diff --git a/server/Audiobook.js b/server/Audiobook.js
index ea2ff7ee..61ec2824 100644
--- a/server/Audiobook.js
+++ b/server/Audiobook.js
@@ -157,6 +157,20 @@ class Audiobook {
     }
   }
 
+  // Scanner had a bug that was saving a file path as the audiobook path.
+  // audiobook path should be a directory.
+  // fixing this before a scan prevents audiobooks being removed and re-added
+  fixRelativePath(abRootPath) {
+    var pathExt = Path.extname(this.path)
+    if (pathExt) {
+      this.path = Path.dirname(this.path)
+      this.fullPath = Path.join(abRootPath, this.path)
+      Logger.warn('Audiobook path has extname', pathExt, 'fixed path:', this.path)
+      return true
+    }
+    return false
+  }
+
   setData(data) {
     this.id = (Math.trunc(Math.random() * 1000) + Date.now()).toString(36)
     this.path = data.path
diff --git a/server/Scanner.js b/server/Scanner.js
index f65142f2..9addff62 100644
--- a/server/Scanner.js
+++ b/server/Scanner.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const Path = require('path')
 const Logger = require('./Logger')
 const BookFinder = require('./BookFinder')
 const Audiobook = require('./Audiobook')
@@ -20,6 +21,15 @@ class Scanner {
   }
 
   async scan() {
+    // TEMP - fix relative file paths
+    if (this.audiobooks.length) {
+      for (let i = 0; i < this.audiobooks.length; i++) {
+        if (ab.fixRelativePath(this.AudiobookPath)) {
+          await this.db.updateAudiobook(ab)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     const scanStart = Date.now()
     var audiobookDataFound = await getAllAudiobookFiles(this.AudiobookPath)