diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Books/Services/RefreshAuthorService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Books/Services/RefreshAuthorService.cs
index 020903a25..2b6058d78 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Books/Services/RefreshAuthorService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Books/Services/RefreshAuthorService.cs
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Books
 
         protected override void DeleteEntity(Author local, bool deleteFiles)
         {
-            _authorService.DeleteAuthor(local.Id, true);
+            _authorService.DeleteAuthor(local.Id, deleteFiles);
         }
 
         protected override List<Book> GetRemoteChildren(Author local, Author remote)
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Books/Services/RefreshBookService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Books/Services/RefreshBookService.cs
index 7b6e07c7b..28967a8be 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Books/Services/RefreshBookService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Books/Services/RefreshBookService.cs
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Books
 
         protected override void DeleteEntity(Book local, bool deleteFiles)
         {
-            _bookService.DeleteBook(local.Id, true);
+            _bookService.DeleteBook(local.Id, deleteFiles);
         }
 
         protected override List<Edition> GetRemoteChildren(Book local, Book remote)
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Books/Services/RefreshEntityServiceBase.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Books/Services/RefreshEntityServiceBase.cs
index 12fe12919..f8d116116 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Books/Services/RefreshEntityServiceBase.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Books/Services/RefreshEntityServiceBase.cs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Books
                 if (ShouldDelete(local))
                 {
                     _logger.Warn($"{typeof(TEntity).Name} {local} not found in metadata and is being deleted");
-                    DeleteEntity(local, true);
+                    DeleteEntity(local, false);
                     return false;
                 }
                 else