diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Api/Series/SeriesModule.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Api/Series/SeriesModule.cs
index 8ba82f518..05d56b5f5 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Api/Series/SeriesModule.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Api/Series/SeriesModule.cs
@@ -264,7 +264,10 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Api.Series
 
         public void Handle(MediaCoversUpdatedEvent message)
         {
-            BroadcastResourceChange(ModelAction.Updated, message.Series.Id);
+            if (message.Updated)
+            {
+                BroadcastResourceChange(ModelAction.Updated, message.Series.Id);
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaCover/MediaCoverService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaCover/MediaCoverService.cs
index e1737d851..c4481af5c 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaCover/MediaCoverService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaCover/MediaCoverService.cs
@@ -205,10 +205,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.MediaCover
         public void HandleAsync(SeriesUpdatedEvent message)
         {
             var updated = EnsureCovers(message.Series);
-            if (updated)
-            {
-                _eventAggregator.PublishEvent(new MediaCoversUpdatedEvent(message.Series));
-            }
+
+            _eventAggregator.PublishEvent(new MediaCoversUpdatedEvent(message.Series, updated));
         }
 
         public void HandleAsync(SeriesDeletedEvent message)
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaCover/MediaCoversUpdatedEvent.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaCover/MediaCoversUpdatedEvent.cs
index 7335f7f9b..16e76150c 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaCover/MediaCoversUpdatedEvent.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaCover/MediaCoversUpdatedEvent.cs
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.MediaCover
     public class MediaCoversUpdatedEvent : IEvent
     {
         public Series Series { get; set; }
+        public bool Updated { get; set; }
 
-        public MediaCoversUpdatedEvent(Series series)
+        public MediaCoversUpdatedEvent(Series series, bool updated)
         {
             Series = series;
+            Updated = updated;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Series/SeriesModule.cs b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Series/SeriesModule.cs
index 5956fc5ab..9ab075325 100644
--- a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Series/SeriesModule.cs
+++ b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Series/SeriesModule.cs
@@ -280,7 +280,10 @@ namespace Sonarr.Api.V3.Series
 
         public void Handle(MediaCoversUpdatedEvent message)
         {
-            BroadcastResourceChange(ModelAction.Updated, message.Series.Id);
+            if (message.Updated)
+            {
+                BroadcastResourceChange(ModelAction.Updated, message.Series.Id);
+            }
         }
     }
 }