diff --git a/openhands-cli/openhands_cli/utils.py b/openhands-cli/openhands_cli/utils.py
index b83669c37d..28a764a3df 100644
--- a/openhands-cli/openhands_cli/utils.py
+++ b/openhands-cli/openhands_cli/utils.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ def get_llm_extra_body(
         metadata['session_id'] = session_id
     if user_id is not None:
         metadata['trace_user_id'] = user_id
+    metadata = {"metadata": metadata}
     return metadata