diff --git a/sickbeard/tv.py b/sickbeard/tv.py
index 7024a5e4..364baf65 100644
--- a/sickbeard/tv.py
+++ b/sickbeard/tv.py
@@ -1641,8 +1641,8 @@ class TVEpisode(object):
                 self.deleteEpisode()
             return False
 
-        # don't update show status if show dir is missing, unless missing show dirs are created during post-processing
-        if not ek.ek(os.path.isdir, self.show._location) and not sickbeard.CREATE_MISSING_SHOW_DIRS:
+        # don't update show status if show dir is missing, unless it's missing on purpose
+        if not ek.ek(os.path.isdir, self.show._location) and not sickbeard.CREATE_MISSING_SHOW_DIRS and not sickbeard.ADD_SHOWS_WO_DIR:
             logger.log(
                 u"The show dir is missing, not bothering to change the episode statuses since it'd probably be invalid")
             return