# Plex TheTVDB cache bad? **URL:** \ **Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\ **Tags:** server-linux\ **Created:** [February 16, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-thetvdb-cache-bad/691329 "2021-02-16T16:10:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![neonlemon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@neonlemon](https://forums.plex.tv/u/neonlemon)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-thetvdb-cache-bad/691329/1 "2021-02-16T16:10:46Z")
Server Version#: 1.21.3.4021 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Player Version#: N/A I have an issue with Top Gear episode names being added as “Episode xxx” instead of the descriptive title that exists in [TheTVDB](https://thetvdb.com/series/top-gear/) (series #74608). I’ve checked the precedence of Local Media Assets and tried the [Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064) to no avail. I then checked through the log files and wonder if Plex has a bad cache of the episode names. Using Series One as an example: **TheTVDB** ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/0/c/0c86c85745603def29d9ec7d46af2523e8d24974.png) From the log files I can see that there are two requests made for episodes. Firstly: ```auto 2021-02-16 15:19:33,759 (7fdf7b7fe700) : DEBUG (networking:143) - Requesting 'https://tvdb2.plex.tv/series/74608/episodes?page=1' 2021-02-16 15:19:33,847 (7fdf7b7fe700) : DEBUG (networking:143) - Requesting 'https://tvdb2.plex.tv/series/74608/episodes?page=2' 2021-02-16 15:19:33,934 (7fdf7b7fe700) : DEBUG (networking:143) - Requesting 'https://tvdb2.plex.tv/series/74608/episodes?page=3' 2021-02-16 15:19:34,032 (7fdf7b7fe700) : DEBUG (networking:143) - Requesting 'https://tvdb2.plex.tv/series/74608/episodes?page=4' ``` Secondly: ```auto 2021-02-16 15:19:34,133 (7fdf7b7fe700) : DEBUG (threadkit:234) - Starting a parallel task set named UpdateEpisodes with 1 tasks 2021-02-16 15:19:34,134 (7fdf5bfff700) : DEBUG (networking:143) - Requesting 'https://tvdb2.plex.tv/episodes/149972?lang=en' 2021-02-16 15:19:34,192 (7fdf7b7fe700) : DEBUG (threadkit:244) - Parallel task set UpdateEpisodes ended ``` I compared the two URLs queried and found episodeName differs: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/c/1/c1e0fc905e4fa08e5a194641d875dbec35424f0d.png) Does anyone have any ideas why the sources are different, and how I can fix the issue please? ---
**Author:** ![JuiceWSA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/juicewsa/32/12253_2.png) [@JuiceWSA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JuiceWSA)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-thetvdb-cache-bad/691329/2 "2021-02-16T16:17:46Z")
You don’t have access to Plex’s TVDB Proxy. Your Plex Server does, but you don’t. Plex’s TVDB Proxy only updates once a day - at some time which remains a mystery. Until Plex’s TVDB Proxy updates you’ll NEVER, IN A MILLION YEARS get an updated episode name and if you don’t Refresh Metadata on THE ENTIRE SHOW you’ll never get a single episode updated - at least not at my house. The Moral of this story is if you put media in your Plexiverse ahead of Plex’s TVDB Proxy - be prepared to edit in an episode name (WandaVision comes immediately to mind) - or wait long enough for a show Refresh to fix it. ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-thetvdb-cache-bad/691329/3 "2021-02-16T16:21:53Z")
As long as the new tv show agent is not finished, you might want to clear the cache of the legacy agent: [https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/202967376-Clearing-Plugin-Channel-Agent-HTTP-Caches](https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/202967376-Clearing-Plugin-Channel-Agent-HTTP-Caches) Do this at earliest 24 hours after the edit went live on TheTVDB. ---
**Author:** ![neonlemon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@neonlemon](https://forums.plex.tv/u/neonlemon)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-thetvdb-cache-bad/691329/4 "2021-02-16T16:22:59Z")
Thanks for replying @JuiceWSA. I should have said the Plex TVDB proxy you are right 🙂 Unusual that the data seems to be stored twice by the proxy - /series/xxx/episodes and /episodes/yyy - but the /episodes/yyy source wins ---
**Author:** ![neonlemon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@neonlemon](https://forums.plex.tv/u/neonlemon)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-thetvdb-cache-bad/691329/5 "2021-02-16T16:23:50Z")
Great I’ll give this a try thank you @OttoKerner! ---
**Author:** ![JuiceWSA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/juicewsa/32/12253_2.png) [@JuiceWSA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JuiceWSA)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 4:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-thetvdb-cache-bad/691329/6 "2021-02-16T16:25:30Z")
That Proxy is Black Magic Stuff, man… don’t look at it… you’ll go blind… (there’s nothing there you can use anyway) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 4:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-thetvdb-cache-bad/691329/7 "2021-05-17T16:25:56Z")
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