diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/RefreshSeriesServiceFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/RefreshSeriesServiceFixture.cs
index 1012149c1..31c402927 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/RefreshSeriesServiceFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/RefreshSeriesServiceFixture.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-using System;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using FizzWare.NBuilder;
+using FluentAssertions;
 using Moq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Exceptions;
+using NzbDrone.Core.MediaFiles;
 using NzbDrone.Core.MetadataSource;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Test.Framework;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Tv;
@@ -180,5 +183,35 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.TvTests
                   .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.Seasons.Count == 2), It.IsAny<bool>()));
 
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_rescan_series_if_updating_fails()
+        {
+            Mocker.GetMock<IProvideSeriesInfo>()
+                  .Setup(s => s.GetSeriesInfo(_series.Id))
+                  .Throws(new IOException());
+
+            Assert.Throws<IOException>(() => Subject.Execute(new RefreshSeriesCommand(_series.Id)));
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IDiskScanService>()
+                  .Verify(v => v.Scan(_series), Times.Once());
+
+            ExceptionVerification.ExpectedErrors(1);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_not_rescan_series_if_updating_fails_with_series_not_found()
+        {
+            Mocker.GetMock<IProvideSeriesInfo>()
+                  .Setup(s => s.GetSeriesInfo(_series.Id))
+                  .Throws(new SeriesNotFoundException(_series.Id));
+
+            Subject.Execute(new RefreshSeriesCommand(_series.Id));
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IDiskScanService>()
+                  .Verify(v => v.Scan(_series), Times.Never());
+
+            ExceptionVerification.ExpectedErrors(1);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/RefreshSeriesService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/RefreshSeriesService.cs
index f177b5857..a7f42f554 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/RefreshSeriesService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/RefreshSeriesService.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
@@ -144,6 +144,18 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Tv
             return seasons;
         }
 
+        private void RescanSeries(Series series)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                _diskScanService.Scan(series);
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                _logger.Error(e, "Couldn't rescan series {0}", series);
+            }
+        }
+
         public void Execute(RefreshSeriesCommand message)
         {
             _eventAggregator.PublishEvent(new SeriesRefreshStartingEvent(message.Trigger == CommandTrigger.Manual));
@@ -151,7 +163,17 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Tv
             if (message.SeriesId.HasValue)
             {
                 var series = _seriesService.GetSeries(message.SeriesId.Value);
-                RefreshSeriesInfo(series);
+
+                try
+                {
+                    RefreshSeriesInfo(series);
+                }
+                catch (Exception e)
+                {
+                    _logger.Error(e, "Couldn't refresh info for {0}", series);
+                    RescanSeries(series);
+                    throw;
+                }
             }
             else
             {
@@ -168,20 +190,14 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Tv
                         catch (Exception e)
                         {
                             _logger.Error(e, "Couldn't refresh info for {0}", series);
+                            RescanSeries(series);
                         }
                     }
 
                     else
                     {
-                        try
-                        {
-                            _logger.Info("Skipping refresh of series: {0}", series.Title);
-                            _diskScanService.Scan(series);
-                        }
-                        catch (Exception e)
-                        {
-                            _logger.Error(e, "Couldn't rescan series {0}", series);
-                        }
+                        _logger.Info("Skipping refresh of series: {0}", series.Title);
+                        RescanSeries(series);
                     }
                 }
             }