diff --git a/mayan/apps/metadata/forms.py b/mayan/apps/metadata/forms.py
index e6efe25132..30660c5246 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/metadata/forms.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/metadata/forms.py
@@ -79,12 +79,15 @@ class MetadataForm(forms.Form):
                         attrs={'readonly': 'readonly'}
                     )
 
-    def clean_value(self):
-        if self.cleaned_data.get('update'):
-            return self.metadata_type.validate_value(
-                document_type=self.document_type, value=self.cleaned_data['value']
+    def clean(self):
+        if self.cleaned_data.get('update') and hasattr(self, 'metadata_type'):
+            self.cleaned_data['value'] = self.metadata_type.validate_value(
+                document_type=self.document_type,
+                value=self.cleaned_data.get('value')
             )
 
+        return self.cleaned_data
+
 
 MetadataFormSet = formset_factory(MetadataForm, extra=0)