diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Sync/SyncJob.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Sync/SyncJob.cs
index 93e73d22e3..6610ad610d 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Sync/SyncJob.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Sync/SyncJob.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Sync
         /// Gets or sets the quality.
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The quality.</value>
-        public SyncQuality Quality { get; set; }
+        public string Quality { get; set; }
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the category.
         /// </summary>
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Sync
         public SyncJob()
         {
             RequestedItemIds = new List<string>();
-            Quality = SyncQuality.High;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Sync/SyncJobProcessor.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Sync/SyncJobProcessor.cs
index b2b43ea982..9be2dd5f0f 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Sync/SyncJobProcessor.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Sync/SyncJobProcessor.cs
@@ -485,6 +485,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Sync
             }
         }
 
+        private bool IsOriginalQuality(SyncJob job)
+        {
+            return string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(job.Quality) ||
+                   string.Equals(job.Quality, "original", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        }
+
         private async Task Sync(SyncJobItem jobItem, SyncJob job, Video item, User user, DeviceProfile profile, bool enableConversion, IProgress<double> progress, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             var options = _syncManager.GetVideoOptions(jobItem, job);
@@ -504,7 +510,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Sync
                 streamInfo.GetExternalSubtitles(false);
 
             // Mark as requiring conversion if transcoding the video, or if any subtitles need to be extracted
-            var requiresVideoTranscoding = streamInfo.PlayMethod == PlayMethod.Transcode && job.Quality != SyncQuality.Original;
+            var requiresVideoTranscoding = streamInfo.PlayMethod == PlayMethod.Transcode && IsOriginalQuality(job);
             var requiresConversion = requiresVideoTranscoding || externalSubs.Any(i => RequiresExtraction(i, mediaSource));
 
             if (requiresConversion && !enableConversion)
@@ -692,7 +698,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Sync
             jobItem.MediaSourceId = streamInfo.MediaSourceId;
             jobItem.TemporaryPath = GetTemporaryPath(jobItem);
 
-            if (streamInfo.PlayMethod == PlayMethod.Transcode && job.Quality != SyncQuality.Original)
+            if (streamInfo.PlayMethod == PlayMethod.Transcode && !IsOriginalQuality(job))
             {
                 if (!enableConversion)
                 {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Sync/SyncManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Sync/SyncManager.cs
index 3df807e576..3e4d1c1a81 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Sync/SyncManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Sync/SyncManager.cs
@@ -150,14 +150,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Sync
                 SyncNewContent = request.SyncNewContent,
                 ItemCount = items.Count,
                 Category = request.Category,
-                ParentId = request.ParentId
+                ParentId = request.ParentId,
+                Quality = request.Quality
             };
 
-            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(request.Quality))
-            {
-                job.Quality = (SyncQuality)Enum.Parse(typeof(SyncQuality), request.Quality, true);
-            }
-
             if (!request.Category.HasValue && request.ItemIds != null)
             {
                 var requestedItems = request.ItemIds
@@ -565,34 +561,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Sync
             return item.Name;
         }
 
-        public DeviceProfile GetDeviceProfile(string targetId)
-        {
-            foreach (var provider in _providers)
-            {
-                foreach (var target in GetSyncTargets(provider))
-                {
-                    if (string.Equals(target.Id, targetId, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-                    {
-                        return GetDeviceProfile(provider, target);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        public DeviceProfile GetDeviceProfile(ISyncProvider provider, SyncTarget target)
-        {
-            var hasProfile = provider as IHasSyncProfile;
-
-            if (hasProfile != null)
-            {
-                return hasProfile.GetDeviceProfile(target);
-            }
-
-            return new CloudSyncProfile(true, false);
-        }
-
         public async Task ReportSyncJobItemTransferred(string id)
         {
             var jobItem = _repo.GetJobItem(id);
@@ -1021,11 +989,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Sync
 
             if (maxBitrate.HasValue)
             {
-                if (job.Quality == SyncQuality.Medium)
+                if (string.Equals(job.Quality, "high", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                 {
                     maxBitrate = Convert.ToInt32(maxBitrate.Value * .75);
                 }
-                else if (job.Quality == SyncQuality.Low)
+                else if (string.Equals(job.Quality, "medium", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                 {
                     maxBitrate = Convert.ToInt32(maxBitrate.Value * .5);
                 }
@@ -1037,5 +1005,33 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Sync
                 MaxBitrate = maxBitrate
             };
         }
+
+        public DeviceProfile GetDeviceProfile(string targetId)
+        {
+            foreach (var provider in _providers)
+            {
+                foreach (var target in GetSyncTargets(provider))
+                {
+                    if (string.Equals(target.Id, targetId, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                    {
+                        return GetDeviceProfile(provider, target);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        public DeviceProfile GetDeviceProfile(ISyncProvider provider, SyncTarget target)
+        {
+            var hasProfile = provider as IHasSyncProfile;
+
+            if (hasProfile != null)
+            {
+                return hasProfile.GetDeviceProfile(target);
+            }
+
+            return new CloudSyncProfile(true, false);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Sync/SyncRepository.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Sync/SyncRepository.cs
index b0f48e7f54..45b35523a6 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Sync/SyncRepository.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Sync/SyncRepository.cs
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Sync
 
             if (!reader.IsDBNull(3))
             {
-                info.Quality = (SyncQuality)Enum.Parse(typeof(SyncQuality), reader.GetString(3), true);
+                info.Quality = reader.GetString(3);
             }
 
             if (!reader.IsDBNull(4))