diff --git a/modules/core/templates/show_metadata.tpl.php b/modules/core/templates/show_metadata.tpl.php
index f217540c77f469542e558dd0798b5ffe128b2aa3..7117d2c55833cb7c8b460bb6699661a0c7d1b010 100644
--- a/modules/core/templates/show_metadata.tpl.php
+++ b/modules/core/templates/show_metadata.tpl.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ $this->includeAtTemplateBase('includes/header.php');
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     </button>
     <pre id="metadata">
-$metadata['<?php echo $this->data['m']['metadata-index']; unset($this->data['m']['metadata-index']) ?>'] => <?php
+$metadata['<?php echo $this->data['m']['metadata-index']; unset($this->data['m']['metadata-index']) ?>'] = <?php
     echo htmlspecialchars(var_export($this->data['m'], true));
 ?>
     </pre>