diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
index 0c342986f..1407cdce3 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
@@ -933,21 +933,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
                 Path.Combine(path, validFilename) :
                 Path.Combine(path, subFolderPrefix, validFilename);
 
-            var id = GetNewItemId(fullPath, type);
-
-            BaseItem obj;
-
-            if (!_libraryItemsCache.TryGetValue(id, out obj))
-            {
-                obj = CreateItemByName<T>(fullPath, name, id);
-
-                RegisterItem(id, obj);
-            }
-
-            return obj as T;
+            return CreateItemByName<T>(fullPath, name);
         }
 
-        private T CreateItemByName<T>(string path, string name, Guid id)
+        private T CreateItemByName<T>(string path, string name)
             where T : BaseItem, new()
         {
             var isArtist = typeof(T) == typeof(MusicArtist);
@@ -970,6 +959,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
                 }
             }
 
+            var id = GetNewItemId(path, typeof(T));
+
             var item = GetItemById(id) as T;
 
             if (item == null)
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Persistence/SqliteItemRepository.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Persistence/SqliteItemRepository.cs
index 46cc5d076..308ca90e0 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Persistence/SqliteItemRepository.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Persistence/SqliteItemRepository.cs
@@ -89,10 +89,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Persistence
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="SqliteItemRepository"/> class.
         /// </summary>
-        /// appPaths
-        /// or
-        /// jsonSerializer
-        /// </exception>
         public SqliteItemRepository(IServerConfigurationManager config, IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer, ILogManager logManager)
             : base(logManager)
         {
@@ -2317,12 +2313,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Persistence
                 if (_config.Configuration.SchemaVersion >= 66)
                 {
                     whereClauses.Add("CleanName=@Name");
+                    cmd.Parameters.Add(cmd, "@Name", DbType.String).Value = query.Name.RemoveDiacritics();
                 }
                 else
                 {
                     whereClauses.Add("Name=@Name");
+                    cmd.Parameters.Add(cmd, "@Name", DbType.String).Value = query.Name;
                 }
-                cmd.Parameters.Add(cmd, "@Name", DbType.String).Value = query.Name;
             }
 
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(query.NameContains))
@@ -2335,7 +2332,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Persistence
                 {
                     whereClauses.Add("Name like @NameContains");
                 }
-                cmd.Parameters.Add(cmd, "@NameContains", DbType.String).Value = "%" + query.NameContains + "%";
+                cmd.Parameters.Add(cmd, "@NameContains", DbType.String).Value = "%" + query.NameContains.RemoveDiacritics() + "%";
             }
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(query.NameStartsWith))
             {