diff --git a/bazarr/app/database.py b/bazarr/app/database.py
index 7c1663b67..148ceede5 100644
--- a/bazarr/app/database.py
+++ b/bazarr/app/database.py
@@ -513,10 +513,10 @@ def upgrade_languages_profile_hi_values():
             .all():
         items = json.loads(languages_profile.items)
         for language in items:
-            if language['hi'] == "True":
-                language['hi'] = "only"
-            elif language['hi'] == "False":
-                language['hi'] = "also"
+            if language['hi'] == "only":
+                language['hi'] = "True"
+            elif language['hi'] == "also":
+                language['hi'] = "False"
         database.execute(
             update(TableLanguagesProfiles)
             .values({"items": json.dumps(items)})
diff --git a/bazarr/subtitles/download.py b/bazarr/subtitles/download.py
index c22d6007f..5f588fbf6 100644
--- a/bazarr/subtitles/download.py
+++ b/bazarr/subtitles/download.py
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ def generate_subtitles(path, languages, audio_language, sceneName, title, media_
     providers = pool.providers
 
     language_set = _get_language_obj(languages=languages)
+    hi_required = "force HI" if any([x.hi for x in language_set]) else False
+    also_forced = any([x.forced for x in language_set])
+    forced_required = all([x.forced for x in language_set])
+    _set_forced_providers(pool=pool, also_forced=also_forced, forced_required=forced_required)
 
     video = get_video(force_unicode(path), title, sceneName, providers=providers, media_type=media_type)
 
@@ -56,9 +60,6 @@ def generate_subtitles(path, languages, audio_language, sceneName, title, media_
             if forced_minimum_score:
                 min_score = int(forced_minimum_score) + 1
             for language in language_set:
-                # check if language appears more than one time which means that the languages profile requires normal
-                # and hi subtitles (also)
-                also_hi = len(set([x.hi for x in language_set if x.alpha3 == language.alpha3 and not x.forced])) > 1
                 # confirm if language is still missing or if cutoff has been reached
                 if check_if_still_required and language not in check_missing_languages(path, media_type):
                     # cutoff has been reached
@@ -66,13 +67,11 @@ def generate_subtitles(path, languages, audio_language, sceneName, title, media_
                                   f"has been reached during this search.")
                     continue
                 else:
-                    hi_required = "force HI" if language.hi else "force non-HI"
-                    _set_forced_providers(pool=pool, also_forced=language.forced, forced_required=language.forced)
                     downloaded_subtitles = download_best_subtitles(videos={video},
                                                                    languages={language},
                                                                    pool_instance=pool,
                                                                    min_score=int(min_score),
-                                                                   hearing_impaired=False if also_hi else hi_required,
+                                                                   hearing_impaired=hi_required,
                                                                    compute_score=ComputeScore(get_scores()))
 
                 if downloaded_subtitles:
diff --git a/bazarr/subtitles/indexer/movies.py b/bazarr/subtitles/indexer/movies.py
index 683530387..ba105efc3 100644
--- a/bazarr/subtitles/indexer/movies.py
+++ b/bazarr/subtitles/indexer/movies.py
@@ -233,26 +233,18 @@ def list_missing_subtitles_movies(no=None, send_event=True):
                 # get difference between desired and existing subtitles
                 missing_subtitles_list = []
                 for item in desired_subtitles_list:
-                    if item['forced'] == 'True':
-                        desired_item = {'language': item['language'], 'forced': item['forced'], 'hi': 'False'}
-                        if desired_item not in actual_subtitles_list:
-                            missing_subtitles_list.append(desired_item)
-                    elif item['hi'] == 'never':
-                        desired_item = {'language': item['language'], 'forced': item['forced'], 'hi': 'False'}
-                        if desired_item not in actual_subtitles_list:
-                            missing_subtitles_list.append(desired_item)
-                    elif item['hi'] == 'only':
-                        desired_item = {'language': item['language'], 'forced': item['forced'], 'hi': 'True'}
-                        if desired_item not in actual_subtitles_list:
-                            missing_subtitles_list.append(desired_item)
-                    elif item['hi'] == 'also':
-                        desired_items = [{'language': item['language'], 'forced': item['forced'], 'hi': 'True'},
-                                         {'language': item['language'], 'forced': item['forced'], 'hi': 'False'}]
-                        if [x for x in desired_items if x in actual_subtitles_list]:
-                            continue
-                        else:
-                            for desired_item in desired_items:
-                                missing_subtitles_list.append(desired_item)
+                    if item not in actual_subtitles_list:
+                        missing_subtitles_list.append(item)
+
+                    # remove missing that have forced or hi subtitles for this language in existing
+                for item in actual_subtitles_list:
+                    if item['hi'] == 'True':
+                        try:
+                            missing_subtitles_list.remove({'language': item['language'],
+                                                           'forced': 'False',
+                                                           'hi': 'False'})
+                        except ValueError:
+                            pass
 
                 # make the missing languages list looks like expected
                 missing_subtitles_output_list = []
diff --git a/bazarr/subtitles/indexer/series.py b/bazarr/subtitles/indexer/series.py
index 33bf3f688..6b8501dfe 100644
--- a/bazarr/subtitles/indexer/series.py
+++ b/bazarr/subtitles/indexer/series.py
@@ -235,26 +235,18 @@ def list_missing_subtitles(no=None, epno=None, send_event=True):
                 # get difference between desired and existing subtitles
                 missing_subtitles_list = []
                 for item in desired_subtitles_list:
-                    if item['forced'] == 'True':
-                        desired_item = {'language': item['language'], 'forced': item['forced'], 'hi': 'False'}
-                        if desired_item not in actual_subtitles_list:
-                            missing_subtitles_list.append(desired_item)
-                    elif item['hi'] == 'never':
-                        desired_item = {'language': item['language'], 'forced': item['forced'], 'hi': 'False'}
-                        if desired_item not in actual_subtitles_list:
-                            missing_subtitles_list.append(desired_item)
-                    elif item['hi'] == 'only':
-                        desired_item = {'language': item['language'], 'forced': item['forced'], 'hi': 'True'}
-                        if desired_item not in actual_subtitles_list:
-                            missing_subtitles_list.append(desired_item)
-                    elif item['hi'] == 'also':
-                        desired_items = [{'language': item['language'], 'forced': item['forced'], 'hi': 'True'},
-                                         {'language': item['language'], 'forced': item['forced'], 'hi': 'False'}]
-                        if [x for x in desired_items if x in actual_subtitles_list]:
-                            continue
-                        else:
-                            for desired_item in desired_items:
-                                missing_subtitles_list.append(desired_item)
+                    if item not in actual_subtitles_list:
+                        missing_subtitles_list.append(item)
+
+                    # remove missing that have hi subtitles for this language in existing
+                for item in actual_subtitles_list:
+                    if item['hi'] == 'True':
+                        try:
+                            missing_subtitles_list.remove({'language': item['language'],
+                                                           'forced': 'False',
+                                                           'hi': 'False'})
+                        except ValueError:
+                            pass
 
                 # make the missing languages list looks like expected
                 missing_subtitles_output_list = []
diff --git a/bazarr/subtitles/manual.py b/bazarr/subtitles/manual.py
index ca8dd42b4..ba57eb193 100644
--- a/bazarr/subtitles/manual.py
+++ b/bazarr/subtitles/manual.py
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ def manual_search(path, profile_id, providers, sceneName, title, media_type):
 
     pool = _get_pool(media_type, profile_id)
 
-    language_set, original_format = _get_language_obj(profile_id=profile_id)
-    also_forced = any([x.forced for x in language_set])
-    forced_required = all([x.forced for x in language_set])
+    language_set, initial_language_set, original_format = _get_language_obj(profile_id=profile_id)
+    also_forced = any([x.forced for x in initial_language_set])
+    forced_required = all([x.forced for x in initial_language_set])
     compute_score = ComputeScore(get_scores())
     _set_forced_providers(pool=pool, also_forced=also_forced, forced_required=forced_required)
 
@@ -57,10 +57,6 @@ def manual_search(path, profile_id, providers, sceneName, title, media_type):
             minimum_score_movie = settings.general.minimum_score_movie
 
             for s in subtitles[video]:
-                if s.language not in language_set:
-                    # HI may not be matching what was requested
-                    continue
-
                 try:
                     matches = s.get_matches(video)
                 except AttributeError:
@@ -79,8 +75,20 @@ def manual_search(path, profile_id, providers, sceneName, title, media_type):
                             logging.debug("BAZARR Ignoring invalid subtitles")
                         continue
 
+                initial_hi = None
+                initial_hi_match = False
+                for language in initial_language_set:
+                    if s.language.basename == language.basename and \
+                            s.language.forced == language.forced and \
+                            s.language.hi == language.hi:
+                        initial_hi = language.hi
+                        initial_hi_match = True
+                        break
+                if not initial_hi_match:
+                    initial_hi = None
+
                 _, max_score, scores = _get_scores(media_type, minimum_score_movie, minimum_score)
-                score, score_without_hash = compute_score(matches, s, video, hearing_impaired=s.language.hi)
+                score, score_without_hash = compute_score(matches, s, video, hearing_impaired=initial_hi)
                 if 'hash' not in matches:
                     not_matched = scores - matches
                     s.score = score_without_hash
@@ -88,6 +96,11 @@ def manual_search(path, profile_id, providers, sceneName, title, media_type):
                     s.score = score
                     not_matched = set()
 
+                if s.hearing_impaired == initial_hi:
+                    matches.add('hearing_impaired')
+                else:
+                    not_matched.add('hearing_impaired')
+
                 releases = []
                 if hasattr(s, 'release_info'):
                     if s.release_info is not None:
@@ -202,6 +215,7 @@ def manual_download_subtitle(path, audio_language, hi, forced, subtitle, provide
 
 
 def _get_language_obj(profile_id):
+    initial_language_set = set()
     language_set = set()
 
     profile = get_profiles_list(profile_id=int(profile_id))
@@ -218,13 +232,22 @@ def _get_language_obj(profile_id):
         lang_obj = _get_lang_obj(lang)
 
         if forced == "True":
-            language_set.add(Language.rebuild(lang_obj, forced=True))
-        elif hi == "only":
-            language_set.add(Language.rebuild(lang_obj, hi=True))
-        elif hi == "also":
-            language_set.add(lang_obj)
-            language_set.add(Language.rebuild(lang_obj, hi=True))
+            lang_obj = Language.rebuild(lang_obj, forced=True)
+
+        if hi == "True":
+            lang_obj = Language.rebuild(lang_obj, hi=True)
+
+        initial_language_set.add(lang_obj)
+
+    language_set = initial_language_set.copy()
+    for language in language_set.copy():
+        lang_obj_for_hi = language
+        if not language.forced and not language.hi:
+            lang_obj_hi = Language.rebuild(lang_obj_for_hi, hi=True)
+        elif not language.forced and language.hi:
+            lang_obj_hi = Language.rebuild(lang_obj_for_hi, hi=False)
         else:
-            language_set.add(lang_obj)
+            continue
+        language_set.add(lang_obj_hi)
 
-    return language_set, original_format
+    return language_set, initial_language_set, original_format
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/forms/ProfileEditForm.tsx b/frontend/src/components/forms/ProfileEditForm.tsx
index 0a6471dc5..e994888d2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/forms/ProfileEditForm.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/forms/ProfileEditForm.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import {
 } from "@mantine/core";
 import { useForm } from "@mantine/form";
 import { faTrash } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
-import { cond } from "lodash";
 import { Action, Selector, SelectorOption, SimpleTable } from "@/components";
 import ChipInput from "@/components/inputs/ChipInput";
 import { useModals, withModal } from "@/modules/modals";
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ const defaultCutoffOptions: SelectorOption<Language.ProfileItem>[] = [
       // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
       audio_exclude: "False",
       forced: "False",
-      hi: "also",
+      hi: "False",
       language: "any",
     },
   },
@@ -39,16 +38,12 @@ const defaultCutoffOptions: SelectorOption<Language.ProfileItem>[] = [
 
 const subtitlesTypeOptions: SelectorOption<string>[] = [
   {
-    label: "Normal only",
-    value: "never",
-  },
-  {
-    label: "Hearing-impaired only",
-    value: "only",
+    label: "Normal or hearing-impaired",
+    value: "normal",
   },
   {
-    label: "Normal or hearing-impaired",
-    value: "also",
+    label: "Hearing-impaired required",
+    value: "hi",
   },
   {
     label: "Forced (foreign part only)",
@@ -88,14 +83,10 @@ const ProfileEditForm: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
   const itemCutoffOptions = useSelectorOptions(
     form.values.items,
     (v) => {
-      const suffix = cond([
-        [(v: { forced: string; hi: string }) => v.hi === "only", () => ":hi"],
-        [(v) => v.hi === "never", () => ":normal"],
-        [(v) => v.forced === "True", () => ":forced"],
-        [() => true, () => ""],
-      ]);
+      const suffix =
+        v.hi === "True" ? ":hi" : v.forced === "True" ? ":forced" : "";
 
-      return v.language + suffix(v);
+      return v.language + suffix;
     },
     (v) => String(v.id),
   );
@@ -145,7 +136,7 @@ const ProfileEditForm: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
         language,
         // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
         audio_exclude: "False",
-        hi: "also",
+        hi: "False",
         forced: "False",
       };
 
@@ -193,8 +184,10 @@ const ProfileEditForm: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
           const selectValue = useMemo(() => {
             if (item.forced === "True") {
               return "forced";
+            } else if (item.hi === "True") {
+              return "hi";
             } else {
-              return item.hi;
+              return "normal";
             }
           }, [item.forced, item.hi]);
 
@@ -206,9 +199,9 @@ const ProfileEditForm: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
                 if (value) {
                   action.mutate(index, {
                     ...item,
-                    hi: value,
+                    hi: value === "hi" ? "True" : "False",
                     forced: value === "forced" ? "True" : "False",
-                  } as Language.ProfileItem);
+                  });
                 }
               }}
             ></Select>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Settings/Languages/table.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Settings/Languages/table.tsx
index 29902a546..c2ed9d968 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Settings/Languages/table.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Settings/Languages/table.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { FunctionComponent, useCallback, useMemo } from "react";
 import { Column } from "react-table";
 import { Badge, Button, Group } from "@mantine/core";
 import { faTrash, faWrench } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
-import { cloneDeep, cond } from "lodash";
+import { cloneDeep } from "lodash";
 import { Action, SimpleTable } from "@/components";
 import {
   anyCutoff,
@@ -194,14 +194,14 @@ interface ItemProps {
 
 const ItemBadge: FunctionComponent<ItemProps> = ({ cutoff, item }) => {
   const text = useMemo(() => {
-    const suffix = cond([
-      [(v: { forced: string; hi: string }) => v.hi === "only", () => ":HI"],
-      [(v) => v.hi === "never", () => ":Normal"],
-      [(v) => v.forced === "True", () => ":Forced"],
-      [() => true, () => ""],
-    ]);
-    return item.language + suffix(item);
-  }, [item]);
+    let result = item.language;
+    if (item.hi === "True") {
+      result += ":HI";
+    } else if (item.forced === "True") {
+      result += ":Forced";
+    }
+    return result;
+  }, [item.hi, item.forced, item.language]);
   return (
     <Badge
       title={cutoff ? "Ignore others if this one is available" : undefined}
diff --git a/frontend/src/types/api.d.ts b/frontend/src/types/api.d.ts
index 0d6ba81b9..069be3029 100644
--- a/frontend/src/types/api.d.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/types/api.d.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ declare namespace Language {
     id: number;
     audio_exclude: PythonBoolean;
     forced: PythonBoolean;
-    hi: "never" | "also" | "only";
+    hi: PythonBoolean;
     language: CodeType;
   }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/utilities/languages.ts b/frontend/src/utilities/languages.ts
index f9504abf6..1b59aa4e7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utilities/languages.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/utilities/languages.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export function useProfileItemsToLanguages(profile?: Language.Profile) {
       profile?.items.map<Language.Info>(({ language: code, hi, forced }) => {
         const name = data?.find((v) => v.code2 === code)?.name ?? "";
         return {
-          hi: hi === "only",
+          hi: hi === "True",
           forced: forced === "True",
           code2: code,
           name,