diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/CustomScript/CustomScript.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/CustomScript/CustomScript.cs
index 7cb85eabc..a3b53420a 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/CustomScript/CustomScript.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/CustomScript/CustomScript.cs
@@ -252,14 +252,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.CustomScript
                 failures.Add(new NzbDroneValidationFailure("Path", "File does not exist"));
             }
 
-            foreach (var systemFolder in SystemFolders.GetSystemFolders())
-            {
-                if (systemFolder.IsParentPath(Settings.Path))
-                {
-                    failures.Add(new NzbDroneValidationFailure("Path", $"Must not be a descendant of '{systemFolder}'"));
-                }
-            }
-
             if (failures.Empty())
             {
                 try
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/CustomScript/CustomScriptSettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/CustomScript/CustomScriptSettings.cs
index f4d4d7803..ce5a398ed 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/CustomScript/CustomScriptSettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/CustomScript/CustomScriptSettings.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.CustomScript
         public CustomScriptSettingsValidator()
         {
             RuleFor(c => c.Path).IsValidPath();
+            RuleFor(c => c.Path).SetValidator(new SystemFolderValidator()).WithMessage("Must not be a descendant of '{systemFolder}'");
             RuleFor(c => c.Arguments).Empty().WithMessage("Arguments are no longer supported for custom scripts");
         }
     }