diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/danbooru.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/danbooru.py
index c3dfd91a..941efc2a 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/danbooru.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/danbooru.py
@@ -26,16 +26,7 @@ class DanbooruExtractor(BaseExtractor):
     def _init(self):
         self.ugoira = self.config("ugoira", False)
         self.external = self.config("external", False)
-
-        includes = self.config("metadata")
-        if includes:
-            if isinstance(includes, (list, tuple)):
-                includes = ",".join(includes)
-            elif not isinstance(includes, str):
-                includes = "artist_commentary,children,notes,parent,uploader"
-            self.includes = includes + ",id"
-        else:
-            self.includes = False
+        self.includes = False
 
         threshold = self.config("threshold")
         if isinstance(threshold, int):
@@ -56,6 +47,16 @@ class DanbooruExtractor(BaseExtractor):
         return pages * self.per_page
 
     def items(self):
+        # 'includes' initialization must be done here and not in '_init()'
+        # or it'll cause an exception with e621 when 'metadata' is enabled
+        includes = self.config("metadata")
+        if includes:
+            if isinstance(includes, (list, tuple)):
+                includes = ",".join(includes)
+            elif not isinstance(includes, str):
+                includes = "artist_commentary,children,notes,parent,uploader"
+            self.includes = includes + ",id"
+
         data = self.metadata()
         for post in self.posts():
 
diff --git a/test/results/e621.py b/test/results/e621.py
index 5cd5c74d..b49a9973 100644
--- a/test/results/e621.py
+++ b/test/results/e621.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ __tests__ = (
     "#url"     : "https://e621.net/posts?tags=anry",
     "#category": ("E621", "e621", "tag"),
     "#class"   : e621.E621TagExtractor,
+    "#options"     : {"metadata": True},
     "#sha1_url"    : "8021e5ea28d47c474c1ffc9bd44863c4d45700ba",
     "#sha1_content": "501d1e5d922da20ee8ff9806f5ed3ce3a684fd58",
 },