diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/helper/VariableReplacer.java b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/helper/VariableReplacer.java
index 1360b51274f..5a41273c9dd 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/helper/VariableReplacer.java
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/helper/VariableReplacer.java
@@ -392,20 +392,7 @@ private String determineReplacementForMetadata(Matcher variableFinder) {
 
         switch (metadataLevel) {
             case ALL:
-                List<LogicalDivision> allChildren = workpiece.getLogicalStructure().getChildren();
-                String allFirstchildValue = null;
-                if (!allChildren.isEmpty()) {
-                    allFirstchildValue = MetadataEditor.getMetadataValue(allChildren.get(0), variableFinder.group(5));
-                    if (Objects.isNull(allFirstchildValue)) {
-                        allFirstchildValue = determineReplacementForTopstruct(variableFinder, dollarSignIfToKeep);
-                    }
-                    if (Objects.isNull(allFirstchildValue) || StringUtils.isEmpty(allFirstchildValue)) {
-                        List<LogicalDivision> firstChildChildren = allChildren.get(0).getChildren();
-                        if (!firstChildChildren.isEmpty()) {
-                            allFirstchildValue = MetadataEditor.getMetadataValue(firstChildChildren.get(0), variableFinder.group(5));
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
+                String allFirstchildValue = determinateReplacementForAll(variableFinder, dollarSignIfToKeep);
 
                 if (Objects.nonNull(allFirstchildValue)) {
                     return allFirstchildValue;
@@ -423,6 +410,24 @@ private String determineReplacementForMetadata(Matcher variableFinder) {
         }
     }
 
+    private String determinateReplacementForAll(Matcher variableFinder, String dollarSignIfToKeep) {
+        List<LogicalDivision> allChildren = workpiece.getLogicalStructure().getChildren();
+        String allFirstchildValue = null;
+        if (!allChildren.isEmpty()) {
+            allFirstchildValue = MetadataEditor.getMetadataValue(allChildren.get(0), variableFinder.group(5));
+            if (Objects.isNull(allFirstchildValue)) {
+                allFirstchildValue = determineReplacementForTopstruct(variableFinder, dollarSignIfToKeep);
+            }
+            if (StringUtils.isEmpty(allFirstchildValue)) {
+                List<LogicalDivision> firstChildChildren = allChildren.get(0).getChildren();
+                if (!firstChildChildren.isEmpty()) {
+                    allFirstchildValue = MetadataEditor.getMetadataValue(firstChildChildren.get(0), variableFinder.group(5));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return allFirstchildValue;
+    }
+
     private String determineReplacementForTopstruct(Matcher variableFinder, String failureResult) {
         String value = MetadataEditor.getMetadataValue(workpiece.getLogicalStructure(), variableFinder.group(5));
         if (Objects.isNull(value)) {