diff --git a/deno.json b/deno.json
index 5a992e9..0dc26e4 100644
--- a/deno.json
+++ b/deno.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"name": "@andyburke/serverus",
 	"description": "A flexible HTTP server for mixed content. Throw static files, markdown, Typescript and (hopefully, eventually) more into a directory and serverus can serve it up a bit more like old-school CGI.",
-	"version": "0.12.1",
+	"version": "0.12.2",
 	"license": "MIT",
 	"exports": {
 		".": "./serverus.ts",
diff --git a/handlers/static.ts b/handlers/static.ts
index 1292735..e6b0bcc 100644
--- a/handlers/static.ts
+++ b/handlers/static.ts
@@ -298,11 +298,12 @@ export default async function handle_static_files(request: Request, server: SERV
 	const cookies: Record<string, string> = getCookies(request.headers);
 	const query = Object.fromEntries(new URL(request.url).searchParams.entries());
 
+	const metadata = {
+		cookies,
+		query
+	};
+
 	for await (const precheck of prechecks) {
-		const metadata = {
-			cookies,
-			query
-		};
 		const error_response: Response | undefined = await precheck(request, metadata);
 		if (error_response) {
 			return error_response;