diff --git a/internal/backend/metadata_file.go b/internal/backend/metadata_file.go
index 03682b5fa3..94cce654a8 100644
--- a/internal/backend/metadata_file.go
+++ b/internal/backend/metadata_file.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const metadataSuffix = ".metadata"
 type metadataFile struct{}
 
 func (m metadataFile) write(path string, encoded []byte) error {
-	return os.WriteFile(path+metadataSuffix, encoded, 0o600)
+	return writeFile(path+metadataSuffix, encoded, 0o600)
 }
 
 func (m metadataFile) read(path string) ([]byte, error) {