diff --git a/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/content/metadata/AsynchronousExtractor.java b/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/content/metadata/AsynchronousExtractor.java
index 4a9aaf21d7..2db2598684 100644
--- a/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/content/metadata/AsynchronousExtractor.java
+++ b/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/content/metadata/AsynchronousExtractor.java
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ public class AsynchronousExtractor extends AbstractMappingMetadataExtracter
         }
 
         // Remove well know entries from the map that drive how the real metadata is applied.
-        OverwritePolicy overwritePolicy = removeOverwritePolicy(metadata, "sys:overwritePolicy", OverwritePolicy.PRAGMATIC);
+        OverwritePolicy overwritePolicy = removeOverwritePolicy(metadata, "sys:overwritePolicy", OverwritePolicy.EAGER);
         Boolean enableStringTagging = removeBoolean(metadata, "sys:enableStringTagging", false);
         Boolean carryAspectProperties = removeBoolean(metadata, "sys:carryAspectProperties", true);
         List<String> stringTaggingSeparators = removeTaggingSeparators(metadata, "sys:stringTaggingSeparators",