diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index a757f799f..7b10da844 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.142 - 
 ====================================
+  Support control of spare metadata creation when repairing thin-pool.
   Fix config type of 'log/verbose' from bool to int (2.02.99).
   Fix thinp watermark calc for data LV for faster dmeventd responce (2.02.133).
   Use use_blkid_wiping=0 if not defined in lvm.conf and support not compiled in.
diff --git a/tools/lvconvert.c b/tools/lvconvert.c
index fbec9b0cf..e2b91fa52 100644
--- a/tools/lvconvert.c
+++ b/tools/lvconvert.c
@@ -2481,7 +2481,8 @@ deactivate_pmslv:
 	}
 
 	/* Try to allocate new pool metadata spare LV */
-	if (!handle_pool_metadata_spare(pool_lv->vg, 0, lp->pvh, 1))
+	if (!handle_pool_metadata_spare(pool_lv->vg, 0, lp->pvh,
+					lp->poolmetadataspare))
 		stack;
 
 	if (dm_snprintf(meta_path, sizeof(meta_path), "%s_meta%%d", pool_lv->name) < 0) {