1 files changed, 1 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/MusicArtist.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/MusicArtist.cs
index c25694aba5..1e2d94d2a4 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/MusicArtist.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/MusicArtist.cs
@@ -173,10 +173,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Audio
 
         public static string GetPath(string name, bool normalizeName)
         {
-            // Trim the period at the end because windows will have a hard time with that
-            var validName = normalizeName ?
-                FileSystem.GetValidFilename(name).Trim().TrimEnd('.') :
-                name;
+            var validName = normalizeName ? GetItemByNameFolderName(name) : name;
 
             return System.IO.Path.Combine(ConfigurationManager.ApplicationPaths.ArtistsPath, validName);
         }