1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
index da3c0aa9c..2e28f1a94 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
@@ -926,10 +926,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
 
             if (isArtist)
             {
-                var validFilename = _fileSystem.GetValidFilename(name).Trim();
-
                 var existing = RootFolder
-                    .GetRecursiveChildren(i => i is T && string.Equals(_fileSystem.GetValidFilename(i.Name).Trim(), validFilename, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                    .GetRecursiveChildren(i => i is T && NameExtensions.AreEqual(i.Name, name))
                     .Cast<T>()
                     .FirstOrDefault();