diff --git a/chispa/schema_comparer.py b/chispa/schema_comparer.py
index c2e2150..90ceb19 100644
--- a/chispa/schema_comparer.py
+++ b/chispa/schema_comparer.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def inner(s1, s2, ignore_nullable, ignore_metadata):
         t = PrettyTable(["schema1", "schema2"])
         zipped = list(zip_longest(s1, s2))
         for sf1, sf2 in zipped:
-            if are_structfields_equal(sf1, sf2, True):
+            if are_structfields_equal(sf1, sf2, ignore_nullable, ignore_metadata):
                 t.add_row([blue(sf1), blue(sf2)])
             else:
                 t.add_row([sf1, sf2])
@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@ def assert_schema_equality_ignore_nullable(s1, s2):
 
 
 # deprecate this.  ignore_nullable should be a flag.
-def are_schemas_equal_ignore_nullable(s1, s2):
+def are_schemas_equal_ignore_nullable(s1, s2, ignore_metadata=False):
     if len(s1) != len(s2):
         return False
     zipped = list(zip_longest(s1, s2))
     for sf1, sf2 in zipped:
-        if not are_structfields_equal(sf1, sf2, True):
+        if not are_structfields_equal(sf1, sf2, True, ignore_metadata):
             return False
     return True
 
@@ -95,11 +95,11 @@ def are_structfields_equal(sf1, sf2, ignore_nullability=False, ignore_metadata=F
         if not ignore_metadata and sf1.metadata != sf2.metadata:
             return False
         else:
-            return are_datatypes_equal_ignore_nullable(sf1.dataType, sf2.dataType)
+            return are_datatypes_equal_ignore_nullable(sf1.dataType, sf2.dataType, ignore_metadata)
 
 
 # deprecate this
-def are_datatypes_equal_ignore_nullable(dt1, dt2):
+def are_datatypes_equal_ignore_nullable(dt1, dt2, ignore_metadata=False):
     """Checks if datatypes are equal, descending into structs and arrays to
     ignore nullability.
     """
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def are_datatypes_equal_ignore_nullable(dt1, dt2):
         if dt1.typeName() == "array":
             return are_datatypes_equal_ignore_nullable(dt1.elementType, dt2.elementType)
         elif dt1.typeName() == "struct":
-            return are_schemas_equal_ignore_nullable(dt1, dt2)
+            return are_schemas_equal_ignore_nullable(dt1, dt2, ignore_metadata)
         else:
             return True
     else:
diff --git a/tests/test_structfield_comparer.py b/tests/test_structfield_comparer.py
index a6d181d..287f451 100644
--- a/tests/test_structfield_comparer.py
+++ b/tests/test_structfield_comparer.py
@@ -55,3 +55,8 @@ def it_returns_true_when_nested_types_have_different_nullability_with_ignore_nul
         sf1 = StructField("hi", StructType([StructField("world", IntegerType(), False)]), False)
         sf2 = StructField("hi", StructType([StructField("world", IntegerType(), True)]), False)
         assert are_structfields_equal(sf1, sf2, ignore_nullability=True) is True
+
+    def it_returns_true_when_inner_metadata_is_different_but_ignored():
+        sf1 = StructField("hi", StructType([StructField("world", IntegerType(), False)]), False)
+        sf2 = StructField("hi", StructType([StructField("world", IntegerType(), False, {"a": "b"})]), False)
+        assert are_structfields_equal(sf1, sf2, ignore_metadata=True) is True