diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/RefreshEpisodeServiceFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/RefreshEpisodeServiceFixture.cs
index 2cf1dad4c..592b56dc3 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/RefreshEpisodeServiceFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/RefreshEpisodeServiceFixture.cs
@@ -365,5 +365,33 @@ public void should_not_update_air_date_when_multiple_episodes_air_on_the_same_da
 
             _insertedEpisodes.Should().OnlyContain(e => e.AirDateUtc.Value.ToString("s") == episodes.First().AirDateUtc.Value.ToString("s"));
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_prefer_regular_season_when_absolute_numbers_conflict()
+        {
+            var episodes = Builder<Episode>.CreateListOfSize(2)
+                                           .Build()
+                                           .ToList();
+
+            episodes[0].AbsoluteEpisodeNumber = episodes[1].AbsoluteEpisodeNumber;
+            episodes[0].SeasonNumber = 0;
+            episodes[0].EpisodeNumber.Should().NotBe(episodes[1].EpisodeNumber);
+
+            var existingEpisode = new Episode
+            {
+                SeasonNumber = episodes[0].SeasonNumber,
+                EpisodeNumber = episodes[0].EpisodeNumber,
+                AbsoluteEpisodeNumber = episodes[1].AbsoluteEpisodeNumber
+            };
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IEpisodeService>().Setup(c => c.GetEpisodeBySeries(It.IsAny<int>()))
+                .Returns(new List<Episode> { existingEpisode });
+
+            Subject.RefreshEpisodeInfo(GetAnimeSeries(), episodes);
+
+            _updatedEpisodes.First().SeasonNumber.Should().Be(episodes[1].SeasonNumber);
+            _updatedEpisodes.First().EpisodeNumber.Should().Be(episodes[1].EpisodeNumber);
+            _updatedEpisodes.First().AbsoluteEpisodeNumber.Should().Be(episodes[1].AbsoluteEpisodeNumber);
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/RefreshEpisodeService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/RefreshEpisodeService.cs
index 8f64fed24..5882810f5 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/RefreshEpisodeService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/RefreshEpisodeService.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public void RefreshEpisodeInfo(Series series, IEnumerable<Episode> remoteEpisode
 
             if (series.SeriesType == SeriesTypes.Anime)
             {
-                dupeFreeRemoteEpisodes = MapAbsoluteEpisodeNumbers(series, dupeFreeRemoteEpisodes);
+                dupeFreeRemoteEpisodes = MapAbsoluteEpisodeNumbers(dupeFreeRemoteEpisodes);
             }
 
             foreach (var episode in OrderEpisodes(series, dupeFreeRemoteEpisodes))
@@ -154,13 +154,14 @@ private void AdjustDirectToDvdAirDate(Series series, IEnumerable<Episode> allEpi
             }
         }
 
-        private List<Episode> MapAbsoluteEpisodeNumbers(Series series, List<Episode> traktEpisodes)
+        private List<Episode> MapAbsoluteEpisodeNumbers(List<Episode> remoteEpisodes)
         {
             //Return all episodes with no abs number, but distinct for those with abs number
-            return traktEpisodes.Where(e => e.AbsoluteEpisodeNumber.HasValue)
-                                .DistinctBy(e => e.AbsoluteEpisodeNumber.Value)
-                                .Concat(traktEpisodes.Where(e => !e.AbsoluteEpisodeNumber.HasValue))
-                                .ToList();
+            return remoteEpisodes.Where(e => e.AbsoluteEpisodeNumber.HasValue)
+                                 .OrderByDescending(e => e.SeasonNumber)
+                                 .DistinctBy(e => e.AbsoluteEpisodeNumber.Value)
+                                 .Concat(remoteEpisodes.Where(e => !e.AbsoluteEpisodeNumber.HasValue))
+                                 .ToList();
         }
 
         private Episode GetEpisodeToUpdate(Series series, Episode episode, List<Episode> existingEpisodes)