diff --git a/src/backend/metadata/getmeta.ts b/src/backend/metadata/getmeta.ts
index 2cc8c91b..08679cdd 100644
--- a/src/backend/metadata/getmeta.ts
+++ b/src/backend/metadata/getmeta.ts
@@ -54,16 +54,21 @@ export async function getMetaFromId(
     throw err;
   }
 
-  const imdbId = data.external_ids.find(
+  let imdbId = data.external_ids.find(
     (v) => v.provider === "imdb_latest"
-  )?.external_id ?? data.external_ids.find(
-    (v) => v.provider === "imdb"
-  )?.external_id;
-  const tmdbId = data.external_ids.find(
+  )?.external_id
+  if (!imdbId)
+    imdbId = data.external_ids.find(
+      (v) => v.provider === "imdb"
+    )?.external_id;
+
+  let tmdbId = data.external_ids.find(
     (v) => v.provider === "tmdb_latest"
-  )?.external_id ?? data.external_ids.find(
-    (v) => v.provider === "tmdb"
-  )?.external_id;
+  )?.external_id
+  if (!tmdbId)
+  tmdbId = data.external_ids.find(
+      (v) => v.provider === "tmdb"
+    )?.external_id;
 
   if (!imdbId || !tmdbId) throw new Error("not enough info");