diff --git a/src/vt-tv/api/object_info.h b/src/vt-tv/api/object_info.h
index 20c321eeb3..0948009d28 100644
--- a/src/vt-tv/api/object_info.h
+++ b/src/vt-tv/api/object_info.h
@@ -72,13 +72,11 @@ struct ObjectInfo {
     ElementIDType in_id,
     NodeType in_home,
     bool in_migratable,
-    std::vector<UniqueIndexBitType> const& in_index,
-    std::unordered_map<std::string, QOIVariantTypes> in_attributes = {}
+    std::vector<UniqueIndexBitType> const& in_index
   ) : id_(in_id),
       home_(in_home),
       migratable_(in_migratable),
-      index_(in_index),
-      attributes_(std::move(in_attributes))
+      index_(in_index)
   { }
 
   /**
@@ -157,13 +155,6 @@ struct ObjectInfo {
    */
   CollectionObjGroupIDType getMetaID() const { return meta_id_; }
 
-  /**
-   * \brief Get attribute fields
-   *
-   * \return attribute fields
-   */
-  auto const& getAttributes() const { return attributes_; }
-
   /**
    * \brief Serializer for data
    *
@@ -178,7 +169,6 @@ struct ObjectInfo {
     s | meta_id_;
     s | is_objgroup_;
     s | is_collection_;
-    s | attributes_;
   }
 
 private:
@@ -196,8 +186,6 @@ struct ObjectInfo {
   bool is_objgroup_ = false;
   /// Whether it's an collection
   bool is_collection_ = false;
-  /// QOIs to be visualized
-  std::unordered_map<std::string, QOIVariantTypes> attributes_;
 };
 
 } /* end namespace vt::tv */
diff --git a/src/vt-tv/api/object_work.h b/src/vt-tv/api/object_work.h
index f140658046..e63f84152e 100644
--- a/src/vt-tv/api/object_work.h
+++ b/src/vt-tv/api/object_work.h
@@ -77,12 +77,14 @@ struct ObjectWork {
     ElementIDType in_id,
     TimeType in_whole_phase_load,
     std::unordered_map<SubphaseType, TimeType> in_subphase_loads,
-    std::unordered_map<std::string, VariantType> in_user_defined = {}
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, VariantType> in_user_defined = {},
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, QOIVariantTypes> in_attributes = {}
   ) : id_(in_id),
       whole_phase_load_(in_whole_phase_load),
       subphase_loads_(std::move(in_subphase_loads)),
       user_defined_(std::move(in_user_defined)),
-      communicator_(id_)
+      communicator_(id_),
+      attributes_(std::move(in_attributes))
   { }
 
   /**
@@ -113,6 +115,13 @@ struct ObjectWork {
    */
   auto const& getUserDefined() const { return user_defined_; }
 
+  /**
+   * \brief Get attribute fields
+   *
+   * \return attribute fields
+   */
+  auto const& getAttributes() const { return attributes_; }
+
   /**
    * \brief set communications for this object
    *
@@ -174,6 +183,7 @@ struct ObjectWork {
     s | subphase_loads_;
     s | user_defined_;
     s | communicator_;
+    s | attributes_;
   }
 
 private:
@@ -185,6 +195,8 @@ struct ObjectWork {
   std::unordered_map<SubphaseType, TimeType> subphase_loads_;
   // User-defined field---used to populate the memory block
   std::unordered_map<std::string, VariantType> user_defined_;
+  /// QOIs to be visualized
+  std::unordered_map<std::string, QOIVariantTypes> attributes_;
 
   /// @todo: add communications
   ObjectCommunicator communicator_;
diff --git a/src/vt-tv/utility/json_reader.cc b/src/vt-tv/utility/json_reader.cc
index 153ef33cd0..34c1bbb55f 100644
--- a/src/vt-tv/utility/json_reader.cc
+++ b/src/vt-tv/utility/json_reader.cc
@@ -146,17 +146,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<Info> JSONReader::parseFile() {
               }
             }
 
-            std::unordered_map<std::string, QOIVariantTypes> readed_metadata;
-            if (task["entity"].find("attributes") != task["entity"].end()) {
-              auto attributes = task["entity"]["attributes"];
-              if (attributes.is_object()) {
-                for (auto& [key, value] : attributes.items()) {
-                  readed_metadata[key] = value;
-                }
-              }
-            }
-
-            ObjectInfo oi{object, home, migratable, std::move(index_arr), std::move(readed_metadata)};
+            ObjectInfo oi{object, home, migratable, std::move(index_arr)};
 
             if (task["entity"].find("collection_id") != task["entity"].end()) {
               oi.setIsCollection(true);
@@ -196,11 +186,22 @@ std::unique_ptr<Info> JSONReader::parseFile() {
                 }
               }
             }
+
+            std::unordered_map<std::string, QOIVariantTypes> readed_metadata;
+            if (task["entity"].find("attributes") != task["entity"].end()) {
+              auto attributes = task["entity"]["attributes"];
+              if (attributes.is_object()) {
+                for (auto& [key, value] : attributes.items()) {
+                  readed_metadata[key] = value;
+                }
+              }
+            }
+
             // fmt::print(" Add object {}\n", (ElementIDType)object);
             objects.try_emplace(
               object,
               ObjectWork{
-                object, time, std::move(subphase_loads), std::move(user_defined)
+                object, time, std::move(subphase_loads), std::move(user_defined), std::move(readed_metadata)
               }
             );
           }
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_json_reader.cc b/tests/unit/test_json_reader.cc
index 78e9da5021..70c2d888b6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_json_reader.cc
+++ b/tests/unit/test_json_reader.cc
@@ -155,10 +155,10 @@ TEST_F(TestJSONReader, test_json_reader_object_info_attributes) {
   auto& rank_info = info->getRank(rank);
   EXPECT_EQ(rank_info.getRankID(), rank);
 
-  auto const& objects = info->getObjectInfo();
-  auto const& object_info = objects.at(3407875);
+  auto const& objects = info->getRankObjects(0, 0);
+  auto const& object_work = objects.at(3407875);
 
-  auto& object_attributes = object_info.getAttributes();
+  auto& object_attributes = object_work.getAttributes();
   EXPECT_TRUE(object_attributes.find("boolSample") != object_attributes.end());
   EXPECT_EQ(false, std::get<bool>(object_attributes.at("boolSample")));