diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Movies/MoveMovieService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Movies/MoveMovieService.cs
index e9f58538a..1551c9023 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Movies/MoveMovieService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Movies/MoveMovieService.cs
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ public MoveMovieService(IMovieService movieService,
 
         private void MoveSingleMovie(Movie movie, string sourcePath, string destinationPath, int? index = null, int? total = null)
         {
+            if (!sourcePath.IsPathValid(PathValidationType.CurrentOs))
+            {
+                _logger.Warn("Folder '{0}' for '{1}' is invalid, unable to move movie. Try moving files manually", sourcePath, movie.Title);
+                return;
+            }
+
             if (!_diskProvider.FolderExists(sourcePath))
             {
                 _logger.Debug("Folder '{0}' for '{1}' does not exist, not moving.", sourcePath, movie.Title);
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/Paths/MoviePathValidation.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/Paths/MoviePathValidation.cs
index 010024aaa..00a6dd488 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/Paths/MoviePathValidation.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/Paths/MoviePathValidation.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.Linq;
 using FluentValidation.Validators;
+using NzbDrone.Common.Disk;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Movies;
 
@@ -28,7 +29,10 @@ protected override bool IsValid(PropertyValidatorContext context)
 
             context.MessageFormatter.AppendArgument("path", context.PropertyValue.ToString());
 
-            return !_moviesService.AllMoviePaths().Any(s => s.Value.PathEquals(context.PropertyValue.ToString()) && s.Key != instanceId);
+            // Skip the path for this movie and any invalid paths
+            return !_moviesService.AllMoviePaths().Any(s => s.Key != instanceId &&
+                                                            s.Value.IsPathValid(PathValidationType.CurrentOs) &&
+                                                            s.Value.PathEquals(context.PropertyValue.ToString()));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/Paths/RootFolderValidator.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/Paths/RootFolderValidator.cs
index 95067cd6f..3f384fe31 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/Paths/RootFolderValidator.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/Paths/RootFolderValidator.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using FluentValidation.Validators;
+using FluentValidation.Validators;
+using NzbDrone.Common.Disk;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
 using NzbDrone.Core.RootFolders;
 
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ protected override bool IsValid(PropertyValidatorContext context)
                 return true;
             }
 
-            return !_rootFolderService.All().Exists(r => r.Path.PathEquals(context.PropertyValue.ToString()));
+            return !_rootFolderService.All().Exists(r => r.Path.IsPathValid(PathValidationType.CurrentOs) && r.Path.PathEquals(context.PropertyValue.ToString()));
         }
     }
 }