diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj
index edec79135..05876a0fe 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@
     <Compile Include="TvTests\SeriesRepositoryTests\QualityProfileRepositoryFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TvTests\SeriesServiceTests\UpdateMultipleSeriesFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TvTests\SeriesServiceTests\UpdateSeriesFixture.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="TvTests\ShouldRefreshSeriesFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UpdateTests\UpdateServiceFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DecisionEngineTests\AcceptableSizeSpecificationFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Qualities\QualityDefinitionServiceFixture.cs" />
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/ShouldRefreshSeriesFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/ShouldRefreshSeriesFixture.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14d5f6d68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/ShouldRefreshSeriesFixture.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using FizzWare.NBuilder;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Tv;
+using NzbDrone.Test.Common;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.TvTests
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class ShouldRefreshSeriesFixture : TestBase<ShouldRefreshSeries>
+    {
+        private Series _series;
+        
+        [SetUp]
+        public void Setup()
+        {
+            _series = Builder<Series>.CreateNew()
+                                     .Build();
+        }
+
+        private void GivenSeriesIsEnded()
+        {
+            _series.Status = SeriesStatusType.Ended;
+        }
+
+        private void GivenSeriesLastRefreshedRecently()
+        {
+            _series.LastInfoSync = DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-1);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_return_true_if_series_is_continuing()
+        {
+            _series.Status = SeriesStatusType.Continuing;
+
+            Subject.ShouldRefresh(_series).Should().BeTrue();
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_return_true_if_series_last_refreshed_more_than_30_days_ago()
+        {
+            GivenSeriesIsEnded();
+            _series.LastInfoSync = DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-100);
+
+            Subject.ShouldRefresh(_series).Should().BeTrue();
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_should_return_true_if_episode_aired_in_last_30_days()
+        {
+            Mocker.GetMock<IEpisodeService>()
+                  .Setup(s => s.GetEpisodeBySeries(_series.Id))
+                  .Returns(Builder<Episode>.CreateListOfSize(2)
+                                           .TheFirst(1)
+                                           .With(e => e.AirDateUtc = DateTime.Today.AddDays(-7))
+                                           .TheLast(1)
+                                           .With(e => e.AirDateUtc = DateTime.Today.AddDays(-100))
+                                           .Build()
+                                           .ToList());
+
+            Subject.ShouldRefresh(_series).Should().BeTrue();
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_should_return_false_when_recently_refreshed_ended_show_has_not_aired_for_30_days()
+        {
+            Mocker.GetMock<IEpisodeService>()
+                  .Setup(s => s.GetEpisodeBySeries(_series.Id))
+                  .Returns(Builder<Episode>.CreateListOfSize(2)
+                                           .All()
+                                           .With(e => e.AirDateUtc = DateTime.Today.AddDays(-100))
+                                           .Build()
+                                           .ToList());
+
+            Subject.ShouldRefresh(_series).Should().BeTrue();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/Commands/RescanSeriesCommand.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/Commands/RescanSeriesCommand.cs
index 81ee0951f..4ff2450b0 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/Commands/RescanSeriesCommand.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/Commands/RescanSeriesCommand.cs
@@ -13,5 +13,14 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.MediaFiles.Commands
                 return true;
             }
         }
+
+        public RescanSeriesCommand()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public RescanSeriesCommand(int seriesId)
+        {
+            SeriesId = seriesId;
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj b/src/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
index 3bf7c995c..ca9b25f0d 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
@@ -670,6 +670,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tv\SeriesStatusType.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tv\RefreshSeriesService.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Tv\ShouldRefreshSeries.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Update\Commands\ApplicationUpdateCommand.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Update\Commands\InstallUpdateCommand.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Update\InstallUpdateService.cs" />
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/RefreshSeriesService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/RefreshSeriesService.cs
index b9c9a56cf..b7b455048 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/RefreshSeriesService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/RefreshSeriesService.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using NLog;
 using NzbDrone.Core.DataAugmentation.DailySeries;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Instrumentation.Extensions;
+using NzbDrone.Core.MediaFiles.Commands;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Messaging.Commands;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Messaging.Events;
 using NzbDrone.Core.MetadataSource;
@@ -21,15 +22,26 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Tv
         private readonly IRefreshEpisodeService _refreshEpisodeService;
         private readonly IEventAggregator _eventAggregator;
         private readonly IDailySeriesService _dailySeriesService;
+        private readonly ICommandExecutor _commandExecutor;
+        private readonly ICheckIfSeriesShouldBeRefreshed _checkIfSeriesShouldBeRefreshed;
         private readonly Logger _logger;
 
-        public RefreshSeriesService(IProvideSeriesInfo seriesInfo, ISeriesService seriesService, IRefreshEpisodeService refreshEpisodeService, IEventAggregator eventAggregator, IDailySeriesService dailySeriesService, Logger logger)
+        public RefreshSeriesService(IProvideSeriesInfo seriesInfo,
+                                    ISeriesService seriesService,
+                                    IRefreshEpisodeService refreshEpisodeService,
+                                    IEventAggregator eventAggregator,
+                                    IDailySeriesService dailySeriesService,
+                                    ICommandExecutor commandExecutor,
+                                    ICheckIfSeriesShouldBeRefreshed checkIfSeriesShouldBeRefreshed,
+                                    Logger logger)
         {
             _seriesInfo = seriesInfo;
             _seriesService = seriesService;
             _refreshEpisodeService = refreshEpisodeService;
             _eventAggregator = eventAggregator;
             _dailySeriesService = dailySeriesService;
+            _commandExecutor = commandExecutor;
+            _checkIfSeriesShouldBeRefreshed = checkIfSeriesShouldBeRefreshed;
             _logger = logger;
         }
 
@@ -116,13 +128,29 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Tv
 
                 foreach (var series in allSeries)
                 {
-                    try
+                    if (_checkIfSeriesShouldBeRefreshed.ShouldRefresh(series))
                     {
-                        RefreshSeriesInfo(series);
+                        try
+                        {
+                            RefreshSeriesInfo(series);
+                        }
+                        catch (Exception e)
+                        {
+                            _logger.ErrorException("Couldn't refresh info for {0}".Inject(series), e);
+                        }
                     }
-                    catch (Exception e)
+
+                    else
                     {
-                        _logger.ErrorException("Couldn't refresh info for {0}".Inject(series), e);
+                        try
+                        {
+                            _logger.Info("Skipping refresh of series: {0}", series.Title);
+                            _commandExecutor.PublishCommand(new RescanSeriesCommand(series.Id));
+                        }
+                        catch (Exception e)
+                        {
+                            _logger.ErrorException("Couldn't rescan series {0}".Inject(series), e);
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/ShouldRefreshSeries.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/ShouldRefreshSeries.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a052935b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/ShouldRefreshSeries.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using NLog;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Tv
+{
+    public interface ICheckIfSeriesShouldBeRefreshed
+    {
+        bool ShouldRefresh(Series series);
+    }
+
+    public class ShouldRefreshSeries : ICheckIfSeriesShouldBeRefreshed
+    {
+        private readonly IEpisodeService _episodeService;
+        private readonly Logger _logger;
+
+        public ShouldRefreshSeries(IEpisodeService episodeService, Logger logger)
+        {
+            _episodeService = episodeService;
+            _logger = logger;
+        }
+
+        public bool ShouldRefresh(Series series)
+        {
+            if (series.Status == SeriesStatusType.Continuing)
+            {
+                _logger.Trace("Series {0} is continuing, should refresh.", series.Title);
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            if (series.LastInfoSync < DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-30))
+            {
+                _logger.Trace("Series {0} last updated more than 30 days ago, should refresh.", series.Title);
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            var lastEpisode = _episodeService.GetEpisodeBySeries(series.Id).OrderByDescending(e => e.AirDateUtc).FirstOrDefault();
+
+            if (lastEpisode != null && lastEpisode.AirDateUtc > DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-30))
+            {
+                _logger.Trace("Last episode in {0} aired less than 30 days ago, should refresh.", series.Title);
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            _logger.Trace("Series {0} should not be refreshed.", series.Title);
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}