diff --git a/src/conn_interface.c b/src/conn_interface.c
index 9375fa44..f5d3af02 100644
--- a/src/conn_interface.c
+++ b/src/conn_interface.c
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ void createSocketConnection(void (* initKeypress)())
 		OnboardLog("Unrecovered error, terminating the process\n");
 		abort();
     }
-    packMetaData();
     
     UpStreamMsgQ = NULL;
     StartThread(handle_upstream, &upstream_tid);
diff --git a/src/connection.c b/src/connection.c
index 56c5a30d..b3089bb2 100644
--- a/src/connection.c
+++ b/src/connection.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "ParodusInternal.h"
 #include "heartBeat.h"
 #include "close_retry.h"
+#include "upstream.h"
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /*                                   Macros                                   */
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -831,6 +832,7 @@ int createNopollConnection(noPollCtx *ctx, server_list_t *server_list)
 	ParodusPrint("LastReasonStatus reset after successful connection\n");
 	setMessageHandlers();
     stop_conn_in_progress ();
+        packMetaData();
 	ParodusPrint("set cloud_status\n");
 	set_cloud_status(CLOUD_STATUS_ONLINE);
 	ParodusInfo("cloud_status set as %s after successful connection\n", get_cloud_status());
diff --git a/src/upstream.c b/src/upstream.c
index 0c742fbf..bc1b11ac 100644
--- a/src/upstream.c
+++ b/src/upstream.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void packMetaData()
 
     if (metaPackSize > 0) 
     {
-	    ParodusPrint("metadata encoding is successful with size %zu\n", metaPackSize);
+	    ParodusInfo("metadata encoding is successful with size %zu\n", metaPackSize);
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/tests/test_conn_interface.c b/tests/test_conn_interface.c
index 138c07a5..a6374b18 100644
--- a/tests/test_conn_interface.c
+++ b/tests/test_conn_interface.c
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ void clear_metadata()
 
 void free_server_list (server_list_t *server_list)
 {
+	UNUSED(server_list);
 	return;
 }
 
@@ -344,7 +345,6 @@ void test_createSocketConnection()
     expect_function_call(nopoll_log_set_handler);
     will_return(createNopollConnection, nopoll_true);
     expect_function_call(createNopollConnection);
-    expect_function_call(packMetaData);
 
     expect_function_calls(StartThread, 5);
     expect_function_call(initKeypress);
@@ -381,7 +381,6 @@ void test_createSocketConnection1()
     expect_function_call(nopoll_log_set_handler);
     will_return(createNopollConnection, nopoll_true);
     expect_function_call(createNopollConnection);
-    expect_function_call(packMetaData);
 
     expect_function_calls(StartThread, 5);
     will_return(nopoll_loop_wait, 1);
@@ -429,7 +428,6 @@ void test_PingMissIntervalTime()
     expect_function_call(nopoll_log_set_handler);
     will_return(createNopollConnection, nopoll_true);
     expect_function_call(createNopollConnection);
-    expect_function_call(packMetaData);
 
     expect_function_calls(StartThread, 5);
     //Increment ping interval time to 1 sec for each nopoll_loop_wait call
@@ -470,7 +468,6 @@ void err_createSocketConnection()
     expect_function_call(nopoll_log_set_handler);
     will_return(createNopollConnection, nopoll_true);
     expect_function_call(createNopollConnection);
-    expect_function_call(packMetaData);
 
     expect_function_calls(StartThread, 5);
     will_return(nopoll_loop_wait, 1);
@@ -508,7 +505,6 @@ void test_createSocketConnection_cloud_disconn()
 	expect_function_call(nopoll_log_set_handler);
 	will_return(createNopollConnection, nopoll_true);
 	expect_function_call(createNopollConnection);
-	expect_function_call(packMetaData);
 
 	expect_function_calls(StartThread, 5);
 	will_return(nopoll_loop_wait, 1);
diff --git a/tests/test_connection.c b/tests/test_connection.c
index f6c1f64e..dce18854 100644
--- a/tests/test_connection.c
+++ b/tests/test_connection.c
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ int readFromFile(const char *file_name, char **data)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+void packMetaData()
+{
+  return;
+}
+
 noPollConn * nopoll_conn_new_opts (noPollCtx  * ctx, noPollConnOpts  * opts, const char  * host_ip, const char  * host_port, const char  * host_name,const char  * get_url,const char  * protocols, const char * origin)
 {
     UNUSED(host_port); UNUSED(host_name); UNUSED(get_url); UNUSED(protocols);