diff --git a/src/shared/plugin.js b/src/shared/plugin.js
index 352e072b..61710ee7 100644
--- a/src/shared/plugin.js
+++ b/src/shared/plugin.js
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ export default function VueMeta (Vue, options = {}) {
       batchID = batchUpdate(batchID, () => this.$meta().refresh())
     },
     destroyed () {
-      // batch potential DOM updates to prevent extraneous re-rendering
+      // do not trigger refresh on the server side
+      if (this.$isServer) return
+      // re-render meta data when returning from a child component to parent
       batchID = batchUpdate(batchID, () => this.$meta().refresh())
     }
   })