diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/NetImport/ImportExclusions/ImportExclusionsRepository.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/NetImport/ImportExclusions/ImportExclusionsRepository.cs
index 35689b679..7846cb0f3 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/NetImport/ImportExclusions/ImportExclusionsRepository.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/NetImport/ImportExclusions/ImportExclusionsRepository.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.NetImport.ImportExclusions
     public interface IImportExclusionsRepository : IBasicRepository<ImportExclusion>
     {
         bool IsMovieExcluded(int tmdbid);
+        ImportExclusion GetByTmdbid(int tmdbid);
     }
 
     public class ImportExclusionsRepository : BasicRepository<ImportExclusion>, IImportExclusionsRepository
@@ -31,5 +32,10 @@ public bool IsMovieExcluded(int tmdbid)
         {
             return Query.Where(ex => ex.TmdbId == tmdbid).Any();
         }
+
+        public ImportExclusion GetByTmdbid(int tmdbid)
+        {
+            return Query.Where(ex => ex.TmdbId == tmdbid).First();
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/NetImport/ImportExclusions/ImportExclusionsService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/NetImport/ImportExclusions/ImportExclusionsService.cs
index 34ff8125d..db289f344 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/NetImport/ImportExclusions/ImportExclusionsService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/NetImport/ImportExclusions/ImportExclusionsService.cs
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ public ImportExclusionsService(IImportExclusionsRepository exclusionRepository,
 
         public ImportExclusion AddExclusion(ImportExclusion exclusion)
         {
+            if (_exclusionRepository.IsMovieExcluded(exclusion.TmdbId))
+            {
+                return _exclusionRepository.GetByTmdbid(exclusion.TmdbId);
+            }
             return _exclusionRepository.Insert(exclusion);
         }