diff --git a/DUI3-DX/Connectors/ArcGIS/Speckle.Connectors.ArcGIS3/Utils/ArcGisDocumentStore.cs b/DUI3-DX/Connectors/ArcGIS/Speckle.Connectors.ArcGIS3/Utils/ArcGisDocumentStore.cs
index 449b848b74..819632665c 100644
--- a/DUI3-DX/Connectors/ArcGIS/Speckle.Connectors.ArcGIS3/Utils/ArcGisDocumentStore.cs
+++ b/DUI3-DX/Connectors/ArcGIS/Speckle.Connectors.ArcGIS3/Utils/ArcGisDocumentStore.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ ITopLevelExceptionHandler topLevelExceptionHandler
       },
       true
     );
+
+    // in case plugin was loaded into already opened Map, read metadata from the current Map
+    if (IsDocumentInit == false)
+    {
+      IsDocumentInit = true;
+      ReadFromFile();
+      OnDocumentChanged();
+    }
   }
 
   private void OnProjectClosing()