Lidarr should not search disambiguation subtitles #3573

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opened 2026-02-20 02:19:09 -05:00 by deekerman · 1 comment

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 02:19:09 -05:00

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Originally created by @PearsonFlyer on GitHub (Feb 22, 2024).

Is there an existing issue for this?

I have searched the existing open and closed issues

Current Behavior

When an album has a disambiguation subtitle, the entire title + subtitle should not be searched.

For example, this should search only "Ellie Goulding Halcyon", but is instead searching "Ellie Goulding Halcyon aka Halcyon Days or Halcyon Nights", resulting in no valid releases.

2024-02-22 09:10:52.0|Trace|HttpClient|Res: HTTP/1.1 [GET] http://localhost:9696/prowlarr/7/api?t=search&cat=3000,3010,3030,3040&extended=1&apikey=(removed)&offset=0&limit=100&q=Ellie%20Goulding%20Halcyon%20aka%20Halcyon%20Days%20or%20Halcyon%20Nights: 200.OK (287 bytes) (238 ms)

Expected Behavior

The AKA should either not be searched, or should be searched only along with the actual album name.

Steps To Reproduce

Add an artist with an album that has a disambiguation title. Search.

Environment

- OS: Win 11
- Lidarr: 2.1.1.3878
- Docker Install: No
- Using Reverse Proxy: No
- Browser: Firefox
- Database: 75

What branch are you running?

Nightly

Trace Logs?

https://gist.github.com/PearsonFlyer/1dea04c1f85c9d14cb076e9e8be57b32

Trace Logs have been provided as applicable. Reports may be closed if the required logs are not provided.

I have read and followed the steps in the wiki link above and provided the required trace logs - the logs contain trace - that are relevant and show this issue.

Originally created by @PearsonFlyer on GitHub (Feb 22, 2024). ### Is there an existing issue for this? - [X] I have searched the existing open and closed issues ### Current Behavior When an album has a disambiguation subtitle, the entire title + subtitle should not be searched. For example, this should search only "Ellie Goulding Halcyon", but is instead searching "Ellie Goulding Halcyon aka Halcyon Days or Halcyon Nights", resulting in no valid releases. ![image](https://github.com/Lidarr/Lidarr/assets/15488393/9b0c59d9-2be8-41c7-b405-d1f6c61656c2) 2024-02-22 09:10:52.0|Trace|HttpClient|Res: HTTP/1.1 [GET] http://localhost:9696/prowlarr/7/api?t=search&cat=3000,3010,3030,3040&extended=1&apikey=(removed)&offset=0&limit=100&q=Ellie%20Goulding%20Halcyon%20aka%20Halcyon%20Days%20or%20Halcyon%20Nights: 200.OK (287 bytes) (238 ms) ### Expected Behavior The AKA should either not be searched, or should be searched only along with the actual album name. ### Steps To Reproduce Add an artist with an album that has a disambiguation title. Search. ### Environment ```markdown - OS: Win 11 - Lidarr: 2.1.1.3878 - Docker Install: No - Using Reverse Proxy: No - Browser: Firefox - Database: 75 ``` ### What branch are you running? Nightly ### Trace Logs? https://gist.github.com/PearsonFlyer/1dea04c1f85c9d14cb076e9e8be57b32 ### Trace Logs have been provided as applicable. Reports may be closed if the required logs are not provided. - [X] I have read and followed the steps in the wiki link above and provided the required trace logs - the logs contain `trace` - that are relevant and show this issue.