diff --git a/modules/addonlib/src/main/scala/docspell/addons/runner/RunnerUtil.scala b/modules/addonlib/src/main/scala/docspell/addons/runner/RunnerUtil.scala
index 7f44dcea..39c2a52f 100644
--- a/modules/addonlib/src/main/scala/docspell/addons/runner/RunnerUtil.scala
+++ b/modules/addonlib/src/main/scala/docspell/addons/runner/RunnerUtil.scala
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ private[addons] object RunnerUtil {
   ): F[AddonResult] =
     for {
       stdout <-
-        if (ctx.meta.options.exists(_.collectOutput)) CollectOut.buffer[F]
+        if (ctx.meta.parseResult) CollectOut.buffer[F]
         else CollectOut.none[F].pure[F]
       cmdResult <- SysExec(cmd, logger, ctx.baseDir.some)
         .flatMap(
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ private[addons] object RunnerUtil {
             out <- stdout.get
             _ <- logger.debug(s"Addon stdout: $out")
             result = Option
-              .when(ctx.meta.options.exists(_.collectOutput) && out.nonEmpty)(
+              .when(ctx.meta.parseResult && out.nonEmpty)(
                 JsonParser
                   .decode[AddonOutput](out)
                   .fold(AddonResult.decodingError, AddonResult.success)
diff --git a/modules/addonlib/src/test/scala/docspell/addons/AddonMetaTest.scala b/modules/addonlib/src/test/scala/docspell/addons/AddonMetaTest.scala
index 38e37b38..7f5ffca8 100644
--- a/modules/addonlib/src/test/scala/docspell/addons/AddonMetaTest.scala
+++ b/modules/addonlib/src/test/scala/docspell/addons/AddonMetaTest.scala
@@ -35,4 +35,13 @@ class AddonMetaTest extends CatsEffectSuite with TestLoggingConfig with Fixtures
       _ = assertEquals(meta, dummyAddonMeta)
     } yield ()
   }
+
+  test("parse yaml with defaults") {
+    val yamlStr = """meta:
+                    |  name: "test"
+                    |  version: "0.1.0"
+                    |""".stripMargin
+    val meta = AddonMeta.fromYamlString(yamlStr).fold(throw _, identity)
+    assert(meta.parseResult)
+  }
 }