diff --git a/source/lib/DownloadDispatcher/Source/Plugin/TV.class.php b/source/lib/DownloadDispatcher/Source/Plugin/TV.class.php
index 48d37ce..d787cbf 100644
--- a/source/lib/DownloadDispatcher/Source/Plugin/TV.class.php
+++ b/source/lib/DownloadDispatcher/Source/Plugin/TV.class.php
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ class DownloadDispatcher_Source_Plugin_TV extends DownloadDispatcher_Source_Plug
         foreach ($iterator as /** @var SplFileInfo */ $existing_file) {
             $existing_episode = $this->episode($existing_file->getFilename());
             if ($existing_episode == $episode) {
-                // Only reject duplicates with the same extension, so we can keep meta data or high/low def copies
-                if ($this->filetype($file) == $this->filetype($existing_file->getFilename())) {
+                // Only reject duplicates for media files with the same extension, so we can keep meta data or high/low def copies
+                if (DownloadDispatcher_Utility_MediaFile::isArchivefile($file) || $this->filetype($file) == $this->filetype($existing_file->getFilename())) {
                     throw new DownloadDispatcher_Exception_DuplicateContent($file);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/source/lib/DownloadDispatcher/Utility/MediaFile.class.php b/source/lib/DownloadDispatcher/Utility/MediaFile.class.php
index 7a8b475..9275ca5 100644
--- a/source/lib/DownloadDispatcher/Utility/MediaFile.class.php
+++ b/source/lib/DownloadDispatcher/Utility/MediaFile.class.php
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ class DownloadDispatcher_Utility_MediaFile {
         return preg_match('/(?<!(?:\.|-)sample)\.(srt|smi)$/i', $filename);
     }
 
+    public static function isArchiveFile($filename) {
+        return preg_match('/(?<!(?:\.|-)sample)\.(rar)$/i', $filename);
+    }
+
 }