diff --git a/openbr/plugins/misc.cpp b/openbr/plugins/misc.cpp
index f872f1a..8a1f713 100644
--- a/openbr/plugins/misc.cpp
+++ b/openbr/plugins/misc.cpp
@@ -35,16 +35,19 @@ class OpenTransform : public UntrainableMetaTransform
 
     void project(const Template &src, Template &dst) const
     {
-        if (Globals->verbose) qDebug("Opening %s", qPrintable(src.file.flat()));
-        dst.file = src.file;
-        foreach (const File &file, src.file.split()) {
-            QScopedPointer<Format> format(Factory<Format>::make(file));
-            Template t = format->read();
-            if (t.isEmpty()) qWarning("Can't open %s from %s", qPrintable(file.flat()), qPrintable(QDir::currentPath()));
-            dst.append(t);
-            dst.file.append(t.file.localMetadata());
+        if (!src.m().empty()) dst.append(src.clone());
+        else {
+            if (Globals->verbose) qDebug("Opening %s", qPrintable(src.file.flat()));
+            dst.file = src.file;
+            foreach (const File &file, src.file.split()) {
+                QScopedPointer<Format> format(Factory<Format>::make(file));
+                Template t = format->read();
+                if (t.isEmpty()) qWarning("Can't open %s from %s", qPrintable(file.flat()), qPrintable(QDir::currentPath()));
+                dst.append(t);
+                dst.file.append(t.file.localMetadata());
+            }
+            dst.file.set("FTO", dst.isEmpty());
         }
-        dst.file.set("FTO", dst.isEmpty());
     }
 };