# Movie posters changing automatically **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-windows, server-linux\ **Created:** [April 6, 2022, 1:57am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/movie-posters-changing-automatically/786332 "2022-04-06T01:57:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mysur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/db5fbb/32.png) [@Mysur](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Mysur)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 1:58am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/movie-posters-changing-automatically/786332/1 "2022-04-06T01:58:00Z")
Server Version#: Version 1.25.7.5604 I’ve recently started to notice that Plex is changing movie posters randomly (at least that’s what it appears to me). I’ve been using Plex for a few years and this has never happened before. I checked in the Scheduled tasks settings and I’m not sure if there is something I should disable there. I double checked with [Scheduled Tasks | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201553286-scheduled-tasks/), but then again nothing really seems to refer to poster specifically. Anyone has any idea what I need to change? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![VBB](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/vbb/32/333130_2.png) [@VBB](https://forums.plex.tv/u/VBB)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/movie-posters-changing-automatically/786332/2 "2022-04-06T20:40:52Z")
It’s this setting: **Refresh library metadata periodically** A PMS update back in January changed the behavior of this setting, and now it actually refreshes metadata for both movies and shows automatically. If you don’t want that, uncheck that option. ---
**Author:** ![Insomnic\_1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/insomnic_1/32/215416_2.png) [@Insomnic\_1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Insomnic_1)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/movie-posters-changing-automatically/786332/3 "2022-04-06T20:49:12Z")
Additionally to @VBB comment… if you manually select a poster or set your own (either upload via GUI or stored in the movie folder) it tends to keep it even after a refresh. ---
**Author:** ![Mysur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/db5fbb/32.png) [@Mysur](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Mysur)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/movie-posters-changing-automatically/786332/4 "2022-04-06T22:26:58Z")
Great thanks for the tip! ---
**Author:** ![ryhanon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e99b99/32.png) [@ryhanon](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ryhanon)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/movie-posters-changing-automatically/786332/5 "2022-04-09T17:53:13Z")
It is absolutely not that setting. I’ve had that setting off and Plex still randomly changes movie and TV show posters even after I have manually selected those posters. This is getting _REALLY_ frustrating - especially when, once in a while, it selects a poster that’s not even for the correct item (only happens with similarly named items, but still). This is a relatively new issue for me - within the last 3-4 months. ---
**Author:** ![kamhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e9bcb4/32.png) [@kamhouse](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kamhouse)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/movie-posters-changing-automatically/786332/6 "2022-04-09T18:12:45Z")
Are you using the new Plex agent or the old legacy agent? ---
**Author:** ![ryhanon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e99b99/32.png) [@ryhanon](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ryhanon)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/movie-posters-changing-automatically/786332/7 "2022-04-12T16:19:24Z")
I just checked and I’m using the new Plex agent. I may switch it back to the legacy one for a while to see if that solves the problem for now. ---
**Author:** ![ryhanon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e99b99/32.png) [@ryhanon](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ryhanon)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2022, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/movie-posters-changing-automatically/786332/8 "2022-04-25T20:51:09Z")
Well, I’m still experiencing this issue - using the legacy agent didn’t solve the problem. I actually saw it change a poster as I was scrolling through my library. This is seriously getting to be absurd. ---
**Author:** ![Mysur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/db5fbb/32.png) [@Mysur](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Mysur)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 2:47pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/movie-posters-changing-automatically/786332/9 "2022-05-06T14:47:51Z")
I am also still experiencing this problem. Like @ryhanon , even manually selected posters will sometimes change. I also confirm that this has nothing to do with the setting “refresh library metadata periodically”, as I have unchecked that a while ago now. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2022, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/movie-posters-changing-automatically/786332/10 "2022-08-04T14:48:42Z")
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