diff --git a/dubbo-registry/dubbo-registry-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/registry/client/metadata/StandardMetadataServiceURLBuilder.java b/dubbo-registry/dubbo-registry-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/registry/client/metadata/StandardMetadataServiceURLBuilder.java
index 20f55a6edb..2aae71f30e 100644
--- a/dubbo-registry/dubbo-registry-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/registry/client/metadata/StandardMetadataServiceURLBuilder.java
+++ b/dubbo-registry/dubbo-registry-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/registry/client/metadata/StandardMetadataServiceURLBuilder.java
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ public class StandardMetadataServiceURLBuilder implements MetadataServiceURLBuil
             .setProtocol(protocol)
             .setPath(MetadataService.class.getName())
             .addParameter(TIMEOUT_KEY, ConfigurationUtils.get(applicationModel, METADATA_PROXY_TIMEOUT_KEY, DEFAULT_METADATA_TIMEOUT_VALUE))
-            .addParameter(SIDE_KEY, CONSUMER)
             .addParameter(CONNECTIONS_KEY, 1)
             .addParameter(THREADPOOL_KEY, "cached")
             .addParameter(THREADS_KEY, "100")
@@ -119,6 +118,7 @@ public class StandardMetadataServiceURLBuilder implements MetadataServiceURLBuil
 
         // add the default parameters
         urlBuilder.addParameter(GROUP_KEY, serviceName);
+        urlBuilder.addParameter(SIDE_KEY, CONSUMER);
         return urlBuilder.build();
     }