1 files changed, 10 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/People/TvdbPersonImageProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/People/TvdbPersonImageProvider.cs
index 0258fd539..86e2cfaf7 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/People/TvdbPersonImageProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/People/TvdbPersonImageProvider.cs
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.People
     public class TvdbPersonImageProvider : IRemoteImageProvider, IHasOrder
     {
         private readonly IServerConfigurationManager _config;
-        private readonly ILibraryManager _library;
+        private readonly ILibraryManager _libraryManager;
         private readonly IHttpClient _httpClient;
 
-        public TvdbPersonImageProvider(IServerConfigurationManager config, ILibraryManager library, IHttpClient httpClient)
+        public TvdbPersonImageProvider(IServerConfigurationManager config, ILibraryManager libraryManager, IHttpClient httpClient)
         {
             _config = config;
-            _library = library;
+            _libraryManager = libraryManager;
             _httpClient = httpClient;
         }
 
@@ -59,9 +59,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.People
             // Avoid implicitly captured closure
             var itemName = item.Name;
 
-            var seriesWithPerson = _library.RootFolder
-                .GetRecursiveChildren(i => i is Series && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(i.GetProviderId(MetadataProviders.Tvdb)) && i.People.Any(p => string.Equals(p.Name, itemName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
-                .Cast<Series>()
+            var seriesWithPerson = _libraryManager.GetItems(new InternalItemsQuery
+            {
+                IncludeItemTypes = new[] { typeof(Series).Name },
+                Person = itemName
+
+            }).Items.Cast<Series>()
+                .Where(i => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(i.GetProviderId(MetadataProviders.Tvdb)))
                 .ToList();
 
             var infos = seriesWithPerson.Select(i => GetImageFromSeriesData(i, item.Name, cancellationToken))