diff --git a/API.Tests/Services/DirectoryServiceTests.cs b/API.Tests/Services/DirectoryServiceTests.cs
index 94cc8fc06..9844e7766 100644
--- a/API.Tests/Services/DirectoryServiceTests.cs
+++ b/API.Tests/Services/DirectoryServiceTests.cs
@@ -742,6 +742,9 @@ public class DirectoryServiceTests
     [InlineData(new [] {"C:/Manga/"},
         new [] {"C:/Manga/Love Hina/Vol. 01.cbz", "C:/Manga/Love Hina/Specials/Sp01.cbz"},
         "C:/Manga/Love Hina")]
+    [InlineData(new [] {"/manga"},
+        new [] {"/manga/Love Hina/Vol. 01.cbz", "/manga/Love Hina/Specials/Sp01.cbz"},
+        "/manga/Love Hina")]
     public void FindLowestDirectoriesFromFilesTest(string[] rootDirectories, string[] files, string expectedDirectory)
     {
         var fileSystem = new MockFileSystem();
diff --git a/API/Data/ManualMigrations/MigrateSeriesLowestFolderPath.cs b/API/Data/ManualMigrations/MigrateSeriesLowestFolderPath.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca68392cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/API/Data/ManualMigrations/MigrateSeriesLowestFolderPath.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using API.Entities;
+using API.Services;
+using API.Services.Tasks.Scanner.Parser;
+using Kavita.Common.EnvironmentInfo;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace API.Data.ManualMigrations;
+#nullable enable
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Some linux-based users are having non-rooted LowestFolderPaths. This will attempt to fix it or null them.
+/// Fixed in v0.8.2
+/// </summary>
+public static class MigrateSeriesLowestFolderPath
+{
+    public static async Task Migrate(DataContext dataContext, ILogger<Program> logger, IDirectoryService directoryService)
+    {
+        if (await dataContext.ManualMigrationHistory.AnyAsync(m => m.Name == "MigrateSeriesLowestFolderPath"))
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        logger.LogCritical("Running MigrateSeriesLowestFolderPath migration - Please be patient, this may take some time. This is not an error");
+
+        var seriesWithFolderPath =
+            await dataContext.Series.Where(s => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(s.LowestFolderPath))
+                .Include(s => s.Library)
+                .ThenInclude(l => l.Folders)
+                .ToListAsync();
+
+        foreach (var series in seriesWithFolderPath)
+        {
+            var isValidPath = series.Library.Folders
+                .Any(folder => Parser.NormalizePath(series.LowestFolderPath!).StartsWith(Parser.NormalizePath(folder.Path), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+
+            if (isValidPath) continue;
+            series.LowestFolderPath = null;
+            dataContext.Entry(series).State = EntityState.Modified;
+        }
+
+        await dataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+
+
+        dataContext.ManualMigrationHistory.Add(new ManualMigrationHistory()
+        {
+            Name = "MigrateSeriesLowestFolderPath",
+            ProductVersion = BuildInfo.Version.ToString(),
+            RanAt = DateTime.UtcNow
+        });
+        await dataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        logger.LogCritical("Running MigrateSeriesLowestFolderPath migration - Completed. This is not an error");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/API/Data/ManualMigrations/MigrateSmartFilterEncoding.cs b/API/Data/ManualMigrations/MigrateSmartFilterEncoding.cs
index 6f97dbaad..e684ef6a0 100644
--- a/API/Data/ManualMigrations/MigrateSmartFilterEncoding.cs
+++ b/API/Data/ManualMigrations/MigrateSmartFilterEncoding.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using API.DTOs.Filtering.v2;
+using API.Entities;
 using API.Helpers;
+using Kavita.Common.EnvironmentInfo;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ public static class MigrateSmartFilterEncoding
 
         logger.LogCritical("Running MigrateSmartFilterEncoding migration - Please be patient, this may take some time. This is not an error");
 
-        var smartFilters = dataContext.AppUserSmartFilter.ToList();
+        var smartFilters = await dataContext.AppUserSmartFilter.ToListAsync();
         foreach (var filter in smartFilters)
         {
             if (!ShouldMigrateFilter(filter.Filter)) continue;
@@ -43,6 +45,14 @@ public static class MigrateSmartFilterEncoding
             await unitOfWork.CommitAsync();
         }
 
+        dataContext.ManualMigrationHistory.Add(new ManualMigrationHistory()
+        {
+            Name = "MigrateSmartFilterEncoding",
+            ProductVersion = BuildInfo.Version.ToString(),
+            RanAt = DateTime.UtcNow
+        });
+        await dataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
         logger.LogCritical("Running MigrateSmartFilterEncoding migration - Completed. This is not an error");
     }
 
diff --git a/API/Services/DirectoryService.cs b/API/Services/DirectoryService.cs
index 3c7150883..5a38c5903 100644
--- a/API/Services/DirectoryService.cs
+++ b/API/Services/DirectoryService.cs
@@ -745,12 +745,12 @@ public class DirectoryService : IDirectoryService
     /// <summary>
     /// Recursively scans a folder and returns the max last write time on any folders and files
     /// </summary>
-    /// <remarks>If the folder is empty, this will return MaxValue for a DateTime</remarks>
+    /// <remarks>If the folder is empty or non-existant, this will return MaxValue for a DateTime</remarks>
     /// <param name="folderPath"></param>
     /// <returns>Max Last Write Time</returns>
     public DateTime GetLastWriteTime(string folderPath)
     {
-        if (!FileSystem.Directory.Exists(folderPath)) throw new IOException($"{folderPath} does not exist");
+        if (!FileSystem.Directory.Exists(folderPath)) return DateTime.MaxValue;
         var fileEntries = FileSystem.Directory.GetFileSystemEntries(folderPath, "*.*", SearchOption.AllDirectories);
         if (fileEntries.Length == 0) return DateTime.MaxValue;
         return fileEntries.Max(path => FileSystem.File.GetLastWriteTime(path));
diff --git a/API/Services/Tasks/Scanner/ParseScannedFiles.cs b/API/Services/Tasks/Scanner/ParseScannedFiles.cs
index 742b37410..6c4946307 100644
--- a/API/Services/Tasks/Scanner/ParseScannedFiles.cs
+++ b/API/Services/Tasks/Scanner/ParseScannedFiles.cs
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ public class ParseScannedFiles
                     _logger.LogDebug("[ProcessFiles] Dirty check passed, series list: {@SeriesModified}", series2);
                     foreach (var s in series2)
                     {
-                        _logger.LogDebug("[ProcessFiles] Last Scanned: {LastScanned} vs Directory Check: {DirectoryLastScanned}", s.LastScanned, _directoryService
+                        _logger.LogDebug("[ProcessFiles] Last Scanned: {LastScanned} vs Directory Check: {DirectoryLastScanned}",
+                            s.LastScanned, _directoryService
                                                                 .GetLastWriteTime(s.LowestFolderPath!)
                                                                 .Truncate(TimeSpan.TicksPerSecond));
                     }
diff --git a/API/Startup.cs b/API/Startup.cs
index c6b1e852d..30c663a4b 100644
--- a/API/Startup.cs
+++ b/API/Startup.cs
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ public class Startup
                     // v0.8.2
                     await ManualMigrateThemeDescription.Migrate(dataContext, logger);
                     await MigrateInitialInstallData.Migrate(dataContext, logger, directoryService);
+                    await MigrateSeriesLowestFolderPath.Migrate(dataContext, logger, directoryService);
 
                     //  Update the version in the DB after all migrations are run
                     var installVersion = await unitOfWork.SettingsRepository.GetSettingAsync(ServerSettingKey.InstallVersion);