diff --git a/rosbag2/src/rosbag2/info.cpp b/rosbag2/src/rosbag2/info.cpp
index e33e881446..1b73a628d0 100644
--- a/rosbag2/src/rosbag2/info.cpp
+++ b/rosbag2/src/rosbag2/info.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ rosbag2::BagMetadata Info::read_metadata(const std::string & uri, const std::str
               "opened.");
     }
     auto bag_metadata = storage->get_metadata();
-    bag_metadata.bag_size = rosbag2_storage::FilesystemHelper::calculate_directory_size(uri);
     return bag_metadata;
   }
   throw std::runtime_error("The metadata.yaml file does not exist. Please specify a the "
diff --git a/rosbag2_storage_default_plugins/src/rosbag2_storage_default_plugins/sqlite/sqlite_storage.cpp b/rosbag2_storage_default_plugins/src/rosbag2_storage_default_plugins/sqlite/sqlite_storage.cpp
index c5c210776d..6583f9c138 100644
--- a/rosbag2_storage_default_plugins/src/rosbag2_storage_default_plugins/sqlite/sqlite_storage.cpp
+++ b/rosbag2_storage_default_plugins/src/rosbag2_storage_default_plugins/sqlite/sqlite_storage.cpp
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ rosbag2_storage::BagMetadata SqliteStorage::get_metadata()
   metadata.starting_time =
     std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::high_resolution_clock>(std::chrono::nanoseconds(min_time));
   metadata.duration = std::chrono::nanoseconds(max_time) - std::chrono::nanoseconds(min_time);
+  metadata.bag_size = rosbag2_storage::FilesystemHelper::calculate_directory_size(database_name_);
 
   return metadata;
 }