diff --git a/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/pydio/bootstrap_repositories.php/050repo b/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/pydio/bootstrap_repositories.php/050repo
index d7095ec..dd2fe82 100644
--- a/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/pydio/bootstrap_repositories.php/050repo
+++ b/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/pydio/bootstrap_repositories.php/050repo
@@ -10,6 +10,18 @@ use esmith::AccountsDB;
 my $a = esmith::AccountsDB->open_ro();
 
 my $homedir = $pydio{'HomeDir'} || 'none';
+my $metastore = $pydio{'Metastore'} || 'serial';
+
+if ($metastore eq 'xattr'){
+    $metastore = '"metastore.xattr" => array(),';
+}
+else {
+    $metastore =<<'EOF';
+"metastore.serial" => array(
+                                "METADATA_FILE_LOCATION" => "outside",
+                        ),
+EOF
+}
 
 if (($homedir eq 'enabled') || ($homedir eq 'users')){
     $OUT .=<<"EOF";
@@ -59,9 +71,7 @@ foreach my $share ($a->get_all_by_prop(type=>'share')){
                 "PAGINATION_THRESHOLD" => 500,
                 "PAGINATION_NUMBER" => 200,
                 "META_SOURCES" => array(
-                       "metastore.serial" => array(
-                                "METADATA_FILE_LOCATION" => "outside",
-                        ),
+                       $metastore
                        "meta.user" => array (
                                 "meta_fields" => "tags,stars_rate,css_label,anything_area",
                                 "meta_labels" => "Tags,Rate,Type,Note",