diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerSearch/Definitions/SearchCriteriaBase.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerSearch/Definitions/SearchCriteriaBase.cs
index aeb4d78038..d9e69aae71 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerSearch/Definitions/SearchCriteriaBase.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerSearch/Definitions/SearchCriteriaBase.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public static string GetCleanSceneTitle(string title)
             cleanTitle = cleanTitle.Replace("&", "and");
             cleanTitle = SpecialCharacter.Replace(cleanTitle, "");
             cleanTitle = NonWord.Replace(cleanTitle, "+");
+            cleanTitle = Parser.Parser.ReplaceGermanUmlauts(cleanTitle);
 
             // remove any repeating +s
             cleanTitle = Regex.Replace(cleanTitle, @"\+{2,}", "+");