       });
-      expect(mocks.job.queue).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, {
-        name: JobName.METADATA_EXTRACTION,
-        data: { id: 'random-uuid' },
-      });
     });
 
     it('should not create a new motion photo video asset if the hash of the extracted video matches an existing asset', async () => {
@@ -723,7 +719,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
         id: assetStub.livePhotoStillAsset.id,
         livePhotoVideoId: assetStub.livePhotoMotionAsset.id,
       });
-      expect(mocks.asset.update).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+      expect(mocks.asset.update).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4);
     });
 
     it('should not update storage usage if motion photo is external', async () => {
diff --git a/server/src/services/metadata.service.ts b/server/src/services/metadata.service.ts
index 824bf36c75..72f7270844 100644
--- a/server/src/services/metadata.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/metadata.service.ts
@@ -550,7 +550,8 @@ export class MetadataService extends BaseService {
         this.storageCore.ensureFolders(motionAsset.originalPath);
         await this.storageRepository.createFile(motionAsset.originalPath, video);
         this.logger.log(`Wrote motion photo video to ${motionAsset.originalPath}`);
-        await this.jobRepository.queue({ name: JobName.METADATA_EXTRACTION, data: { id: motionAsset.id } });
+
+        await this.handleMetadataExtraction({ id: motionAsset.id });
       }
 
       this.logger.debug(`Finished motion photo video extraction for asset ${asset.id}: ${asset.originalPath}`);