diff --git a/cereal/custom.capnp b/cereal/custom.capnp
index 1a6090a8b0..df8b420568 100644
--- a/cereal/custom.capnp
+++ b/cereal/custom.capnp
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ struct ModelManagerSP @0xaedffd8f31e7b55d {
       policy @3;
       offPolicy @4;
       onPolicy @5;
+      chunked @6;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/release/ci/model_generator.py b/release/ci/model_generator.py
index 9881bf3e14..38a6386cfb 100755
--- a/release/ci/model_generator.py
+++ b/release/ci/model_generator.py
@@ -168,15 +168,8 @@ def generate_metadata(model_path: Path, output_dir: Path, short_name: str, drivi
     artifact_data["chunks"] = chunks_config
 
   return {
-    "type": model_type,
+    "type": "chunked",
     "artifact": artifact_data,
-    "metadata": {
-      "file_name": metadata_file.name,
-      "download_uri": {
-        "url": "https://gitlab.com/sunnypilot/public/docs.sunnypilot.ai/-/raw/main/",
-        "sha256": metadata_hash
-      }
-    }
   }
 
 
diff --git a/sunnypilot/models/fetcher.py b/sunnypilot/models/fetcher.py
index fb51961d15..e3d785b84e 100644
--- a/sunnypilot/models/fetcher.py
+++ b/sunnypilot/models/fetcher.py
@@ -197,4 +197,5 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
       # Print metadata details
       if model.artifact.chunks:
         print(f"Contains {len(model.artifact.chunks)} chunks.")
-      print(f"Metadata: {model.metadata.fileName}, Download URI: {model.metadata.downloadUri.uri}")
+      if model.metadata.fileName:
+        print(f"Metadata: {model.metadata.fileName}, Download URI: {model.metadata.downloadUri.uri}")
diff --git a/sunnypilot/models/manager.py b/sunnypilot/models/manager.py
index b3765d12d8..f4db071c7b 100644
--- a/sunnypilot/models/manager.py
+++ b/sunnypilot/models/manager.py
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ class ModelManagerSP:
 
   async def _process_model(self, model, destination_path: str) -> None:
     """Processes a single model download including verification"""
-    await self._process_artifact(model.metadata, destination_path)
     await self._process_artifact(model.artifact, destination_path)
 
   def _report_status(self) -> None: