diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
index 0074df80a0..2e4d1b4c96 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
@@ -826,6 +826,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
 
             if (!folder.ParentId.Equals(rootFolder.Id))
             {
+                rootFolder.UpdateToRepositoryAsync(ItemUpdateType.MetadataImport, CancellationToken.None).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
                 folder.ParentId = rootFolder.Id;
                 folder.UpdateToRepositoryAsync(ItemUpdateType.MetadataImport, CancellationToken.None).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
             }