diff --git a/cps/gdriveutils.py b/cps/gdriveutils.py
index e2db770d..b82f13f1 100644
--- a/cps/gdriveutils.py
+++ b/cps/gdriveutils.py
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ def getFileFromEbooksFolder(path, fileName):
 
 
 def moveGdriveFileRemote(origin_file_id, new_title):
-    origin_file_id['title']= new_title
+    origin_file_id['title'] = new_title
     origin_file_id.Upload()
 
 
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ def copyToDrive(drive, uploadFile, createRoot, replaceFiles,
             driveFile.Upload()
 
 
-def uploadFileToEbooksFolder(destFile, f):
+def uploadFileToEbooksFolder(destFile, f, string=False):
     drive = getDrive(Gdrive.Instance().drive)
     parent = getEbooksFolder(drive)
     splitDir = destFile.split('/')
@@ -435,7 +435,10 @@ def uploadFileToEbooksFolder(destFile, f):
             else:
                 driveFile = drive.CreateFile({'title': x,
                                               'parents': [{"kind": "drive#fileLink", 'id': parent['id']}], })
-            driveFile.SetContentFile(f)
+            if not string:
+                driveFile.SetContentFile(f)
+            else:
+                driveFile.SetContentString(f)
             driveFile.Upload()
         else:
             existing_Folder = drive.ListFile({'q': "title = '%s' and '%s' in parents and trashed = false" %
diff --git a/cps/tasks/metadata_backup.py b/cps/tasks/metadata_backup.py
index 162d4852..1751feeb 100644
--- a/cps/tasks/metadata_backup.py
+++ b/cps/tasks/metadata_backup.py
@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@
 #   along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import os
-from lxml import objectify
 from urllib.request import urlopen
 from lxml import etree
-from html import escape
+
 
 from cps import config, db, gdriveutils, logger
 from cps.services.worker import CalibreTask
@@ -102,50 +101,29 @@ class TaskBackupMetadata(CalibreTask):
             self.calibre_db.session.close()
 
     def open_metadata(self, book, custom_columns):
+        package = self.create_new_metadata_backup(book, custom_columns)
         if config.config_use_google_drive:
             if not gdriveutils.is_gdrive_ready():
                 raise Exception('Google Drive is configured but not ready')
 
-            web_content_link = gdriveutils.get_metadata_backup_via_gdrive(book.path)
-            if not web_content_link:
-                raise Exception('Google Drive cover url not found')
-
-            stream = None
-            try:
-                stream = urlopen(web_content_link)
-            except Exception as ex:
-                # Bubble exception to calling function
-                self.log.debug('Error reading metadata.opf: ' + str(ex))       # ToDo Check whats going on
-                raise ex
-            finally:
-                if stream is not None:
-                    stream.close()
+            gdriveutils.uploadFileToEbooksFolder(os.path.join(book.path, 'metadata.opf').replace("\\", "/"),
+                                                 etree.tostring(package,
+                                                                xml_declaration=True,
+                                                                encoding='utf-8',
+                                                                pretty_print=True).decode('utf-8'),
+                                                 True)
         else:
             # ToDo: Handle book folder not found or not readable
             book_metadata_filepath = os.path.join(config.config_calibre_dir, book.path, 'metadata.opf')
-            #if not os.path.isfile(book_metadata_filepath):
-            self.create_new_metadata_backup(book,  custom_columns, book_metadata_filepath)
-            # else:
-            '''namespaces = {'dc': PURL_NAMESPACE, 'opf': OPF_NAMESPACE}
-            test = etree.parse(book_metadata_filepath)
-            root = test.getroot()
-            for i in root.iter():
-                self.log.info(i)
-            title = root.find("dc:metadata", namespaces)
-            pass
-            with open(book_metadata_filepath, "rb") as f:
-                xml = f.read()
+            # prepare finalize everything and output
+            doc = etree.ElementTree(package)
+            try:
+                with open(book_metadata_filepath, 'wb') as f:
+                    doc.write(f, xml_declaration=True, encoding='utf-8', pretty_print=True)
+            except Exception as ex:
+                raise Exception('Writing Metadata failed with error: {} '.format(ex))
 
-            root = objectify.fromstring(xml)
-            # root.metadata['{http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/}title']
-            # root.metadata[PURL + 'title']
-            # getattr(root.metadata, PURL +'title')
-            # test = objectify.parse()
-            pass
-            # backup not found has to be created
-            #raise Exception('Book cover file not found')'''
-
-    def create_new_metadata_backup(self, book,  custom_columns, book_metadata_filepath):
+    def create_new_metadata_backup(self, book,  custom_columns):
         # generate root package element
         package = etree.Element(OPF + "package", nsmap=OPF_NS)
         package.set("unique-identifier", "uuid_id")
@@ -230,14 +208,7 @@ class TaskBackupMetadata(CalibreTask):
         guide = etree.SubElement(package, "guide")
         etree.SubElement(guide, "reference", type="cover", title=self.translated_title, href="cover.jpg")
 
-        # prepare finalize everything and output
-        doc = etree.ElementTree(package)
-        # doc = etree.tostring(package, xml_declaration=True, encoding='utf-8', pretty_print=True) # .replace(b"&amp;quot;", b"&quot;")
-        try:
-            with open(book_metadata_filepath, 'wb') as f:
-                doc.write(f, xml_declaration=True, encoding='utf-8', pretty_print=True)
-        except Exception as ex:
-            raise Exception('Writing Metadata failed with error: {} '.format(ex))
+        return package
 
     @property
     def name(self):