diff --git a/bazarr/subtitles/download.py b/bazarr/subtitles/download.py
index 50562b91b..64321a9d8 100644
--- a/bazarr/subtitles/download.py
+++ b/bazarr/subtitles/download.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from languages.get_languages import alpha3_from_alpha2
 from subtitles.tools.score import movie_score, series_score
 
 from .pool import update_pools, _get_pool
-from .utils import get_video, _get_lang_obj, _get_scores
+from .utils import get_video, _get_lang_obj, _get_scores, _set_forced_providers
 from .processing import process_subtitle
 
 
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ def generate_subtitles(path, languages, audio_language, sceneName, title, media_
 
     language_set = _get_language_obj(languages=languages)
     hi_required = any([x.hi for x in language_set])
-    forced_required = any([x.forced for x in language_set])
-    _set_forced_providers(forced_required=forced_required, pool=pool)
+    also_forced = any([x.forced for x in language_set])
+    forced_required = all([x.forced for x in language_set])
+    _set_forced_providers(pool=pool, also_forced=also_forced, forced_required=forced_required)
 
     video = get_video(force_unicode(path), title, sceneName, providers=providers, media_type=media_type)
 
@@ -140,16 +141,3 @@ def _get_language_obj(languages):
         language_set.add(lang_obj)
 
     return language_set
-
-
-def _set_forced_providers(forced_required, pool):
-    # TODO: maybe a separate pool for forced configs? only_foreign is hardcoded
-    # in get_providers and this causes updating the pool on every call
-    if forced_required:
-        pool.provider_configs.update(
-            {
-                "podnapisi": {"only_foreign": True},
-                "subscene": {"only_foreign": True},
-                "opensubtitles": {"only_foreign": True}
-             }
-        )
diff --git a/bazarr/subtitles/manual.py b/bazarr/subtitles/manual.py
index b8a1df056..b8ac51250 100644
--- a/bazarr/subtitles/manual.py
+++ b/bazarr/subtitles/manual.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from app.database import get_profiles_list
 from subtitles.tools.score import movie_score, series_score
 
 from .pool import update_pools, _get_pool, _init_pool
-from .utils import get_video, _get_lang_obj, _get_scores
+from .utils import get_video, _get_lang_obj, _get_scores, _set_forced_providers
 from .processing import process_subtitle
 
 
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ def manual_search(path, profile_id, providers, sceneName, title, media_type):
 
     language_set, initial_language_set, original_format = _get_language_obj(profile_id=profile_id)
     also_forced = any([x.forced for x in initial_language_set])
-    _set_forced_providers(also_forced=also_forced, pool=pool)
+    forced_required = all([x.forced for x in initial_language_set])
+    _set_forced_providers(pool=pool, also_forced=also_forced, forced_required=forced_required)
 
     if providers:
         video = get_video(force_unicode(path), title, sceneName, providers=providers, media_type=media_type)
@@ -264,8 +265,3 @@ def _get_language_obj(profile_id):
         language_set.add(lang_obj_hi)
 
     return language_set, initial_language_set, original_format
-
-
-def _set_forced_providers(also_forced, pool):
-    if also_forced:
-        pool.provider_configs.update({'podnapisi': {'also_foreign': True}, 'opensubtitles': {'also_foreign': True}})
diff --git a/bazarr/subtitles/utils.py b/bazarr/subtitles/utils.py
index 1163ab6e7..dbeeaf3e3 100644
--- a/bazarr/subtitles/utils.py
+++ b/bazarr/subtitles/utils.py
@@ -84,3 +84,18 @@ def get_ban_list(profile_id):
             return {'must_contain': profile['mustContain'] or [],
                     'must_not_contain': profile['mustNotContain'] or []}
     return None
+
+
+def _set_forced_providers(pool, also_forced=False, forced_required=False):
+    # TODO: maybe a separate pool for forced configs? also_foreign/only_foreign is hardcoded
+    # in get_providers and this causes updating the pool on every call
+    if also_forced and forced_required:
+        logging.debug('also_forced and forced_required cannot be both True. also_forced will prevail.')
+        forced_required = False
+    pool.provider_configs.update(
+        {
+            "podnapisi": {'also_foreign': also_forced, "only_foreign": forced_required},
+            "subscene": {"only_foreign": forced_required},
+            "opensubtitles": {'also_foreign': also_forced, "only_foreign": forced_required}
+        }
+    )