diff --git a/patch/pelican_readers.patch b/patch/pelican_readers.patch
index c2473fb..cfb4459 100644
--- a/patch/pelican_readers.patch
+++ b/patch/pelican_readers.patch
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 ---
 >         title = parts.get('title')
 >         if title:
->             metadata.setdefault('title', title)
 >             metadata = self._parse_metadata(pub.document, source_path, nowarning_about_missing_title=False)
+>             metadata.setdefault('title', title)
 >         else:
 >             metadata = self._parse_metadata(pub.document, source_path, nowarning_about_missing_title=True)