diff --git a/src/LedgerConsensus.cpp b/src/LedgerConsensus.cpp
index 8b2d51cf23..c4eeab81db 100644
--- a/src/LedgerConsensus.cpp
+++ b/src/LedgerConsensus.cpp
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ void LedgerConsensus::Saccept(boost::shared_ptr<LedgerConsensus> This, SHAMap::p
 void LedgerConsensus::applyTransaction(TransactionEngine& engine, SerializedTransaction::pointer txn,
 	Ledger::pointer ledger,	CanonicalTXSet& failedTransactions, bool final)
 {
-	TransactionEngineParams parms = final ? (tepNO_CHECK_FEE | tepUPDATE_TOTAL) : tepNONE;
+	TransactionEngineParams parms = final ? (tepNO_CHECK_FEE | tepUPDATE_TOTAL | tepMETADATA) : tepNONE;
 #ifndef TRUST_NETWORK
 	try
 	{
diff --git a/src/TransactionEngine.cpp b/src/TransactionEngine.cpp
index ba0ec204b5..e387d0fd3c 100644
--- a/src/TransactionEngine.cpp
+++ b/src/TransactionEngine.cpp
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ TransactionEngineResult TransactionEngine::applyTransaction(const SerializedTran
 		naSigningPubKey	= NewcoinAddress::createAccountPublic(txn.peekSigningPubKey());
 
 	// Consistency: really signed.
-	if (terSUCCESS == terResult && !txn.checkSign(naSigningPubKey))
+	if ((terSUCCESS == terResult) && ((params & tepNO_CHECK_SIGN) == 0) && !txn.checkSign(naSigningPubKey))
 	{
 		Log(lsWARNING) << "applyTransaction: Invalid transaction: bad signature";
 
diff --git a/src/TransactionEngine.h b/src/TransactionEngine.h
index b84c4a0102..f75e509625 100644
--- a/src/TransactionEngine.h
+++ b/src/TransactionEngine.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ enum TransactionEngineParams
 	tepNO_CHECK_SIGN = 1,	// Signature already checked
 	tepNO_CHECK_FEE  = 2,	// It was voted into a ledger anyway
 	tepUPDATE_TOTAL  = 4,	// Update the total coins
+	tepMETADATA      = 5,   // put metadata in tree, not transaction
 };
 
 enum TransactionAccountAction