diff --git a/classes/local/apibridge.php b/classes/local/apibridge.php
index 59ada7ea..34484510 100644
--- a/classes/local/apibridge.php
+++ b/classes/local/apibridge.php
@@ -298,9 +298,10 @@ public function get_upload_xml_file($filename, $filedata) {
      * to display a "more videos" link.
      *
      * @param int $courseid
+     * @param bool $withmetada
      * @return \stdClass
      */
-    public function get_block_videos($courseid) {
+    public function get_block_videos($courseid, $withmetada = true) {
 
         $result = new \stdClass();
         $result->count = 0;
@@ -321,7 +322,7 @@ public function get_block_videos($courseid) {
             $params = [
                 'sign' => true,
                 'withacl' => true,
-                'withmetadata' => true,
+                'withmetadata' => $withmetada === true,
                 'withpublications' => true,
                 'sort' => [
                     'start_date' => 'DESC'
@@ -403,9 +404,10 @@ public function get_course_videos($courseid, $sortcolumns = null) {
      *
      * @param string $series
      * @param string $sortcolumns
+     * @param bool $withmetada
      * @return array
      */
-    public function get_series_videos($series, $sortcolumns = null) {
+    public function get_series_videos($series, $sortcolumns = null, $withmetadata = true) {
 
         $result = new \stdClass();
         $result->videos = array();
@@ -414,7 +416,7 @@ public function get_series_videos($series, $sortcolumns = null) {
         $params = [
             'sign' => true,
             'withacl' => true,
-            'withmetadata' => true,
+            'withmetadata' => $withmetadata === true,
             'withpublications' => true,
         ];
 
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index dbd1593d..142fb121 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
 $errors = 0;
 
 foreach ($courseseries as $series) {
-    $seriesvideodata[$series->series] = $opencast->get_series_videos($series->series, $sortcolumns);
+    $seriesvideodata[$series->series] = $opencast->get_series_videos($series->series, $sortcolumns, false);
     if ($seriesvideodata[$series->series]->error) {
         $errors += 1;
     }
diff --git a/overview_videos.php b/overview_videos.php
index 40152229..109ef53e 100644
--- a/overview_videos.php
+++ b/overview_videos.php
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
     get_string('heading_actions', 'block_opencast'));
 $table = $renderer->create_overview_videos_table('ignore', $headers, $columns, $baseurl);
 
-$videos = $apibridge->get_series_videos($series)->videos;
+$videos = $apibridge->get_series_videos($series, null, false)->videos;
 $activityinstalled = \core_plugin_manager::instance()->get_plugin_info('mod_opencast') != null;
 $showchangeownerlink = has_capability('block/opencast:viewusers', context_system::instance()) &&
     !empty(get_config('block_opencast', 'aclownerrole_' . $ocinstanceid));