diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/ExistingExtraFileService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/ExistingExtraFileService.cs
index ae17b44c6..14aba7b31 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/ExistingExtraFileService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/ExistingExtraFileService.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Extras
 {
     public interface IExistingExtraFiles
     {
-        List<string> ImportExtraFiles(Series series, List<string> possibleExtraFiles);
+        List<string> ImportExtraFiles(Series series, List<string> possibleExtraFiles, bool keepExistingEntries);
     }
 
     public class ExistingExtraFileService : IExistingExtraFiles, IHandle<SeriesScannedEvent>
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Extras
             _logger = logger;
         }
 
-        public List<string> ImportExtraFiles(Series series, List<string> possibleExtraFiles)
+        public List<string> ImportExtraFiles(Series series, List<string> possibleExtraFiles, bool keepExistingEntries)
         {
             _logger.Debug("Looking for existing extra files in {0}", series.Path);
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Extras
 
             foreach (var existingExtraFileImporter in _existingExtraFileImporters)
             {
-                var imported = existingExtraFileImporter.ProcessFiles(series, possibleExtraFiles, importedFiles);
+                var imported = existingExtraFileImporter.ProcessFiles(series, possibleExtraFiles, importedFiles, keepExistingEntries);
 
                 importedFiles.AddRange(imported.Select(f => Path.Combine(series.Path, f.RelativePath)));
             }
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Extras
         {
             var series = message.Series;
             var possibleExtraFiles = message.PossibleExtraFiles;
-            var importedFiles = ImportExtraFiles(series, possibleExtraFiles);
+            var importedFiles = ImportExtraFiles(series, possibleExtraFiles, false);
 
             _logger.Info("Found {0} possible extra files, imported {1} files.", possibleExtraFiles.Count, importedFiles.Count);
         }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/IImportExistingExtraFiles.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/IImportExistingExtraFiles.cs
index ad14b60a5..d2dd17265 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/IImportExistingExtraFiles.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/IImportExistingExtraFiles.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Extras
     public interface IImportExistingExtraFiles
     {
         int Order { get; }
-        IEnumerable<ExtraFile> ProcessFiles(Series series, List<string> filesOnDisk, List<string> importedFiles);
+        IEnumerable<ExtraFile> ProcessFiles(Series series, List<string> filesOnDisk, List<string> importedFiles, bool keepExistingEntries);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/ImportExistingExtraFilesBase.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/ImportExistingExtraFilesBase.cs
index a2dddaa69..c45f2dbc8 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/ImportExistingExtraFilesBase.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/ImportExistingExtraFilesBase.cs
@@ -19,10 +19,15 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Extras
         }
 
         public abstract int Order { get; }
-        public abstract IEnumerable<ExtraFile> ProcessFiles(Series series, List<string> filesOnDisk, List<string> importedFiles);
+        public abstract IEnumerable<ExtraFile> ProcessFiles(Series series, List<string> filesOnDisk, List<string> importedFiles, bool keepExistingEntries);
 
-        public virtual ImportExistingExtraFileFilterResult<TExtraFile> FilterAndClean(Series series, List<string> filesOnDisk, List<string> importedFiles)
+        public virtual ImportExistingExtraFileFilterResult<TExtraFile> FilterAndClean(Series series, List<string> filesOnDisk, List<string> importedFiles, bool keepExistingEntries)
         {
+            if (keepExistingEntries)
+            {
+                return Filter(series, filesOnDisk, importedFiles, new List<TExtraFile>());
+            }
+
             var seriesFiles = _extraFileService.GetFilesBySeries(series.Id);
 
             Clean(series, filesOnDisk, importedFiles, seriesFiles);
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/Metadata/ExistingMetadataImporter.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/Metadata/ExistingMetadataImporter.cs
index 8ceb31a7f..42c1dc1ae 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/Metadata/ExistingMetadataImporter.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/Metadata/ExistingMetadataImporter.cs
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Extras.Metadata
 
         public override int Order => 0;
 
-        public override IEnumerable<ExtraFile> ProcessFiles(Series series, List<string> filesOnDisk, List<string> importedFiles)
+        public override IEnumerable<ExtraFile> ProcessFiles(Series series, List<string> filesOnDisk, List<string> importedFiles, bool keepExistingEntries)
         {
             _logger.Debug("Looking for existing metadata in {0}", series.Path);
 
             var metadataFiles = new List<MetadataFile>();
-            var filterResult = FilterAndClean(series, filesOnDisk, importedFiles);
+            var filterResult = FilterAndClean(series, filesOnDisk, importedFiles, keepExistingEntries);
 
             foreach (var possibleMetadataFile in filterResult.FilesOnDisk)
             {
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/Others/ExistingOtherExtraImporter.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/Others/ExistingOtherExtraImporter.cs
index 572149965..1ac074394 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/Others/ExistingOtherExtraImporter.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/Others/ExistingOtherExtraImporter.cs
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Extras.Others
 
         public override int Order => 2;
 
-        public override IEnumerable<ExtraFile> ProcessFiles(Series series, List<string> filesOnDisk, List<string> importedFiles)
+        public override IEnumerable<ExtraFile> ProcessFiles(Series series, List<string> filesOnDisk, List<string> importedFiles, bool keepExistingEntries)
         {
             _logger.Debug("Looking for existing extra files in {0}", series.Path);
 
             var extraFiles = new List<OtherExtraFile>();
-            var filterResult = FilterAndClean(series, filesOnDisk, importedFiles);
+            var filterResult = FilterAndClean(series, filesOnDisk, importedFiles, keepExistingEntries);
 
             foreach (var possibleExtraFile in filterResult.FilesOnDisk)
             {
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/Subtitles/ExistingSubtitleImporter.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/Subtitles/ExistingSubtitleImporter.cs
index 05fdf5770..9ca3f3e67 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/Subtitles/ExistingSubtitleImporter.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/Subtitles/ExistingSubtitleImporter.cs
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Extras.Subtitles
 
         public override int Order => 1;
 
-        public override IEnumerable<ExtraFile> ProcessFiles(Series series, List<string> filesOnDisk, List<string> importedFiles)
+        public override IEnumerable<ExtraFile> ProcessFiles(Series series, List<string> filesOnDisk, List<string> importedFiles, bool keepExistingEntries)
         {
             _logger.Debug("Looking for existing subtitle files in {0}", series.Path);
 
             var subtitleFiles = new List<SubtitleFile>();
-            var filterResult = FilterAndClean(series, filesOnDisk, importedFiles);
+            var filterResult = FilterAndClean(series, filesOnDisk, importedFiles, keepExistingEntries);
 
             foreach (var possibleSubtitleFile in filterResult.FilesOnDisk)
             {
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/EpisodeImport/ImportApprovedEpisodes.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/EpisodeImport/ImportApprovedEpisodes.cs
index d591a068d..030079081 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/EpisodeImport/ImportApprovedEpisodes.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/EpisodeImport/ImportApprovedEpisodes.cs
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.MediaFiles.EpisodeImport
                     {
                         if (localEpisode.ScriptImported)
                         {
-                            _existingExtraFiles.ImportExtraFiles(localEpisode.Series, localEpisode.PossibleExtraFiles);
+                            _existingExtraFiles.ImportExtraFiles(localEpisode.Series, localEpisode.PossibleExtraFiles, true);
 
                             if (localEpisode.FileRenamedAfterScriptImport)
                             {