diff --git a/model/Export/QTIPackedItemExporter.php b/model/Export/QTIPackedItemExporter.php
index 42ed6278cf..d64c90a4e0 100755
--- a/model/Export/QTIPackedItemExporter.php
+++ b/model/Export/QTIPackedItemExporter.php
@@ -199,11 +199,14 @@ public function exportManifest($options = [], $exportResult = [])
             }
 
             $manifest = $this->getManifest();
-            $this->getMetadataExporter()->export($this->getItem(), $manifest);
-            $this->injectMetadataToManifest($manifest, $this->getItem());
-            $this->setManifest($manifest);
 
+            //APIP does not support metadata at this moment
+            if (!isset($options['apip']) || (isset($options['apip']) && $options['apip'] !== true)) {
+                $this->getMetadataExporter()->export($this->getItem(), $manifest);
+                $this->injectMetadataToManifest($manifest, $this->getItem());
+            }
 
+            $this->setManifest($manifest);
             // -- Overwrite manifest in the current ZIP archive.
             $zipArchive->addFromString('imsmanifest.xml', $this->getManifest()->saveXML());
         } else {