diff --git a/internal/clientrtmp/client.go b/internal/clientrtmp/client.go
index 219920f6..f0e5d9b8 100644
--- a/internal/clientrtmp/client.go
+++ b/internal/clientrtmp/client.go
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ func (c *Client) runRead() {
 		}
 
 		c.conn.NetConn().SetWriteDeadline(time.Now().Add(c.writeTimeout))
-		rtmputils.WriteMetadata(c.conn, videoTrack, audioTrack)
+		c.conn.WriteMetadata(videoTrack, audioTrack)
 
 		if videoTrack != nil {
 			codec := h264.Codec{
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ func (c *Client) runPublish() {
 		defer close(setupDone)
 		err = func() error {
 			c.conn.NetConn().SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(c.readTimeout))
-			videoTrack, audioTrack, err = rtmputils.ReadMetadata(c.conn)
+			videoTrack, audioTrack, err = c.conn.ReadMetadata()
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/internal/rtmputils/metadata.go b/internal/rtmputils/metadata.go
index ec1473eb..f4229611 100644
--- a/internal/rtmputils/metadata.go
+++ b/internal/rtmputils/metadata.go
@@ -14,39 +14,37 @@ const (
 	codecAAC  = 10
 )
 
-func readMetadata(conn *Conn) (flvio.AMFMap, error) {
-	pkt, err := conn.ReadPacket()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	if pkt.Type != av.Metadata {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("first packet must be metadata")
-	}
-
-	arr, err := flvio.ParseAMFVals(pkt.Data, false)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	if len(arr) != 1 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid metadata")
-	}
-
-	ma, ok := arr[0].(flvio.AMFMap)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid metadata")
-	}
-
-	return ma, nil
-}
-
-// ReadMetadata extracts track informations from a RTMP connection that is publishing.
-func ReadMetadata(conn *Conn) (*gortsplib.Track, *gortsplib.Track, error) {
+// ReadMetadata extracts track informations from a connection that is publishing.
+func (conn *Conn) ReadMetadata() (*gortsplib.Track, *gortsplib.Track, error) {
 	var videoTrack *gortsplib.Track
 	var audioTrack *gortsplib.Track
 
-	md, err := readMetadata(conn)
+	md, err := func() (flvio.AMFMap, error) {
+		pkt, err := conn.ReadPacket()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		if pkt.Type != av.Metadata {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("first packet must be metadata")
+		}
+
+		arr, err := flvio.ParseAMFVals(pkt.Data, false)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		if len(arr) != 1 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid metadata")
+		}
+
+		ma, ok := arr[0].(flvio.AMFMap)
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid metadata")
+		}
+
+		return ma, nil
+	}()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
@@ -158,8 +156,8 @@ func ReadMetadata(conn *Conn) (*gortsplib.Track, *gortsplib.Track, error) {
 	}
 }
 
-// WriteMetadata writes track informations to a RTMP connection that is reading.
-func WriteMetadata(conn *Conn, videoTrack *gortsplib.Track, audioTrack *gortsplib.Track) error {
+// WriteMetadata writes track informations to a connection that is reading.
+func (conn *Conn) WriteMetadata(videoTrack *gortsplib.Track, audioTrack *gortsplib.Track) error {
 	return conn.WritePacket(av.Packet{
 		Type: av.Metadata,
 		Data: flvio.FillAMF0ValMalloc(flvio.AMFMap{
diff --git a/internal/sourcertmp/source.go b/internal/sourcertmp/source.go
index a1f83715..5c058b86 100644
--- a/internal/sourcertmp/source.go
+++ b/internal/sourcertmp/source.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func (s *Source) runInner() bool {
 	go func() {
 		defer close(metadataDone)
 		conn.NetConn().SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(s.readTimeout))
-		videoTrack, audioTrack, err = rtmputils.ReadMetadata(conn)
+		videoTrack, audioTrack, err = conn.ReadMetadata()
 	}()
 
 	select {