diff --git a/tests/renderer/utils.py b/tests/renderer/utils.py
index ac5e31c79ab084b8b123ef06af3703e2a3c9be3a..0326d902901d8791ba296c3b64eb7bbce5fe7a09 100644
--- a/tests/renderer/utils.py
+++ b/tests/renderer/utils.py
@@ -328,8 +328,17 @@ def run_renderer(
                     if in_fmt in PEAQ_SUPPORTED_FMT:
                         new_fmt = in_fmt # MONO or STEREO
                     else:
-                        new_fmt = "BINAURAL"
-                    # Render test to BINAURAL
+                        # If input is META which contains stereo, new_fmt needs to be STEREO.
+                        if in_fmt == "META":
+                            with open(in_file,"r") as scene:
+                                if "STEREO" in scene.read():
+                                    new_fmt = "STEREO"
+                                else:
+                                    new_fmt = "BINAURAL"
+                        else:
+                            new_fmt = "BINAURAL"
+
+                    # Render test to PEAQ supported format (MONO, STEREO or BINAURAL)
                     cmd2 = RENDERER_CMD[:]
                     cmd2[2] = str(out_file)  # in_file
                     cmd2[4] = str(out_fmt)   # in_fmt
@@ -338,6 +347,8 @@ def run_renderer(
                     cmd2[10] = str(sr)
                     cmd2[0] += BIN_SUFFIX_MERGETARGET # Use IVAS_rend_ref for re-rendering
                     cmd2[0] += binary_suffix
+                    if "MASA" in out_fmt:
+                        cmd2.extend(["-im", out_file + ".met"])
                     run_cmd(cmd2, env)
 
                     # Render ref to BINAURAL with same settings as test