diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/ImageSaver.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/ImageSaver.cs
index 5bb85be7bf..fb1d4f4906 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/ImageSaver.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/ImageSaver.cs
@@ -172,7 +172,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Manager
             SetImagePath(item, type, imageIndex, savedPaths[0]);
 
             // Delete the current path
-            if (currentImageIsLocalFile && !savedPaths.Contains(currentImagePath, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            if (currentImageIsLocalFile
+                && !savedPaths.Contains(currentImagePath, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                && (saveLocally || currentImagePath.Contains(_config.ApplicationPaths.InternalMetadataPath, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
             {
                 var currentPath = currentImagePath;