diff --git a/BepInEx.AssemblyPublicizer.MSBuild/Extensions.cs b/BepInEx.AssemblyPublicizer.MSBuild/Extensions.cs
index 5badeea..82a91ee 100644
--- a/BepInEx.AssemblyPublicizer.MSBuild/Extensions.cs
+++ b/BepInEx.AssemblyPublicizer.MSBuild/Extensions.cs
@@ -17,9 +17,15 @@ public static bool HasMetadata(this ITaskItem taskItem, string metadataName)
 
     public static bool TryGetMetadata(this ITaskItem taskItem, string metadataName, [NotNullWhen(true)] out string? metadata)
     {
-        if (taskItem.HasMetadata(metadataName))
+        if (!taskItem.HasMetadata(metadataName))
+        {
+            metadata = null;
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        metadata = taskItem.GetMetadata(metadataName);
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(metadata))
         {
-            metadata = taskItem.GetMetadata(metadataName);
             return true;
         }