diff --git a/lib/galaxy/jobs/__init__.py b/lib/galaxy/jobs/__init__.py
index 2882cf017b5c..004dd45e2f9d 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/jobs/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/jobs/__init__.py
@@ -1023,6 +1023,7 @@ def external_output_metadata(self):
                 self.job_id,
                 metadata_strategy_override=self.metadata_strategy,
                 tool_id=self.tool.id,
+                tool_type=self.tool.tool_type,
             )
         return self.__external_output_metadata
 
@@ -1767,7 +1768,7 @@ def fail(message=job.info, exception=None):
             # the tasks failed. So include the stderr, stdout, and exit code:
             return fail()
 
-        extended_metadata = self.external_output_metadata.extended and not self.tool.tool_type == "interactive"
+        extended_metadata = self.external_output_metadata.extended
 
         # We collect the stderr from tools that write their stderr to galaxy.json
         tool_provided_metadata = self.get_tool_provided_job_metadata()
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/metadata/__init__.py b/lib/galaxy/metadata/__init__.py
index 828d0758b1b2..4f7cfb8ef57c 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/metadata/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/metadata/__init__.py
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@
 """
 
 
-def get_metadata_compute_strategy(config, job_id, metadata_strategy_override=None, tool_id=None):
+def get_metadata_compute_strategy(config, job_id, metadata_strategy_override=None, tool_id=None, tool_type=None):
     metadata_strategy = metadata_strategy_override or config.metadata_strategy
     if metadata_strategy == "legacy":
         raise Exception("legacy metadata_strategy has been removed")
-    elif "extended" in metadata_strategy and tool_id != "__SET_METADATA__":
+    elif "extended" in metadata_strategy and tool_id != "__SET_METADATA__" and tool_type != "interactive":
         return ExtendedDirectoryMetadataGenerator(job_id)
     else:
         return PortableDirectoryMetadataGenerator(job_id)