diff --git a/butils.py b/butils.py
index 3a5f5d9..96d6ced 100644
--- a/butils.py
+++ b/butils.py
@@ -400,7 +400,10 @@ def load_font_from_filepath(filepath):
             # must be new
             if ("glyph" in o.keys()
                     and "face_name" in o.keys()
-                    and "font_name" in o.keys()):
+                    and "font_name" in o.keys()
+                    and not ("type" in o.keys() and o["type"] == "metrics")
+                    and not is_metrics_object(o)
+                    ):
                 glyph_id = o["glyph"]
                 font_name = o["font_name"]
                 face_name = o["face_name"]
@@ -412,6 +415,10 @@ def load_font_from_filepath(filepath):
                         face_name,
                         glyph_id,
                         glyph_obj)
+                for c in o.children:
+                    if is_metrics_object(c):
+                        add_metrics_obj_from_bound_box(glyph_obj,
+                                                       bound_box_as_array(c.bound_box))
                 if glyph_obj != o:
                     remove_list.append(o)