diff --git a/bidscoin/bids.py b/bidscoin/bids.py
index e4b7e852..d5a41801 100644
--- a/bidscoin/bids.py
+++ b/bidscoin/bids.py
@@ -2142,7 +2142,7 @@ def participantmeta(participants_json: Path, bidsmap: BidsMap=None) -> dict:
 
         # If we miss metadata then use any participant "meta" field in the bidsmap
         participants_df = addparticipant(participants_json.with_suffix('.tsv'))
-        for column in participants_df.columns:
+        for column in ['participant_id'] + list(participants_df.columns):
             for dataformat in bidsmap.dataformats:
                 if not metadata.get(column) and column in dataformat.participant:
                     metadata[column] = dataformat.participant[column].get('meta', {})
diff --git a/bidscoin/bidscoiner.py b/bidscoin/bidscoiner.py
index b9427035..0293785c 100755
--- a/bidscoin/bidscoiner.py
+++ b/bidscoin/bidscoiner.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def bidscoiner(sourcefolder: str, bidsfolder: str, participant: list=(), force:
     bcoin.setup_logging(bidscoinfolder/'bidscoiner.log')
     LOGGER.info('')
     LOGGER.info(f"-------------- START BIDScoiner {__version__}: BIDS {bidsversion()} ------------")
-    LOGGER.info(f">>> bidscoiner sourcefolder={rawfolder} bidsfolder={bidsfolder} participant={participant} force={force} bidsmapname={bidsmapfile}")
+    LOGGER.info(f">>> bidscoiner sourcefolder={rawfolder} bidsfolder={bidsfolder} participant={participant} force={force} bidsmap={bidsmapfile}")
 
     # Create a dataset description file if it does not exist
     dataset_file = bidsfolder/'dataset_description.json'