diff --git a/packages/vue-app/template/App.js b/packages/vue-app/template/App.js
index 4300efbcf3..df31d0a58b 100644
--- a/packages/vue-app/template/App.js
+++ b/packages/vue-app/template/App.js
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ const layouts = { <%= Object.keys(layouts).map(key => `"_${key}": _${hash(key)}`
 <% } %>
 
 export default {
-  <% if (features.meta) { %>
-  <%= isTest ? '/* eslint-disable array-bracket-spacing, quotes, quote-props, semi, indent, comma-spacing, key-spacing, object-curly-spacing, space-before-function-paren, object-shorthand  */' : '' %>
-  head: <%= serializeFunction(head) %>,
-  <%= isTest ? '/* eslint-enable array-bracket-spacing, quotes, quote-props, semi, indent, comma-spacing, key-spacing, object-curly-spacing, space-before-function-paren, object-shorthand */' : '' %>
-  <% } %>
   render (h, props) {
     <% if (loading) { %>const loadingEl = h('NuxtLoading', { ref: 'loading' })<% } %>
     <% if (features.layouts) { %>
diff --git a/packages/vue-app/template/index.js b/packages/vue-app/template/index.js
index c20a4cab46..327c0dcd4d 100644
--- a/packages/vue-app/template/index.js
+++ b/packages/vue-app/template/index.js
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ async function createApp (ssrContext) {
   // here we inject the router and store to all child components,
   // making them available everywhere as `this.$router` and `this.$store`.
   const app = {
+    <% if (features.meta) { %>
+    <%= isTest ? '/* eslint-disable array-bracket-spacing, quotes, quote-props, semi, indent, comma-spacing, key-spacing, object-curly-spacing, space-before-function-paren, object-shorthand  */' : '' %>
+    head: <%= serializeFunction(head) %>,
+    <%= isTest ? '/* eslint-enable array-bracket-spacing, quotes, quote-props, semi, indent, comma-spacing, key-spacing, object-curly-spacing, space-before-function-paren, object-shorthand */' : '' %>
+    <% } %>
     <% if (store) { %>store,<%  } %>
     router,
     nuxt: {