diff --git a/app/models/media_asset.rb b/app/models/media_asset.rb
index 84b73184a..94a3c26eb 100644
--- a/app/models/media_asset.rb
+++ b/app/models/media_asset.rb
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ class MediaAsset < ApplicationRecord
     end
 
     def open_file
+      open_file!
+    rescue
+      nil
+    end
+
+    def open_file!
       file = storage_service.open(file_path)
       frame_delays = media_asset.frame_delays if media_asset.is_ugoira?
       MediaFile.open(file, frame_delays: frame_delays, strict: false)
diff --git a/script/fixes/123_refresh_media_metadata.rb b/script/fixes/123_refresh_media_metadata.rb
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..6d3ab7790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/fixes/123_refresh_media_metadata.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+require_relative "base"
+
+with_confirmation do
+  condition = ENV.fetch("COND", "TRUE")
+  fix = ENV.fetch("FIX", "false").truthy?
+
+  MediaAsset.active.where(condition).find_each do |asset|
+    variant = asset.variant(:original)
+    media_file = variant.open_file
+
+    if media_file.nil?
+      puts ({ id: asset.id, error: "file doesn't exist", path: variant.file_path }).to_json
+      next
+    end
+
+    # Setting `file` updates the metadata if it's different.
+    asset.file = media_file
+    asset.media_metadata.file = media_file
+
+    old = asset.media_metadata.metadata_was.to_h
+    new = asset.media_metadata.metadata.to_h
+    metadata_changes = { added_metadata: (new.to_a - old.to_a).to_h, removed_metadata: (old.to_a - new.to_a).to_h }.compact_blank
+    puts ({ id: asset.id, **asset.changes, **metadata_changes }).to_json
+
+    if fix
+      asset.save! if asset.changed?
+      asset.media_metadata.save! if asset.media_metadata.changed?
+    end
+
+    media_file.close
+  end
+end