diff --git a/src/filemetadataprovider.cpp b/src/filemetadataprovider.cpp
--- a/src/filemetadataprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/filemetadataprovider.cpp
@@ -137,8 +137,7 @@
     if (files.size() > 1) {
         insertCommonData(files);
     } else {
-        m_data = files.first();
-        insertSingleFileBasicData();
+        m_data = unite(m_data, files.first());
     }
     m_readOnly = !fetchJob->canEditAll();
 
@@ -152,6 +151,7 @@
     m_data = unite(m_data, ret->data());
     m_readOnly = !ret->canEdit();
 
+    insertEditableData();
     emit loadingFinished();
 }
 
@@ -303,11 +303,11 @@
     //   * Not Indexed
     //   * Indexed
     //
+    insertSingleFileBasicData();
     const QUrl url = m_fileItems.first().targetUrl();
     if (!url.isLocalFile()) {
         // FIXME - are extended attributes supported for remote files?
         m_readOnly = true;
-        insertSingleFileBasicData();
         emit loadingFinished();
         return;
     }
@@ -318,9 +318,6 @@
             || m_config.onlyBasicIndexing()) {
         m_realTimeIndexing = true;
 
-        insertSingleFileBasicData();
-        insertEditableData();
-
         IndexedDataRetriever *ret = new IndexedDataRetriever(filePath, this);
         connect(ret, &IndexedDataRetriever::finished, this, &FileMetaDataProvider::slotLoadingFinished);
         ret->start();