diff --git a/app/models/concerns/empty_metadata.rb b/app/models/concerns/empty_metadata.rb
index 3f3707480..0f8fa5927 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/empty_metadata.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/empty_metadata.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module EmptyMetadata
   extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
   included do
-    after_create :create_empty_metadata
+    after_commit :create_empty_metadata, on: :create
   end
 
   def create_empty_metadata