diff --git a/lib/chef_diff/changes/cookbook.rb b/lib/chef_diff/changes/cookbook.rb
index e3210b1..0111011 100644
--- a/lib/chef_diff/changes/cookbook.rb
+++ b/lib/chef_diff/changes/cookbook.rb
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def initialize(files, cookbook_dirs)
         #   and will be re-uploaded
         if files
           .select { |x| x[:status] == :deleted }
-          .map { |x| x[:path].match(%{.*metadata\.rb$}) }
+          .map { |x| x[:path].match(%{.*metadata\.(rb|json)$}) }
           .compact
           .any?
           @status = :deleted