diff --git a/packager/media/formats/mp4/box_definitions.cc b/packager/media/formats/mp4/box_definitions.cc
index 331c0c2fb9..3602031c1c 100644
--- a/packager/media/formats/mp4/box_definitions.cc
+++ b/packager/media/formats/mp4/box_definitions.cc
@@ -2230,17 +2230,21 @@ Movie::~Movie() {}
 FourCC Movie::BoxType() const { return FOURCC_moov; }
 
 bool Movie::ReadWriteInternal(BoxBuffer* buffer) {
-  RCHECK(ReadWriteHeaderInternal(buffer) &&
-         buffer->PrepareChildren() &&
-         buffer->ReadWriteChild(&header) &&
-         buffer->TryReadWriteChild(&metadata));
+  RCHECK(ReadWriteHeaderInternal(buffer) && buffer->PrepareChildren() &&
+         buffer->ReadWriteChild(&header));
   if (buffer->Reading()) {
     BoxReader* reader = buffer->reader();
     DCHECK(reader);
-    RCHECK(reader->ReadChildren(&tracks) &&
-           reader->TryReadChild(&extends) &&
+    RCHECK(reader->ReadChildren(&tracks) && reader->TryReadChild(&extends) &&
            reader->TryReadChildren(&pssh));
   } else {
+    // The 'meta' box is not well formed in the video captured by Android's
+    // default camera app: spec indicates that it is a FullBox but it is written
+    // as a Box. This results in the box failed to be parsed. See
+    // https://github.com/google/shaka-packager/issues/319 for details.
+    // We do not care the content of metadata box in the source content, so just
+    // skip reading the box.
+    RCHECK(buffer->TryReadWriteChild(&metadata));
     for (uint32_t i = 0; i < tracks.size(); ++i)
       RCHECK(buffer->ReadWriteChild(&tracks[i]));
     RCHECK(buffer->TryReadWriteChild(&extends));
diff --git a/packager/media/formats/mp4/box_reader.cc b/packager/media/formats/mp4/box_reader.cc
index b673e7304f..424a1cc546 100644
--- a/packager/media/formats/mp4/box_reader.cc
+++ b/packager/media/formats/mp4/box_reader.cc
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ bool BoxReader::ScanChildren() {
     size_t box_size = child->size();
     children_.insert(std::pair<FourCC, std::unique_ptr<BoxReader>>(
         box_type, std::move(child)));
+    VLOG(2) << "Child " << FourCCToString(box_type) << " size 0x" << std::hex
+            << box_size << std::dec;
     RCHECK(SkipBytes(box_size));
   }