diff --git a/bazarr/sonarr/sync/episodes.py b/bazarr/sonarr/sync/episodes.py
index ed1679ff8..b6979ad30 100644
--- a/bazarr/sonarr/sync/episodes.py
+++ b/bazarr/sonarr/sync/episodes.py
@@ -145,6 +145,20 @@ def sync_episodes(series_id, send_event=True):
                 if send_event:
                     event_stream(type='episode', action='delete', payload=removed_episode)
 
+    # Insert new episodes in DB
+    if len(episodes_to_add):
+        for added_episode in episodes_to_add:
+            try:
+                database.execute(insert(TableEpisodes).values(added_episode))
+            except IntegrityError as e:
+                logging.error(f"BAZARR cannot insert episodes because of {e}. We'll try to update it instead.")
+                episodes_to_update.append(added_episode)
+            else:
+                store_subtitles(added_episode['path'], path_mappings.path_replace(added_episode['path']))
+
+                if send_event:
+                    event_stream(type='episode', payload=added_episode['sonarrEpisodeId'])
+
     # Update existing episodes in DB
     if len(episodes_to_update):
         for updated_episode in episodes_to_update:
@@ -160,19 +174,6 @@ def sync_episodes(series_id, send_event=True):
                 if send_event:
                     event_stream(type='episode', action='update', payload=updated_episode['sonarrEpisodeId'])
 
-    # Insert new episodes in DB
-    if len(episodes_to_add):
-        for added_episode in episodes_to_add:
-            try:
-                database.execute(insert(TableEpisodes).values(added_episode))
-            except IntegrityError as e:
-                logging.error(f"BAZARR cannot insert episodes because of {e}")
-            else:
-                store_subtitles(added_episode['path'], path_mappings.path_replace(added_episode['path']))
-
-                if send_event:
-                    event_stream(type='episode', payload=added_episode['sonarrEpisodeId'])
-
     logging.debug(f'BAZARR All episodes from series ID {series_id} synced from Sonarr into database.')