diff --git a/bazarr/api.py b/bazarr/api.py
index 61da3c415..e15d7d2da 100644
--- a/bazarr/api.py
+++ b/bazarr/api.py
@@ -318,7 +318,10 @@ class Badges(Resource):
         episodes_conditions = [(TableEpisodes.missing_subtitles is not None),
                                (TableEpisodes.missing_subtitles != '[]')]
         episodes_conditions += get_exclusion_clause('series')
-        missing_episodes = TableEpisodes.select().where(reduce(operator.and_, episodes_conditions)).count()
+        missing_episodes = TableEpisodes.select(TableShows.tags, TableShows.seriesType)\
+            .join(TableShows, on=(TableEpisodes.sonarrSeriesId == TableShows.sonarrSeriesId))\
+            .where(reduce(operator.and_, episodes_conditions))\
+            .count()
 
         movies_conditions = [(TableMovies.missing_subtitles is not None),
                              (TableMovies.missing_subtitles != '[]')]
@@ -636,14 +639,11 @@ class Series(Resource):
             item.update({"episodeMissingCount": episodeMissingCount})
 
             # Add episode count
-            episodes_count_conditions = [(TableEpisodes.sonarrSeriesId == item['sonarrSeriesId'])]
-            episodes_count_conditions += get_exclusion_clause('series')
-
             episodeFileCount = TableEpisodes.select(TableShows.tags,
                                                     TableEpisodes.monitored,
                                                     TableShows.seriesType)\
                 .join(TableShows, on=(TableEpisodes.sonarrSeriesId == TableShows.sonarrSeriesId))\
-                .where(reduce(operator.and_, episodes_count_conditions))\
+                .where(TableEpisodes.sonarrSeriesId == item['sonarrSeriesId'])\
                 .count()
             item.update({"episodeFileCount": episodeFileCount})
 
diff --git a/bazarr/database.py b/bazarr/database.py
index 0619773d2..1d308ab0a 100644
--- a/bazarr/database.py
+++ b/bazarr/database.py
@@ -294,11 +294,11 @@ def get_exclusion_clause(exclusion_type):
     if exclusion_type == 'series':
         tagsList = ast.literal_eval(settings.sonarr.excluded_tags)
         for tag in tagsList:
-            where_clause.append(~(TableShows.tags ** tag))
+            where_clause.append(~(TableShows.tags.contains("\'"+tag+"\'")))
     else:
         tagsList = ast.literal_eval(settings.radarr.excluded_tags)
         for tag in tagsList:
-            where_clause.append(~(TableMovies.tags ** tag))
+            where_clause.append(~(TableMovies.tags.contains("\'"+tag+"\'")))
 
     if exclusion_type == 'series':
         monitoredOnly = settings.sonarr.getboolean('only_monitored')
diff --git a/bazarr/get_movies.py b/bazarr/get_movies.py
index 3dff42bbb..df75a1225 100644
--- a/bazarr/get_movies.py
+++ b/bazarr/get_movies.py
@@ -161,20 +161,6 @@ def update_movies(send_event=True):
 
             logging.debug('BAZARR All movies synced from Radarr into database.')
 
-            # Search for desired subtitles if no more than 5 movies have been added.
-            if len(altered_movies) <= 5:
-                logging.debug("BAZARR No more than 5 movies were added during this sync then we'll search for subtitles.")
-                for altered_movie in altered_movies:
-                    conditions = [(TableMovies.radarrId == altered_movie[2])]
-                    conditions += get_exclusion_clause('movie')
-                    data = TableMovies.get(reduce(operator.and_, conditions))
-                    if data:
-                        movies_download_subtitles(data['radarrId'])
-                    else:
-                        logging.debug("BAZARR skipping download for this movie as it is excluded.")
-            else:
-                logging.debug("BAZARR More than 5 movies were added during this sync then we wont search for subtitles.")
-
 
 def update_one_movie(movie_id, action):
     logging.debug('BAZARR syncing this specific movie from Radarr: {}'.format(movie_id))