diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/IO/FileData.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/IO/FileData.cs
index e2bdb28e34..ed5acbb3dd 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/IO/FileData.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/IO/FileData.cs
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.IO
         /// <param name="resolveShortcuts">if set to <c>true</c> [resolve shortcuts].</param>
         /// <returns>Dictionary{System.StringFileSystemInfo}.</returns>
         /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">path</exception>
-        public static Dictionary<string, FileSystemMetadata> GetFilteredFileSystemEntries(IDirectoryService directoryService, 
-            string path, 
-            IFileSystem fileSystem, 
-            ILogger logger, 
-            ItemResolveArgs args, 
-            int flattenFolderDepth = 0, 
+        public static Dictionary<string, FileSystemMetadata> GetFilteredFileSystemEntries(IDirectoryService directoryService,
+            string path,
+            IFileSystem fileSystem,
+            ILogger logger,
+            ItemResolveArgs args,
+            int flattenFolderDepth = 0,
             bool resolveShortcuts = true)
         {
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(path))
@@ -60,22 +60,29 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.IO
 
                 if (resolveShortcuts && fileSystem.IsShortcut(fullName))
                 {
-                    var newPath = fileSystem.ResolveShortcut(fullName);
-
-                    if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(newPath))
+                    try
                     {
-                        //invalid shortcut - could be old or target could just be unavailable
-                        logger.Warn("Encountered invalid shortcut: " + fullName);
-                        continue;
+                        var newPath = fileSystem.ResolveShortcut(fullName);
+
+                        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(newPath))
+                        {
+                            //invalid shortcut - could be old or target could just be unavailable
+                            logger.Warn("Encountered invalid shortcut: " + fullName);
+                            continue;
+                        }
+
+                        // Don't check if it exists here because that could return false for network shares.
+                        var data = fileSystem.GetDirectoryInfo(newPath);
+
+                        // add to our physical locations
+                        args.AddAdditionalLocation(newPath);
+
+                        dict[newPath] = data;
+                    }
+                    catch (Exception ex)
+                    {
+                        logger.ErrorException("Error resolving shortcut from {0}", ex, fullName);
                     }
-
-                    // Don't check if it exists here because that could return false for network shares.
-                    var data = fileSystem.GetDirectoryInfo(newPath);
-
-                    // add to our physical locations
-                    args.AddAdditionalLocation(newPath);
-
-                    dict[newPath] = data;
                 }
                 else if (flattenFolderDepth > 0 && isDirectory)
                 {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/TvdbSeriesProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/TvdbSeriesProvider.cs
index 16c0098127..5df5151caf 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/TvdbSeriesProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/TvdbSeriesProvider.cs
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.TV
                 result.Item = new Series();
                 result.HasMetadata = true;
 
-                FetchSeriesData(result, itemId.ProviderIds, cancellationToken);
+                FetchSeriesData(result, itemId.MetadataLanguage, itemId.ProviderIds, cancellationToken);
                 await FindAnimeSeriesIndex(result.Item, itemId).ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
 
@@ -140,10 +140,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.TV
         /// Fetches the series data.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="result">The result.</param>
+        /// <param name="metadataLanguage">The metadata language.</param>
         /// <param name="seriesProviderIds">The series provider ids.</param>
         /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
         /// <returns>Task{System.Boolean}.</returns>
-        private void FetchSeriesData(MetadataResult<Series> result, Dictionary<string, string> seriesProviderIds, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        private void FetchSeriesData(MetadataResult<Series> result, string metadataLanguage, Dictionary<string, string> seriesProviderIds, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             var series = result.Item;
 
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.TV
 
             var seriesDataPath = GetSeriesDataPath(_config.ApplicationPaths, seriesProviderIds);
 
-            var seriesXmlFilename = series.GetPreferredMetadataLanguage().ToLower() + ".xml";
+            var seriesXmlFilename = metadataLanguage.ToLower() + ".xml";
 
             var seriesXmlPath = Path.Combine(seriesDataPath, seriesXmlFilename);
             var actorsXmlPath = Path.Combine(seriesDataPath, "actors.xml");