diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/movie/main.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/movie/main.py
index 8b0761c..0e942f0 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/movie/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/movie/main.py
@@ -292,9 +292,8 @@ class MoviePlugin(Plugin):
             return False
         else:
             try:
-                url = 'http://thetvdb.com/api/GetSeriesByRemoteID.php?imdbid=%s' % params.get('identifier')
-                tvdb = self.getCache('thetvdb.%s' % params.get('identifier'), url = url, show_error = False)
-                if tvdb and 'series' in tvdb.lower():
+                is_movie = fireEvent('movie.is_movie', identifier = params.get('identifier'), single = True)
+                if not is_movie:
                     msg = 'Can\'t add movie, seems to be a TV show.'
                     log.error(msg)
                     fireEvent('notify.frontend', type = 'movie.is_tvshow', message = msg)
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/providers/movie/couchpotatoapi/main.py b/couchpotato/core/providers/movie/couchpotatoapi/main.py
index 88883d7..391af03 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/providers/movie/couchpotatoapi/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/providers/movie/couchpotatoapi/main.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class CouchPotatoApi(MovieProvider):
     urls = {
         'search': 'https://couchpota.to/api/search/%s/',
         'info': 'https://couchpota.to/api/info/%s/',
+        'is_movie': 'https://couchpota.to/api/ismovie/%s/',
         'eta': 'https://couchpota.to/api/eta/%s/',
         'suggest': 'https://couchpota.to/api/suggest/%s/%s/',
     }
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ class CouchPotatoApi(MovieProvider):
         addEvent('movie.info', self.getInfo, priority = 1)
         addEvent('movie.search', self.search, priority = 1)
         addEvent('movie.release_date', self.getReleaseDate)
+        addEvent('movie.is_movie', self.isMovie)
 
     def search(self, q, limit = 12):
 
@@ -44,6 +46,17 @@ class CouchPotatoApi(MovieProvider):
 
         return []
 
+    def isMovie(self, identifier = None):
+
+        if not identifier:
+            return
+
+        data = self.getJsonData(self.urls['is_movie'] % identifier, headers = self.getRequestHeaders())
+        if data:
+            return data.get('is_movie', True)
+
+        return True
+
     def getInfo(self, identifier = None):
 
         if not identifier: