diff --git a/src/metadata_review_lib.py b/src/metadata_review_lib.py
index 117247c..ebb4d22 100644
--- a/src/metadata_review_lib.py
+++ b/src/metadata_review_lib.py
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ def second_save_metadata_review(review_yaml_file_path, reviewer_attrs):
 
 
 
-def third_update_hdf5_file_with_review(input_hdf5_file, yalm_review_file, reviewer_attrs = {}):
+def third_update_hdf5_file_with_review(input_hdf5_file, yalm_review_file, reviewer_attrs = {}, hdf5_upload : bool = False):
 
     """Third"""
     # compare review file with current yalm file and then based on the changes open hdf5 file and access only
@@ -275,12 +275,17 @@ def third_update_hdf5_file_with_review(input_hdf5_file, yalm_review_file, review
 
     status = subprocess.run(status_command,capture_output=True,check=True)
 
+    if hdf5_upload:
+        upload_ext = ['.h5','.yaml']
+    else:
+        upload_ext = ['.yaml']
+
     files_to_add_list = []
     for line in status.stdout.splitlines():
         # conver line from bytes to str
         tmp = line.decode("utf-8")
         if 'modified' in tmp:
-            if any([ext in tmp for ext in ['.h5','.yaml']] ):
+            if any([ext in tmp for ext in upload_ext] ):
                 files_to_add_list.append(tmp.split()[1])                
     if files_to_add_list:
         output = subprocess.run(add_command(files_to_add_list),capture_output=True,check=True)