diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Movies/MoveMovieService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Movies/MoveMovieService.cs
index 2c99109112..e9f58538a9 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Movies/MoveMovieService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Movies/MoveMovieService.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System.IO;
 using NLog;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Disk;
+using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Instrumentation.Extensions;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Messaging.Commands;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Messaging.Events;
@@ -51,6 +52,12 @@ private void MoveSingleMovie(Movie movie, string sourcePath, string destinationP
                 _logger.ProgressInfo("Moving {0} from '{1}' to '{2}'", movie.Title, sourcePath, destinationPath);
             }
 
+            if (sourcePath.PathEquals(destinationPath))
+            {
+                _logger.ProgressInfo("{0} is already in the specified location '{1}'.", movie, destinationPath);
+                return;
+            }
+
             try
             {
                 _diskProvider.CreateFolder(new DirectoryInfo(destinationPath).Parent.FullName);