diff --git a/src/storage/accessors/SparqlDataAccessor.ts b/src/storage/accessors/SparqlDataAccessor.ts
index c67e1a3a3..dc6a7904a 100644
--- a/src/storage/accessors/SparqlDataAccessor.ts
+++ b/src/storage/accessors/SparqlDataAccessor.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@ export class SparqlDataAccessor implements DataAccessor {
     }
 
     const metadata = new RepresentationMetadata(identifier.path).addQuads(quads);
-    metadata.contentType = INTERNAL_QUADS;
+    if (!isContainerIdentifier(identifier)) {
+      metadata.contentType = INTERNAL_QUADS;
+    }
 
     // Need to generate type metadata for the root container since it's not stored
     if (identifier.path === this.base) {
diff --git a/test/unit/storage/accessors/SparqlDataAccessor.test.ts b/test/unit/storage/accessors/SparqlDataAccessor.test.ts
index 8c7e7e029..8b6842050 100644
--- a/test/unit/storage/accessors/SparqlDataAccessor.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/storage/accessors/SparqlDataAccessor.test.ts
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ describe('A SparqlDataAccessor', (): void => {
     metadata = await accessor.getMetadata({ path: 'http://container/' });
     expect(metadata.quads()).toBeRdfIsomorphic([
       quad(namedNode('this'), namedNode('a'), namedNode('triple')),
-      quad(namedNode('http://container/'), toNamedNode(CONTENT_TYPE), literal(INTERNAL_QUADS)),
     ]);
 
     expect(fetchTriples).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
@@ -123,7 +122,6 @@ describe('A SparqlDataAccessor', (): void => {
     metadata = await accessor.getMetadata({ path: base });
     expect(metadata.quads()).toBeRdfIsomorphic([
       quad(namedNode('this'), namedNode('a'), namedNode('triple')),
-      quad(namedNode(base), toNamedNode(CONTENT_TYPE), literal(INTERNAL_QUADS)),
       quad(namedNode(base), toNamedNode(RDF.type), toNamedNode(LDP.Container)),
       quad(namedNode(base), toNamedNode(RDF.type), toNamedNode(LDP.BasicContainer)),
       quad(namedNode(base), toNamedNode(RDF.type), toNamedNode(LDP.Resource)),