diff --git a/ErsatzTV.Core/Metadata/LocalMediaScanner.cs b/ErsatzTV.Core/Metadata/LocalMediaScanner.cs
index 315648760..df3603b8b 100644
--- a/ErsatzTV.Core/Metadata/LocalMediaScanner.cs
+++ b/ErsatzTV.Core/Metadata/LocalMediaScanner.cs
@@ -82,12 +82,13 @@ namespace ErsatzTV.Core.Metadata
             }
 
             // if exists, check if the file was modified
+            // also, try to re-categorize "other" by refreshing metadata
             Seq<MediaItem> modifiedMediaItems = existingMediaItems.Filter(
                 mediaItem =>
                 {
                     DateTime lastWrite = File.GetLastWriteTimeUtc(mediaItem.Path);
                     bool modified = lastWrite > mediaItem.LastWriteTime.IfNone(DateTime.MinValue);
-                    return modified || mediaItem.Metadata == null;
+                    return modified || mediaItem.Metadata == null || mediaItem.Metadata.MediaType == MediaType.Other;
                 });
             modifiedPlayoutIds.AddRange(await _playoutRepository.GetPlayoutIdsForMediaItems(modifiedMediaItems));
             foreach (MediaItem mediaItem in modifiedMediaItems)