diff --git a/metatag.module b/metatag.module
index 1b0e243..879a3e6 100644
--- a/metatag.module
+++ b/metatag.module
@@ -851,21 +851,22 @@ function metatag_page_get_metatags() {
  * Implements hook_page_build().
  */
 function metatag_page_build(&$page) {
-  // Ensure that this array exists, otherwise several use cases will fail.
-  if (!isset($page['content'])) {
+  // Ensure these arrays exist, otherwise several use cases will fail.
+  if (!isset($page['content']) || !is_array($page['content'])) {
     $page['content'] = array();
   }
+  if (!isset($page['content']['metatags']) || !is_array($page['metatags'])) {
+    $page['content']['metatags'] = array();
+  }
 
-  // Load the metatags render array in before any page content so that more
-  // more specific meta tags in the page content can override these meta tags.
-  $page['content'] = array('metatags' => metatag_page_get_metatags()) + $page['content'];
-
+  // The front page has special consideration.
   if (drupal_is_front_page()) {
     $page['content']['metatags']['global:frontpage'] = metatag_metatags_view('global:frontpage', array());
   }
-  elseif (!path_is_admin(current_path())) {
-    // Do not output the global metatags when on an administration path.
-    $page['content']['metatags']['global'] = metatag_metatags_view('global', array());
+  // Load any meta tags assigned via metatag_page_set_metatags(). Note: this
+  // must include the necessary defaults.
+  else {
+    $page['content']['metatags'] += metatag_page_get_metatags();
   }
 }