diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DataAugmentation/SceneNumbering/XemServiceFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DataAugmentation/SceneNumbering/XemServiceFixture.cs
index 99f522a79..be836a0e2 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DataAugmentation/SceneNumbering/XemServiceFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DataAugmentation/SceneNumbering/XemServiceFixture.cs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.DataAugmentation.SceneNumbering
                   .Verify(v => v.GetSceneTvdbMappings(10), Times.Never());
 
             Mocker.GetMock<ISeriesService>()
-                  .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.IsAny<Series>(), It.IsAny<bool>()), Times.Never());
+                  .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.IsAny<Series>(), It.IsAny<bool>(), It.IsAny<bool>()), Times.Never());
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.DataAugmentation.SceneNumbering
             Subject.Handle(new SeriesUpdatedEvent(_series));
 
             Mocker.GetMock<ISeriesService>()
-                  .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.UseSceneNumbering == true), It.IsAny<bool>()), Times.Once());
+                  .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.UseSceneNumbering == true), It.IsAny<bool>(), It.IsAny<bool>()), Times.Once());
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.DataAugmentation.SceneNumbering
             Subject.Handle(new SeriesUpdatedEvent(_series));
 
             Mocker.GetMock<ISeriesService>()
-                  .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.IsAny<Series>(), It.IsAny<bool>()), Times.Once());
+                  .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.IsAny<Series>(), It.IsAny<bool>(), It.IsAny<bool>()), Times.Once());
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.DataAugmentation.SceneNumbering
             Subject.Handle(new SeriesUpdatedEvent(_series));
 
             Mocker.GetMock<ISeriesService>()
-                  .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.IsAny<Series>(), It.IsAny<bool>()), Times.Never());
+                  .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.IsAny<Series>(), It.IsAny<bool>(), It.IsAny<bool>()), Times.Never());
 
             ExceptionVerification.ExpectedWarns(1);
         }
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.DataAugmentation.SceneNumbering
             Subject.Handle(new SeriesUpdatedEvent(_series));
 
             Mocker.GetMock<ISeriesService>()
-                  .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.IsAny<Series>(), It.IsAny<bool>()), Times.Never());
+                  .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.IsAny<Series>(), It.IsAny<bool>(), It.IsAny<bool>()), Times.Never());
 
             ExceptionVerification.ExpectedWarns(1);
         }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/EpisodeMonitoredServiceTests/LegacySetEpisodeMontitoredFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/EpisodeMonitoredServiceTests/LegacySetEpisodeMontitoredFixture.cs
index 963c45d5b..f99b5e1dc 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/EpisodeMonitoredServiceTests/LegacySetEpisodeMontitoredFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/EpisodeMonitoredServiceTests/LegacySetEpisodeMontitoredFixture.cs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.TvTests.EpisodeMonitoredServiceTests
             Subject.SetEpisodeMonitoredStatus(_series, null);
 
             Mocker.GetMock<ISeriesService>()
-                  .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.IsAny<Series>(), It.IsAny<bool>()), Times.Once());
+                  .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.IsAny<Series>(), It.IsAny<bool>(), It.IsAny<bool>()), Times.Once());
 
             Mocker.GetMock<IEpisodeService>()
                   .Verify(v => v.UpdateEpisodes(It.IsAny<List<Episode>>()), Times.Never());
@@ -249,13 +249,13 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.TvTests.EpisodeMonitoredServiceTests
         private void VerifySeasonMonitored(Func<Season, bool> predicate)
         {
             Mocker.GetMock<ISeriesService>()
-                  .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.Seasons.Where(predicate).All(n => n.Monitored)), It.IsAny<bool>()));
+                  .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.Seasons.Where(predicate).All(n => n.Monitored)), It.IsAny<bool>(), It.IsAny<bool>()));
         }
 
         private void VerifySeasonNotMonitored(Func<Season, bool> predicate)
         {
             Mocker.GetMock<ISeriesService>()
-                  .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.Seasons.Where(predicate).All(n => !n.Monitored)), It.IsAny<bool>()));
+                  .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.Seasons.Where(predicate).All(n => !n.Monitored)), It.IsAny<bool>(), It.IsAny<bool>()));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/EpisodeMonitoredServiceTests/SetEpisodeMontitoredFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/EpisodeMonitoredServiceTests/SetEpisodeMontitoredFixture.cs
index a0867a7b4..34755f71d 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/EpisodeMonitoredServiceTests/SetEpisodeMontitoredFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/EpisodeMonitoredServiceTests/SetEpisodeMontitoredFixture.cs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.TvTests.EpisodeMonitoredServiceTests
             Subject.SetEpisodeMonitoredStatus(_series, null);
 
             Mocker.GetMock<ISeriesService>()
-                  .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.IsAny<Series>(), It.IsAny<bool>()), Times.Once());
+                  .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.IsAny<Series>(), It.IsAny<bool>(), It.IsAny<bool>()), Times.Once());
 
             Mocker.GetMock<IEpisodeService>()
                   .Verify(v => v.UpdateEpisodes(It.IsAny<List<Episode>>()), Times.Never());
@@ -273,13 +273,13 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.TvTests.EpisodeMonitoredServiceTests
         private void VerifySeasonMonitored(Func<Season, bool> predicate)
         {
             Mocker.GetMock<ISeriesService>()
-                  .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.Seasons.Where(predicate).All(n => n.Monitored)), It.IsAny<bool>()));
+                  .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.Seasons.Where(predicate).All(n => n.Monitored)), It.IsAny<bool>(), It.IsAny<bool>()));
         }
 
         private void VerifySeasonNotMonitored(Func<Season, bool> predicate)
         {
             Mocker.GetMock<ISeriesService>()
-                  .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.Seasons.Where(predicate).All(n => !n.Monitored)), It.IsAny<bool>()));
+                  .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.Seasons.Where(predicate).All(n => !n.Monitored)), It.IsAny<bool>(), It.IsAny<bool>()));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/MoveSeriesServiceFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/MoveSeriesServiceFixture.cs
index 523452754..7ca54f909 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/MoveSeriesServiceFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/MoveSeriesServiceFixture.cs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.TvTests
             ExceptionVerification.ExpectedErrors(1);
 
             Mocker.GetMock<ISeriesService>()
-                  .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.IsAny<Series>(), It.IsAny<bool>()), Times.Once());
+                  .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.IsAny<Series>(), It.IsAny<bool>(), It.IsAny<bool>()), Times.Once());
         }
 
         [Test]
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/RefreshSeriesServiceFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/RefreshSeriesServiceFixture.cs
index d59e30e8d..09e53fa04 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/RefreshSeriesServiceFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/RefreshSeriesServiceFixture.cs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.TvTests
             Subject.Execute(new RefreshSeriesCommand(_series.Id));
 
             Mocker.GetMock<ISeriesService>()
-                .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.Seasons.Count == 2 && s.Seasons.Single(season => season.SeasonNumber == 2).Monitored == true), It.IsAny<bool>()));
+                .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.Seasons.Count == 2 && s.Seasons.Single(season => season.SeasonNumber == 2).Monitored == true), It.IsAny<bool>(), It.IsAny<bool>()));
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.TvTests
             Subject.Execute(new RefreshSeriesCommand(_series.Id));
 
             Mocker.GetMock<ISeriesService>()
-                .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.Seasons.Count == 2 && s.Seasons.Single(season => season.SeasonNumber == 2).Monitored == false), It.IsAny<bool>()));
+                .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.Seasons.Count == 2 && s.Seasons.Single(season => season.SeasonNumber == 2).Monitored == false), It.IsAny<bool>(), It.IsAny<bool>()));
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.TvTests
             Subject.Execute(new RefreshSeriesCommand(_series.Id));
 
             Mocker.GetMock<ISeriesService>()
-                .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.Seasons.Count == 2 && s.Seasons.Single(season => season.SeasonNumber == 0).Monitored == false), It.IsAny<bool>()));
+                .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.Seasons.Count == 2 && s.Seasons.Single(season => season.SeasonNumber == 0).Monitored == false), It.IsAny<bool>(), It.IsAny<bool>()));
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.TvTests
             Subject.Execute(new RefreshSeriesCommand(_series.Id));
 
             Mocker.GetMock<ISeriesService>()
-                .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.TvRageId == newSeriesInfo.TvRageId), It.IsAny<bool>()));
+                .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.TvRageId == newSeriesInfo.TvRageId), It.IsAny<bool>(), It.IsAny<bool>()));
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.TvTests
             Subject.Execute(new RefreshSeriesCommand(_series.Id));
 
             Mocker.GetMock<ISeriesService>()
-                .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.TvMazeId == newSeriesInfo.TvMazeId), It.IsAny<bool>()));
+                .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.TvMazeId == newSeriesInfo.TvMazeId), It.IsAny<bool>(), It.IsAny<bool>()));
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.TvTests
             Subject.Execute(new RefreshSeriesCommand(_series.Id));
 
             Mocker.GetMock<ISeriesService>()
-                .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.Status == SeriesStatusType.Deleted), It.IsAny<bool>()), Times.Once());
+                .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.Status == SeriesStatusType.Deleted), It.IsAny<bool>(), It.IsAny<bool>()), Times.Once());
 
             ExceptionVerification.ExpectedErrors(1);
         }
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.TvTests
             Subject.Execute(new RefreshSeriesCommand(_series.Id));
 
             Mocker.GetMock<ISeriesService>()
-                .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.Status == SeriesStatusType.Deleted), It.IsAny<bool>()), Times.Once());
+                .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.Status == SeriesStatusType.Deleted), It.IsAny<bool>(), It.IsAny<bool>()), Times.Once());
 
             ExceptionVerification.ExpectedErrors(1);
         }
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.TvTests
             Subject.Execute(new RefreshSeriesCommand(_series.Id));
 
             Mocker.GetMock<ISeriesService>()
-                .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.IsAny<Series>(), It.IsAny<bool>()), Times.Never());
+                .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.IsAny<Series>(), It.IsAny<bool>(), It.IsAny<bool>()), Times.Never());
 
             ExceptionVerification.ExpectedErrors(1);
         }
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.TvTests
             Subject.Execute(new RefreshSeriesCommand(_series.Id));
 
             Mocker.GetMock<ISeriesService>()
-                .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.TvdbId == newSeriesInfo.TvdbId), It.IsAny<bool>()));
+                .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.TvdbId == newSeriesInfo.TvdbId), It.IsAny<bool>(), It.IsAny<bool>()));
 
             ExceptionVerification.ExpectedWarns(1);
         }
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.TvTests
             Subject.Execute(new RefreshSeriesCommand(_series.Id));
 
             Mocker.GetMock<ISeriesService>()
-                  .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.Seasons.Count == 2), It.IsAny<bool>()));
+                  .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.Seasons.Count == 2), It.IsAny<bool>(), It.IsAny<bool>()));
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.TvTests
             Subject.Execute(new RefreshSeriesCommand(_series.Id));
 
             Mocker.GetMock<ISeriesService>()
-                  .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.Seasons.Count == 2), It.IsAny<bool>()));
+                  .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.Seasons.Count == 2), It.IsAny<bool>(), It.IsAny<bool>()));
 
         }
 
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaCover/MediaCoverService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaCover/MediaCoverService.cs
index 73911b39f..e1737d851 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaCover/MediaCoverService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaCover/MediaCoverService.cs
@@ -102,8 +102,9 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.MediaCover
             return Path.Combine(_coverRootFolder, seriesId.ToString());
         }
 
-        private void EnsureCovers(Series series)
+        private bool EnsureCovers(Series series)
         {
+            bool updated = false;
             var toResize = new List<Tuple<MediaCover, bool>>();
 
             foreach (var cover in series.Images)
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.MediaCover
                     if (!alreadyExists)
                     {
                         DownloadCover(series, cover);
+                        updated = true;
                     }
                 }
                 catch (WebException e)
@@ -143,6 +145,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.MediaCover
             {
                 _semaphore.Release();
             }
+
+            return updated;
         }
 
         private void DownloadCover(Series series, MediaCover cover)
@@ -200,8 +204,11 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.MediaCover
 
         public void HandleAsync(SeriesUpdatedEvent message)
         {
-            EnsureCovers(message.Series);
-            _eventAggregator.PublishEvent(new MediaCoversUpdatedEvent(message.Series));
+            var updated = EnsureCovers(message.Series);
+            if (updated)
+            {
+                _eventAggregator.PublishEvent(new MediaCoversUpdatedEvent(message.Series));
+            }
         }
 
         public void HandleAsync(SeriesDeletedEvent message)
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/RefreshSeriesService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/RefreshSeriesService.cs
index 3828a65f1..d15a27050 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/RefreshSeriesService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/RefreshSeriesService.cs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Tv
                 if (series.Status != SeriesStatusType.Deleted)
                 {
                     series.Status = SeriesStatusType.Deleted;
-                    _seriesService.UpdateSeries(series);
+                    _seriesService.UpdateSeries(series, publishUpdatedEvent: false);
                     _logger.Debug("Series marked as deleted on tvdb for {0}", series.Title);
                     _eventAggregator.PublishEvent(new SeriesUpdatedEvent(series));
                 }
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Tv
 
             series.Seasons = UpdateSeasons(series, seriesInfo);
 
-            _seriesService.UpdateSeries(series);
+            _seriesService.UpdateSeries(series, publishUpdatedEvent: false);
             _refreshEpisodeService.RefreshEpisodeInfo(series, episodes);
 
             _logger.Debug("Finished series refresh for {0}", series.Title);
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/SeriesService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/SeriesService.cs
index f95c04d69..020f605a2 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/SeriesService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/SeriesService.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Tv
         void DeleteSeries(int seriesId, bool deleteFiles);
         List<Series> GetAllSeries();
         List<Series> AllForTag(int tagId);
-        Series UpdateSeries(Series series, bool updateEpisodesToMatchSeason = true);
+        Series UpdateSeries(Series series, bool updateEpisodesToMatchSeason = true, bool publishUpdatedEvent = true);
         List<Series> UpdateSeries(List<Series> series, bool useExistingRelativeFolder);
         bool SeriesPathExists(string folder);
         void RemoveAddOptions(Series series);
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Tv
 
         // updateEpisodesToMatchSeason is an override for EpisodeMonitoredService to use so a change via Season pass doesn't get nuked by the seasons loop.
         // TODO: Remove when seasons are split from series (or we come up with a better way to address this)
-        public Series UpdateSeries(Series series, bool updateEpisodesToMatchSeason = true)
+        public Series UpdateSeries(Series series, bool updateEpisodesToMatchSeason = true, bool publishUpdatedEvent = true)
         {
             var storedSeries = GetSeries(series.Id);
 
@@ -186,7 +186,10 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Tv
             series.AddOptions = storedSeries.AddOptions;
 
             var updatedSeries = _seriesRepository.Update(series);
-            _eventAggregator.PublishEvent(new SeriesEditedEvent(updatedSeries, storedSeries));
+            if (publishUpdatedEvent)
+            {
+                _eventAggregator.PublishEvent(new SeriesEditedEvent(updatedSeries, storedSeries));
+            }
 
             return updatedSeries;
         }