diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
index f5aed6d214..477e003c79 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
@@ -155,19 +155,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
         /// Returns true if this item should not attempt to fetch metadata
         /// </summary>
         /// <value><c>true</c> if [dont fetch meta]; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</value>
-        [IgnoreDataMember]
-        public virtual bool DontFetchMeta
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                if (Path != null)
-                {
-                    return Path.IndexOf("[dontfetchmeta]", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) != -1;
-                }
-
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
+        public bool DontFetchMeta { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Determines whether the item has a saved local image of the specified name (jpg or png).
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/ResolverHelper.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/ResolverHelper.cs
index 18604fa9e4..ef303008de 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/ResolverHelper.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/ResolverHelper.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Extensions;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Resolvers;
+using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Resolvers;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
 {
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
             // Make sure the item has a name
             EnsureName(item);
 
+            item.DontFetchMeta = item.Path.IndexOf("[dontfetchmeta]", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) != -1;
+
             // Make sure DateCreated and DateModified have values
             EntityResolutionHelper.EnsureDates(item, args);
         }