diff --git a/metadata-generator.html b/metadata-generator.html
index 33dc696..51e60a6 100644
--- a/metadata-generator.html
+++ b/metadata-generator.html
@@ -772,6 +772,7 @@
       const aboutIds = data.about ? data.about.map(idMap) : [];
       const learningResourceTypeIds = data.learningResourceType ? data.learningResourceType.map(idMap) : [];
       const educationalLevelIds = data.educationalLevel ? data.educationalLevel.map(idMap) : [];
+      const licenseUrl = data.license ? idMap(data.license) : ""
 
       document.getElementById("inputStatus").value = data.creativeWorkStatus ? data.creativeWorkStatus : "Draft";
       $("#datepicker1").datepicker("update", new Date(data.datePublished));
@@ -782,7 +783,7 @@
       document.getElementById("inputDescription").value = data.description ? data.description : "";
       $('#inputLanguage').val(data.inLanguage ? data.inLanguage : []).selectpicker('refresh');
       $('#inputSubjectOf').val(aboutIds).selectpicker('refresh');
-      setLicense((data.license && data.license.id) ? idMap(data.license) : "")
+      setLicense(licenseUrl)
       document.getElementById("inputImage").value = data.image ? data.image : "";
       $('#inputResourceType').val(learningResourceTypeIds).selectpicker('refresh');
       if (educationalLevelIds.length > 0) {