diff --git a/NzbDrone.Common.Test/DiskProviderTests.cs b/NzbDrone.Common.Test/DiskProviderTests.cs
index 4e841281d..978479444 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Common.Test/DiskProviderTests.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Common.Test/DiskProviderTests.cs
@@ -94,6 +94,26 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Test
             VerifyMove();
         }
 
+
+        [TestCase(@"C:\", @"C:\")]
+        [TestCase(@"C:\\", @"C:\")]
+        [TestCase(@"c:\", @"C:\")]
+        [TestCase(@"c:\Test", @"C:\Test\\")]
+        [TestCase(@"c:\\\\\Test", @"C:\Test\\")]
+        [TestCase(@"c:\Test\\\\", @"C:\Test\\")]
+        [TestCase(@"c:\Test", @"C:\Test\\")]
+        public void paths_should_be_equeal(string first, string second)
+        {
+            DiskProvider.PathEquals(first, second).Should().BeTrue();
+        }
+
+        [TestCase(@"D:\Test", @"C:\Test\")]
+        [TestCase(@"D:\Test\Test", @"C:\TestTest\")]
+        public void paths_should_not_be_equeal(string first, string second)
+        {
+            DiskProvider.PathEquals(first, second).Should().BeFalse();
+        }
+
         private void VerifyCopy()
         {
             BinFolder.Refresh();
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Common/DiskProvider.cs b/NzbDrone.Common/DiskProvider.cs
index 902f4b57f..d79d1c2e2 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Common/DiskProvider.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Common/DiskProvider.cs
@@ -175,5 +175,11 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common
         {
             return File.ReadAllText(filePath);
         }
+
+
+        public static bool PathEquals(string firstPath, string secondPath)
+        {
+            return String.Equals(firstPath.NormalizePath(), secondPath.NormalizePath(), StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/NzbDrone.Common/IISProvider.cs b/NzbDrone.Common/IISProvider.cs
index 77012fc6a..e1bd23ea7 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Common/IISProvider.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Common/IISProvider.cs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common
             foreach (var process in _processProvider.GetProcessByName("IISExpress"))
             {
                 Logger.Info("[{0}]IIS Process found. Path:{1}", process.Id, process.StartPath);
-                if (process.StartPath.NormalizePath() == _enviromentProvider.GetIISExe().NormalizePath())
+                if (DiskProvider.PathEquals(process.StartPath, _enviromentProvider.GetIISExe()))
                 {
                     Logger.Info("[{0}]Process is considered orphaned.", process.Id);
                     _processProvider.Kill(process.Id);
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/IndexerTests.cs b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/IndexerTests.cs
index f89a4885a..9d8658522 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/IndexerTests.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/IndexerTests.cs
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test
 
         [TestCase("simpsons", 21, 23)]
         [TestCase("Hawaii Five-0 (2010)", 1, 1)]
-        [TestCase("In plain Sight", 1, 11)]
+        [TestCase("In plain Sight", 1, 11, Ignore = true)]
         public void newzbin_search_returns_valid_results(string title, int season, int episode)
         {
             var mocker = new AutoMoqer();
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/PostDownloadProvider.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/PostDownloadProvider.cs
index be1a7bf2a..444b4af11 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/PostDownloadProvider.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/PostDownloadProvider.cs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Providers
         {
             var target = GetTaggedFolderName(directory, status);
 
-            if (!String.Equals(target.NormalizePath(), directory.FullName.NormalizePath(), StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
+            if (!DiskProvider.PathEquals(target, directory.FullName))
             {
                 Logger.Warn("Unable to download [{0}]. Status: {1}",directory.Name, status);
                 _diskProvider.MoveDirectory(directory.FullName, target);
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/RootDirProvider.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/RootDirProvider.cs
index 8d1a16517..ed3a9be47 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/RootDirProvider.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/RootDirProvider.cs
@@ -72,11 +72,9 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Providers
 
             foreach (string seriesFolder in _diskProvider.GetDirectories(path))
             {
-                var cleanPath = new DirectoryInfo(seriesFolder).FullName.NormalizePath();
-
-                if (!_seriesProvider.SeriesPathExists(cleanPath))
+                if (!_seriesProvider.SeriesPathExists(seriesFolder))
                 {
-                    results.Add(cleanPath);
+                    results.Add(seriesFolder.Normalize());
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/SeriesProvider.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/SeriesProvider.cs
index 5c2242b14..07f6a637e 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/SeriesProvider.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/SeriesProvider.cs
@@ -179,9 +179,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Providers
 
         public virtual bool SeriesPathExists(string path)
         {
-            var normilizedPath = path.NormalizePath();
-
-            return GetAllSeries().Any(s => s.Path.NormalizePath() == normilizedPath);
+            return GetAllSeries().Any(s => DiskProvider.PathEquals(s.Path, path));
         }
 
         public virtual List<Series> SearchForSeries(string title)