diff --git a/src/algorithms/signal_source/adapters/ion_gsms_signal_source.cc b/src/algorithms/signal_source/adapters/ion_gsms_signal_source.cc
index e4fef62a0..00f2be229 100644
--- a/src/algorithms/signal_source/adapters/ion_gsms_signal_source.cc
+++ b/src/algorithms/signal_source/adapters/ion_gsms_signal_source.cc
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "gnss_sdr_valve.h"
 #include <gnuradio/blocks/copy.h>
 #include <cstdlib>
+#include <iostream>
 #include <unordered_set>
 
 #if USE_GLOG_AND_GFLAGS
@@ -92,10 +93,11 @@ IONGSMSSignalSource::IONGSMSSignalSource(const ConfigurationInterface* configura
 
 void IONGSMSSignalSource::load_metadata()
 {
+    metadata_ = std::make_shared<GnssMetadata::Metadata>();
     try
         {
             GnssMetadata::XmlProcessor xml_proc;
-            if (!xml_proc.Load(metadata_filepath_.c_str(), false, metadata_))
+            if (!xml_proc.Load(metadata_filepath_.c_str(), false, *metadata_))
                 {
                     LOG(WARNING) << "Could not load XML metadata file " << metadata_filepath_;
                     std::cerr << "Could not load XML metadata file " << metadata_filepath_ << std::endl;
@@ -123,9 +125,9 @@ void IONGSMSSignalSource::load_metadata()
 std::vector<IONGSMSFileSource::sptr> IONGSMSSignalSource::make_stream_sources(const std::vector<std::string>& stream_ids) const
 {
     std::vector<IONGSMSFileSource::sptr> sources{};
-    for (const auto& file : metadata_.Files())
+    for (const auto& file : metadata_->Files())
         {
-            for (const auto& lane : metadata_.Lanes())
+            for (const auto& lane : metadata_->Lanes())
                 {
                     if (lane.Id() == file.Lane().Id())
                         {
diff --git a/src/algorithms/signal_source/adapters/ion_gsms_signal_source.h b/src/algorithms/signal_source/adapters/ion_gsms_signal_source.h
index fd0a5140c..bcdedbc3d 100644
--- a/src/algorithms/signal_source/adapters/ion_gsms_signal_source.h
+++ b/src/algorithms/signal_source/adapters/ion_gsms_signal_source.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "ion_gsms.h"
 #include <GnssMetadata.h>
 #include <cstdint>
+#include <memory>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ private:
     std::vector<gnss_shared_ptr<gr::block>> valves_;
 
     std::string metadata_filepath_;
-    GnssMetadata::Metadata metadata_;
+    std::shared_ptr<GnssMetadata::Metadata> metadata_;
 
     gnss_shared_ptr<Gnss_Sdr_Timestamp> timestamp_block_;
     std::string timestamp_file_;