diff --git a/crates/iceberg/src/writer/file_writer/parquet_writer.rs b/crates/iceberg/src/writer/file_writer/parquet_writer.rs
index 73381be8a..c113e89c2 100644
--- a/crates/iceberg/src/writer/file_writer/parquet_writer.rs
+++ b/crates/iceberg/src/writer/file_writer/parquet_writer.rs
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ mod tests {
     async fn test_parquet_writer_with_complex_schema() -> Result<()> {
         let temp_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
         let file_io = FileIOBuilder::new_fs_io().build().unwrap();
-        let loccation_gen =
+        let location_gen =
             MockLocationGenerator::new(temp_dir.path().to_str().unwrap().to_string());
         let file_name_gen =
             DefaultFileNameGenerator::new("test".to_string(), None, DataFileFormat::Parquet);
@@ -410,7 +410,11 @@ mod tests {
                             "sub_col",
                             arrow_schema::DataType::Int64,
                             true,
-                        )]
+                        )
+                        .with_metadata(HashMap::from([(
+                            PARQUET_FIELD_ID_META_KEY.to_string(),
+                            "-1".to_string(),
+                        )]))]
                         .into(),
                     ),
                     true,
@@ -424,11 +428,13 @@ mod tests {
                 ),
                 arrow_schema::Field::new(
                     "col3",
-                    arrow_schema::DataType::List(Arc::new(arrow_schema::Field::new(
-                        "item",
-                        arrow_schema::DataType::Int64,
-                        true,
-                    ))),
+                    arrow_schema::DataType::List(Arc::new(
+                        arrow_schema::Field::new("item", arrow_schema::DataType::Int64, true)
+                            .with_metadata(HashMap::from([(
+                                PARQUET_FIELD_ID_META_KEY.to_string(),
+                                "-1".to_string(),
+                            )])),
+                    )),
                     true,
                 )
                 .with_metadata(HashMap::from([(
@@ -445,11 +451,19 @@ mod tests {
                                     "sub_sub_col",
                                     arrow_schema::DataType::Int64,
                                     true,
-                                )]
+                                )
+                                .with_metadata(HashMap::from([(
+                                    PARQUET_FIELD_ID_META_KEY.to_string(),
+                                    "-1".to_string(),
+                                )]))]
                                 .into(),
                             ),
                             true,
-                        )]
+                        )
+                        .with_metadata(HashMap::from([(
+                            PARQUET_FIELD_ID_META_KEY.to_string(),
+                            "-1".to_string(),
+                        )]))]
                         .into(),
                     ),
                     true,
@@ -519,7 +533,7 @@ mod tests {
             WriterProperties::builder().build(),
             to_write.schema(),
             file_io.clone(),
-            loccation_gen,
+            location_gen,
             file_name_gen,
         )
         .build()