diff --git a/spacy/cli/train.py b/spacy/cli/train.py
index a8b45e8fa..3dae3f68b 100644
--- a/spacy/cli/train.py
+++ b/spacy/cli/train.py
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ def train(cmd, lang, output_dir, train_data, dev_data, n_iter=10, n_sents=0,
 
     lang_class = util.get_lang_class(lang)
     nlp = lang_class()
+    meta['pipeline'] = pipeline
+    nlp.meta.update(meta)
     if vectors:
         util.load_model(vectors, vocab=nlp.vocab)
     for name in pipeline: