diff --git a/.changeset/bright-eggs-marry.md b/.changeset/bright-eggs-marry.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a360cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/bright-eggs-marry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@lottiefiles/lottie-js': patch
+---
+
+**metadata**: set empty array for files with no keywords
diff --git a/.changeset/poor-lizards-dance.md b/.changeset/poor-lizards-dance.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24142c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/poor-lizards-dance.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@lottiefiles/lottie-js': patch
+---
+
+**metadata**: do not use the default generator when a file does not have metadata
diff --git a/src/animation/animation.ts b/src/animation/animation.ts
index 2d935b8..b51a88b 100644
--- a/src/animation/animation.ts
+++ b/src/animation/animation.ts
@@ -354,6 +354,9 @@ export class Animation {
 
     if ('meta' in json) {
       this.meta.fromJSON(json.meta);
+    } else {
+      this.meta.fromJSON({});
+      this.meta.generator = undefined;
     }
 
     if ('fonts' in json) {
diff --git a/src/animation/meta.ts b/src/animation/meta.ts
index 8955ef9..1bd975a 100644
--- a/src/animation/meta.ts
+++ b/src/animation/meta.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export class Meta {
    */
   public fromJSON(json: Record<string, any>): Meta {
     this.author = json.a;
-    this.keywords = 'k' in json ? json.k.split(',').map((w: string) => w.trim()) : [json.k];
+    this.keywords = 'k' in json ? json.k.split(',').map((w: string) => w.trim()) : [];
     this.generator = json.g;
     this.description = json.d;
     this.themeColor = json.tc;