diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/AudioTag.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/AudioTag.cs
index 70b3d6bf3..e4fb6d2a1 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/AudioTag.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/AudioTag.cs
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.MediaFiles
 
                 if (file.TagTypes.HasFlag(TagTypes.Id3v2))
                 {
+                    TagLib.Id3v2.Tag.UseNumericGenres = false;
                     var id3tag = (TagLib.Id3v2.Tag)file.GetTag(TagTypes.Id3v2);
                     id3tag.SetTextFrame("TMED", Media);
                     WriteId3Date(id3tag, "TDRC", "TYER", "TDAT", Date);