diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Setup/MetadataSection.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Setup/MetadataSection.cs
index 4e8aed8c58..288dc5cad6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Setup/MetadataSection.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Setup/MetadataSection.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Setup
         private FormTextBox sourceTextBox = null!;
         private FormTextBox tagsTextBox = null!;
 
+        private bool reloading;
         private bool dirty;
 
         public override LocalisableString Title => EditorSetupStrings.MetadataHeader;
@@ -105,6 +106,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Setup
 
         private void reloadMetadata()
         {
+            reloading = true;
+
             var metadata = Beatmap.Metadata;
 
             RomanisedArtistTextBox.ReadOnly = false;
@@ -120,10 +123,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Setup
             tagsTextBox.Current.Value = metadata.Tags;
 
             updateReadOnlyState();
+
+            reloading = false;
         }
 
         private void applyMetadata()
         {
+            if (reloading)
+                return;
+
             Beatmap.Metadata.ArtistUnicode = ArtistTextBox.Current.Value;
             Beatmap.Metadata.Artist = RomanisedArtistTextBox.Current.Value;
             Beatmap.Metadata.TitleUnicode = TitleTextBox.Current.Value;