diff --git a/backend/src/main/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/service/JPAMetadataResolverServiceImpl.groovy b/backend/src/main/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/service/JPAMetadataResolverServiceImpl.groovy
index ddd925e7c..bb86a1915 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/service/JPAMetadataResolverServiceImpl.groovy
+++ b/backend/src/main/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/service/JPAMetadataResolverServiceImpl.groovy
@@ -552,6 +552,9 @@ class JPAMetadataResolverServiceImpl implements MetadataResolverService {
 
     @Override
     Document generateSingleMetadataConfiguration(edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.domain.resolvers.MetadataResolver mr) {
+        if (mr instanceof ExternalMetadataResolver) {
+            return generateExternalMetadataFilterConfiguration();
+        }
         new StringWriter().withCloseable { writer ->
             def xml = new MarkupBuilder(writer)
             xml.omitEmptyAttributes = true