diff --git a/src/collection/collectionwatcher.cpp b/src/collection/collectionwatcher.cpp
index e50576f9a..cba84055b 100644
--- a/src/collection/collectionwatcher.cpp
+++ b/src/collection/collectionwatcher.cpp
@@ -620,11 +620,8 @@ void CollectionWatcher::ScanSubdirectory(const QString &path, const CollectionSu
         album_art[dir_part] << child_filepath;
         t->AddToProgress(1);
       }
-      else if (tagreader_client_->IsMediaFileBlocking(child_filepath)) {
-        files_on_disk << child_filepath;
-      }
       else {
-        t->AddToProgress(1);
+        files_on_disk << child_filepath;
       }
     }
   }
@@ -727,7 +724,9 @@ void CollectionWatcher::ScanSubdirectory(const QString &path, const CollectionSu
 #endif
 
         if (new_cue.isEmpty() || new_cue_mtime == 0) {  // If no CUE or it's about to lose it.
-          UpdateNonCueAssociatedSong(file, fingerprint, matching_songs, art_automatic, cue_deleted, t);
+          if (!UpdateNonCueAssociatedSong(file, fingerprint, matching_songs, art_automatic, cue_deleted, t)) {
+            files_on_disk.removeAll(file);
+          }
         }
         else {  // If CUE associated.
           UpdateCueAssociatedSongs(file, path, fingerprint, new_cue, art_automatic, matching_songs, t);
@@ -784,7 +783,9 @@ void CollectionWatcher::ScanSubdirectory(const QString &path, const CollectionSu
         const QUrl art_automatic = ArtForSong(file, album_art);
 
         if (new_cue.isEmpty() || new_cue_mtime == 0) {  // If no CUE or it's about to lose it.
-          UpdateNonCueAssociatedSong(file, fingerprint, matching_songs, art_automatic, matching_songs_has_cue && new_cue_mtime == 0, t);
+          if (!UpdateNonCueAssociatedSong(file, fingerprint, matching_songs, art_automatic, matching_songs_has_cue && new_cue_mtime == 0, t)) {
+            files_on_disk.removeAll(file);
+          }
         }
         else {  // If CUE associated.
           UpdateCueAssociatedSongs(file, path, fingerprint, new_cue, art_automatic, matching_songs, t);
@@ -795,6 +796,7 @@ void CollectionWatcher::ScanSubdirectory(const QString &path, const CollectionSu
 
         const SongList songs = ScanNewFile(file, path, fingerprint, new_cue, &cues_processed);
         if (songs.isEmpty()) {
+          files_on_disk.removeAll(file);
           t->AddToProgress(1);
           continue;
         }
@@ -901,7 +903,7 @@ void CollectionWatcher::UpdateCueAssociatedSongs(const QString &file,
 
 }
 
-void CollectionWatcher::UpdateNonCueAssociatedSong(const QString &file,
+bool CollectionWatcher::UpdateNonCueAssociatedSong(const QString &file,
                                                    const QString &fingerprint,
                                                    const SongList &matching_songs,
                                                    const QUrl &art_automatic,
@@ -931,6 +933,8 @@ void CollectionWatcher::UpdateNonCueAssociatedSong(const QString &file,
     AddChangedSong(file, matching_song, song_on_disk, t);
   }
 
+  return result.success() && song_on_disk.is_valid();
+
 }
 
 SongList CollectionWatcher::ScanNewFile(const QString &file, const QString &path, const QString &fingerprint, const QString &matching_cue, QSet<QString> *cues_processed) const {
diff --git a/src/collection/collectionwatcher.h b/src/collection/collectionwatcher.h
index fa8f857bd..ea1415b50 100644
--- a/src/collection/collectionwatcher.h
+++ b/src/collection/collectionwatcher.h
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class CollectionWatcher : public QObject {
   // Updates the sections of a cue associated and altered (according to mtime) media file during a scan.
   void UpdateCueAssociatedSongs(const QString &file, const QString &path, const QString &fingerprint, const QString &matching_cue, const QUrl &art_automatic, const SongList &old_cue_songs, ScanTransaction *t) const;
   // Updates a single non-cue associated and altered (according to mtime) song during a scan.
-  void UpdateNonCueAssociatedSong(const QString &file, const QString &fingerprint, const SongList &matching_songs, const QUrl &art_automatic, const bool cue_deleted, ScanTransaction *t);
+  bool UpdateNonCueAssociatedSong(const QString &file, const QString &fingerprint, const SongList &matching_songs, const QUrl &art_automatic, const bool cue_deleted, ScanTransaction *t);
   // Scans a single media file that's present on the disk but not yet in the collection.
   // It may result in a multiple files added to the collection when the media file has many sections (like a CUE related media file).
   SongList ScanNewFile(const QString &file, const QString &path, const QString &fingerprint, const QString &matching_cue, QSet<QString> *cues_processed) const;