diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 8b1c5525e8..d8db30ba40 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ pipeline {
             sh 'make distclean'
             sh 'make parameters_metadata'
             dir('build/px4_sitl_default/docs') {
-              archiveArtifacts(artifacts: 'parameters.md, parameters.xml')
-              stash includes: 'parameters.md, parameters.xml', name: 'metadata_parameters'
+              archiveArtifacts(artifacts: 'parameters.md, parameters.xml, params.json.gz')
+              stash includes: 'parameters.md, parameters.xml, params.json.gz', name: 'metadata_parameters'
             }
           }
           post {
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ pipeline {
             withAWS(credentials: 'px4_aws_s3_key', region: 'us-east-1') {
               s3Upload(acl: 'PublicRead', bucket: 'px4-travis', file: 'airframes.xml', path: 'Firmware/master/')
               s3Upload(acl: 'PublicRead', bucket: 'px4-travis', file: 'parameters.xml', path: 'Firmware/master/')
+              s3Upload(acl: 'PublicRead', bucket: 'px4-travis', file: 'params.json.gz', path: 'Firmware/master/')
             }
           }
           when {
diff --git a/src/modules/mavlink/streams/COMPONENT_INFORMATION.hpp b/src/modules/mavlink/streams/COMPONENT_INFORMATION.hpp
index 27a5528381..770123397b 100644
--- a/src/modules/mavlink/streams/COMPONENT_INFORMATION.hpp
+++ b/src/modules/mavlink/streams/COMPONENT_INFORMATION.hpp
@@ -112,8 +112,15 @@ private:
 			}
 
 		} else {
-			// TODO: use server uri
-			return false;
+			// TODO:
+			// - check for tagged version, use per-version files
+			// - generate & use board-specific file
+			if (snprintf(component_info.metadata_uri, sizeof(component_info.metadata_uri),
+				     "https://px4-travis.s3.amazonaws.com/Firmware/master/%s", file)
+			    >= (int)sizeof(component_info.metadata_uri)) {
+				PX4_ERR("url too long (%s)", file);
+				return false;
+			}
 		}
 
 		return true;