diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/RefreshSeriesService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/RefreshSeriesService.cs
index 49aa9ebf6..b9dd08482 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/RefreshSeriesService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/RefreshSeriesService.cs
@@ -198,34 +198,11 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Tv
 
         private void UpdateTags(Series series)
         {
-            _logger.Trace("Updating tags for {0}", series);
+            var tagsUpdated = _seriesService.UpdateTags(series);
 
-            var tagsAdded = new HashSet<int>();
-            var tagsRemoved = new HashSet<int>();
-            var changes = _autoTaggingService.GetTagChanges(series);
-
-            foreach (var tag in changes.TagsToRemove)
-            {
-                if (series.Tags.Contains(tag))
-                {
-                    series.Tags.Remove(tag);
-                    tagsRemoved.Add(tag);
-                }
-            }
-
-            foreach (var tag in changes.TagsToAdd)
-            {
-                if (!series.Tags.Contains(tag))
-                {
-                    series.Tags.Add(tag);
-                    tagsAdded.Add(tag);
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (tagsAdded.Any() || tagsRemoved.Any())
+            if (tagsUpdated)
             {
                 _seriesService.UpdateSeries(series);
-                _logger.Debug("Updated tags for '{0}'. Added: {1}, Removed: {2}", series.Title, tagsAdded.Count, tagsRemoved.Count);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/SeriesService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/SeriesService.cs
index 6fd4551cf..b582acffa 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/SeriesService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/SeriesService.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using NLog;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
+using NzbDrone.Core.AutoTagging;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Messaging.Events;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Parser;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Tv.Events;
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Tv
         List<Series> UpdateSeries(List<Series> series, bool useExistingRelativeFolder);
         bool SeriesPathExists(string folder);
         void RemoveAddOptions(Series series);
+        bool UpdateTags(Series series);
     }
 
     public class SeriesService : ISeriesService
@@ -38,18 +40,21 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Tv
         private readonly IEventAggregator _eventAggregator;
         private readonly IEpisodeService _episodeService;
         private readonly IBuildSeriesPaths _seriesPathBuilder;
+        private readonly IAutoTaggingService _autoTaggingService;
         private readonly Logger _logger;
 
         public SeriesService(ISeriesRepository seriesRepository,
                              IEventAggregator eventAggregator,
                              IEpisodeService episodeService,
                              IBuildSeriesPaths seriesPathBuilder,
+                             IAutoTaggingService autoTaggingService,
                              Logger logger)
         {
             _seriesRepository = seriesRepository;
             _eventAggregator = eventAggregator;
             _episodeService = episodeService;
             _seriesPathBuilder = seriesPathBuilder;
+            _autoTaggingService = autoTaggingService;
             _logger = logger;
         }
 
@@ -205,6 +210,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Tv
 
             // Never update AddOptions when updating a series, keep it the same as the existing stored series.
             series.AddOptions = storedSeries.AddOptions;
+            UpdateTags(series);
 
             var updatedSeries = _seriesRepository.Update(series);
             if (publishUpdatedEvent)
@@ -233,6 +239,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Tv
                 {
                     _logger.Trace("Not changing path for: {0}", s.Title);
                 }
+
+                UpdateTags(s);
             }
 
             _seriesRepository.UpdateMany(series);
@@ -250,5 +258,41 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Tv
         {
             _seriesRepository.SetFields(series, s => s.AddOptions);
         }
+
+        public bool UpdateTags(Series series)
+        {
+            _logger.Trace("Updating tags for {0}", series);
+
+            var tagsAdded = new HashSet<int>();
+            var tagsRemoved = new HashSet<int>();
+            var changes = _autoTaggingService.GetTagChanges(series);
+
+            foreach (var tag in changes.TagsToRemove)
+            {
+                if (series.Tags.Contains(tag))
+                {
+                    series.Tags.Remove(tag);
+                    tagsRemoved.Add(tag);
+                }
+            }
+
+            foreach (var tag in changes.TagsToAdd)
+            {
+                if (!series.Tags.Contains(tag))
+                {
+                    series.Tags.Add(tag);
+                    tagsAdded.Add(tag);
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (tagsAdded.Any() || tagsRemoved.Any())
+            {
+                _logger.Debug("Updated tags for '{0}'. Added: {1}, Removed: {2}", series.Title, tagsAdded.Count, tagsRemoved.Count);
+
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 }