diff --git a/meta/lib/crate.py b/meta/lib/crate.py
index d10f441875..f9db7c28cd 100644
--- a/meta/lib/crate.py
+++ b/meta/lib/crate.py
@@ -147,3 +147,5 @@ class Crate(Wget):
             mdpath = os.path.join(bbpath, cratepath, mdfile)
             with open(mdpath, "w") as f:
                 json.dump(metadata, f)
+
+bb.fetch2.methods.append(Crate())