diff --git a/modules/plex.py b/modules/plex.py
index d366bc8e..8dd0a0c6 100644
--- a/modules/plex.py
+++ b/modules/plex.py
@@ -294,10 +294,8 @@ class PlexAPI:
             add_edit("originally_available", str(item.originallyAvailableAt)[:-9], self.metadata[m], key="originallyAvailableAt", value=originally_available)
             add_edit("rating", item.rating, self.metadata[m], value=rating)
             add_edit("content_rating", item.contentRating, self.metadata[m], key="contentRating")
-            if self.is_movie:
-                add_edit("original_title", item.originalTitle, self.metadata[m], key="originalTitle", value=original_title)
-            elif "original_title" in self.metadata[m]:
-                logger.error("Metadata Error: original_title does not work with shows")
+            originalTitle = item.originalTitle if self.is_movie else item._data.attrib.get("originalTitle")
+            add_edit("original_title", originalTitle, self.metadata[m], key="originalTitle", value=original_title)
             add_edit("studio", item.studio, self.metadata[m], value=studio)
             add_edit("tagline", item.tagline, self.metadata[m], value=tagline)
             add_edit("summary", item.summary, self.metadata[m], value=summary)