diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/_NewWobject.skeleton b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/_NewWobject.skeleton
index 4f5ad8090..223cf9a07 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/_NewWobject.skeleton
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/_NewWobject.skeleton
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ sub prepareView {
     my $self = shift;
     $self->SUPER::prepareView();
     my $template = WebGUI::Asset::Template->new( $self->session, $self->get("templateId") );
-    $template->prepare;
+    $template->prepare($self->getMetaDataAsTemplateVariables);
     $self->{_viewTemplate} = $template;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/_NewAsset.skeleton b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/_NewAsset.skeleton
index 85f4011a3..118871d0e 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/_NewAsset.skeleton
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/_NewAsset.skeleton
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ sub prepareView {
     my $self = shift;
     $self->SUPER::prepareView();
     my $template = WebGUI::Asset::Template->new( $self->session, $self->get("templateId") );
-    $template->prepare;
+    $template->prepare($self->getMetaDataAsTemplateVariables);
     $self->{_viewTemplate} = $template;
 }