diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/Paths/SeriesPathValidator.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/Paths/SeriesPathValidator.cs
index 66f2f7689..da8705ff0 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/Paths/SeriesPathValidator.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/Paths/SeriesPathValidator.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.Linq;
 using FluentValidation.Validators;
+using NzbDrone.Common.Disk;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Tv;
 
@@ -28,7 +29,10 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Validation.Paths
             dynamic instance = context.ParentContext.InstanceToValidate;
             var instanceId = (int)instance.Id;
 
-            return !_seriesService.GetAllSeriesPaths().Any(s => s.Value.PathEquals(context.PropertyValue.ToString()) && s.Key != instanceId);
+            // Skip the path for this series and any invalid paths
+            return !_seriesService.GetAllSeriesPaths().Any(s => s.Key != instanceId &&
+                                                                s.Value.IsPathValid(PathValidationType.CurrentOs) &&
+                                                                s.Value.PathEquals(context.PropertyValue.ToString()));
         }
     }
 }