diff --git a/gitenberg/book.py b/gitenberg/book.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/gitenberg/book.py
+++ b/gitenberg/book.py
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ class Book():
         else:
             self.local_repo = clone(self.repo_name)
             self.local_path = self.local_repo.repo_path
+            self.parse_book_metadata() # reload with cloned metadata.yaml
 
     def make(self):
         """ turn fetched files into a local repo, make auxiliary files
cloned repos need to reload metadata.yaml