diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/MusicArtist.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/MusicArtist.cs
index df46e42086..02dad93cbe 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/MusicArtist.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/MusicArtist.cs
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Audio
             return LibraryManager.GetItemList(query);
         }
 
+        [IgnoreDataMember]
         protected override IEnumerable<BaseItem> ActualChildren
         {
             get
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/CollectionFolder.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/CollectionFolder.cs
index 5e0cf6e88b..84fd6df5ee 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/CollectionFolder.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/CollectionFolder.cs
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
         /// Our children are actually just references to the ones in the physical root...
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The actual children.</value>
+        [IgnoreDataMember]
         protected override IEnumerable<BaseItem> ActualChildren
         {
             get { return GetActualChildren(); }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Folder.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Folder.cs
index 57b218b4d2..3e717862a9 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Folder.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Folder.cs
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
         /// Gets the actual children.
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The actual children.</value>
+        [IgnoreDataMember]
         protected virtual IEnumerable<BaseItem> ActualChildren
         {
             get