diff --git a/aurora/importers/aurora.py b/aurora/importers/aurora.py
index f608dc5..2f06d98 100644
--- a/aurora/importers/aurora.py
+++ b/aurora/importers/aurora.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class ImportAuroraView(ui.View):
             if "metadata" not in case:
                 metadata = {}
             else:
-                metadata: Dict[str, any] = case["metadata"]
+                metadata: Dict[str, any] = json.loads(case["metadata"])
             if not metadata['imported_from']:
                 metadata.update({
                     'imported_from': 'Aurora'