diff --git a/notebooks/pnCCD/Correct_pnCCD_NBC.ipynb b/notebooks/pnCCD/Correct_pnCCD_NBC.ipynb
index 8726a833f553159dd593c3ece23304ba77d798f2..5614a246cfea98b110e83baf31fff0e70e7900a1 100644
--- a/notebooks/pnCCD/Correct_pnCCD_NBC.ipynb
+++ b/notebooks/pnCCD/Correct_pnCCD_NBC.ipynb
@@ -640,7 +640,9 @@
     "                )\n",
     "\n",
     "        # Create METDATA datasets\n",
-    "        ofile.create_metadata(like=seq_dc)"
+    "        ofile.create_metadata(\n",
+    "            like=seq_dc,\n",
+    "            sequence=seq_dc.run_metadata()[\"sequenceNumber\"])"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/src/cal_tools/files.py b/src/cal_tools/files.py
index f96f0183e0c2c1a024ff2849a2cd362ca42a6dd9..8decff781ace9cb7bcdbddf590f9478de1eeb87f 100644
--- a/src/cal_tools/files.py
+++ b/src/cal_tools/files.py
@@ -300,9 +300,8 @@ class DataFile(h5py.File):
             proposal = metadata.get('proposalNumber', proposal)
             run = metadata.get('runNumber', run)
             daq_library = metadata.get('daqLibrary', daq_library)
-            karabo_framework = metadata.get(
-                'karaboFramework', karabo_framework)
-            sequence = metadata.get('sequenceNumber', sequence)
+            karabo_framework = metadata.get('karaboFramework',
+                                            karabo_framework)
 
         else:
             if run is None: