diff --git a/bazarr/radarr/sync/movies.py b/bazarr/radarr/sync/movies.py
index f0578d66c..dd7fcd681 100644
--- a/bazarr/radarr/sync/movies.py
+++ b/bazarr/radarr/sync/movies.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # coding=utf-8
 
+import os
 import logging
 
 from peewee import IntegrityError
@@ -69,7 +70,12 @@ def update_movies(send_event=True):
 
                 if movie['hasFile'] is True:
                     if 'movieFile' in movie:
-                        if movie['movieFile']['size'] > 20480:
+                        try:
+                            bazarr_file_size = \
+                                os.path.getsize(path_mappings.path_replace_movie(movie['movieFile']['path']))
+                        except OSError:
+                            bazarr_file_size = 0
+                        if movie['movieFile']['size'] > 20480 or bazarr_file_size > 20480:
                             # Add movies in radarr to current movies list
                             current_movies_radarr.append(str(movie['tmdbId']))
 
diff --git a/bazarr/sonarr/sync/episodes.py b/bazarr/sonarr/sync/episodes.py
index 0ea1a7124..9daa04282 100644
--- a/bazarr/sonarr/sync/episodes.py
+++ b/bazarr/sonarr/sync/episodes.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # coding=utf-8
 
+import os
 import logging
 
 from peewee import IntegrityError
@@ -71,7 +72,12 @@ def sync_episodes(series_id=None, send_event=True):
                 if 'hasFile' in episode:
                     if episode['hasFile'] is True:
                         if 'episodeFile' in episode:
-                            if episode['episodeFile']['size'] > 20480:
+                            try:
+                                bazarr_file_size = \
+                                    os.path.getsize(path_mappings.path_replace(episode['episodeFile']['path']))
+                            except OSError:
+                                bazarr_file_size = 0
+                            if episode['episodeFile']['size'] > 20480 or bazarr_file_size > 20480:
                                 # Add episodes in sonarr to current episode list
                                 current_episodes_sonarr.append(episode['id'])
 
diff --git a/bazarr/sonarr/sync/parser.py b/bazarr/sonarr/sync/parser.py
index 47b5214da..47ca9f4ff 100644
--- a/bazarr/sonarr/sync/parser.py
+++ b/bazarr/sonarr/sync/parser.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import os
 
 from app.database import TableShows
 from sonarr.info import get_sonarr_info
+from utilities.path_mappings import path_mappings
 
 from .converter import SonarrFormatVideoCodec, SonarrFormatAudioCodec
 
@@ -79,7 +80,11 @@ def episodeParser(episode):
     if 'hasFile' in episode:
         if episode['hasFile'] is True:
             if 'episodeFile' in episode:
-                if episode['episodeFile']['size'] > 20480:
+                try:
+                    bazarr_file_size = os.path.getsize(path_mappings.path_replace(episode['episodeFile']['path']))
+                except OSError:
+                    bazarr_file_size = 0
+                if episode['episodeFile']['size'] > 20480 or bazarr_file_size > 20480:
                     if 'sceneName' in episode['episodeFile']:
                         sceneName = episode['episodeFile']['sceneName']
                     else: