diff --git a/server/grpc/grpc.go b/server/grpc/grpc.go
index 7a098e86..d014734a 100644
--- a/server/grpc/grpc.go
+++ b/server/grpc/grpc.go
@@ -562,11 +562,17 @@ func (g *grpcServer) Register() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// make copy of metadata
+	md := make(meta.Metadata)
+	for k, v := range config.Metadata {
+		md[k] = v
+	}
+
 	// register service
 	node := &registry.Node{
 		Id:       config.Name + "-" + config.Id,
 		Address:  mnet.HostPort(addr, port),
-		Metadata: config.Metadata,
+		Metadata: md,
 	}
 
 	node.Metadata["broker"] = config.Broker.String()