diff --git a/code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Tests/Features/Jobs/SeekerTests.cs b/code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Tests/Features/Jobs/SeekerTests.cs
index 0fad7b7a..20980f72 100644
--- a/code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Tests/Features/Jobs/SeekerTests.cs
+++ b/code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Tests/Features/Jobs/SeekerTests.cs
@@ -8276,6 +8276,85 @@ public class SeekerTests : IDisposable
         tracker.SeasonNumber.ShouldBe(0);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExecuteAsync_Sonarr_LegacySeasonZeroHistory_StillSearchesSpecial()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        SeekerConfig config = await _fixture.DataContext.SeekerConfigs.FirstAsync();
+        config.SearchEnabled = true;
+        config.ProactiveSearchEnabled = true;
+        await _fixture.DataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+        await _fixture.EventsContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        ArrInstance sonarrInstance = TestDataContextFactory.AddSonarrInstance(_fixture.DataContext);
+        Guid currentCycleId = Guid.NewGuid();
+        DateTime now = _fixture.TimeProvider.GetUtcNow().UtcDateTime;
+
+        _fixture.DataContext.SeekerInstanceConfigs.Add(new SeekerInstanceConfig
+        {
+            ArrInstanceId = sonarrInstance.Id,
+            ArrInstance = sonarrInstance,
+            Enabled = true,
+            MonitoredOnly = false,
+            CurrentCycleId = currentCycleId,
+        });
+        await _fixture.DataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        _fixture.EventsContext.SeekerHistory.Add(new SeekerHistory
+        {
+            ArrInstanceId = sonarrInstance.Id,
+            ExternalItemId = 10,
+            ItemType = InstanceType.Sonarr,
+            SeasonNumber = 0,
+            EpisodeId = 0,
+            CycleId = currentCycleId,
+            LastSearchedAt = now,
+            ItemTitle = "Test Series Specials",
+        });
+        await _fixture.EventsContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        IArrClient mockArrClient = Substitute.For<IArrClient>();
+
+        _fixture.ArrQueueReader
+            .ReadAllAsync(mockArrClient, Arg.Any<ArrInstance>())
+            .Returns([]);
+
+        _sonarrClient
+            .StreamAllSeriesAsync(sonarrInstance, Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
+            .Returns(ToAsyncEnumerable<SearchableSeries>([
+                new SearchableSeries { Id = 10, Title = "Test Series", Status = "continuing", Monitored = true, Tags = [], SeriesType = "standard" }
+            ]));
+
+        DateTime pastDate = now.AddDays(-30);
+        StubSonarrWanted(sonarrInstance,
+        [
+            new SearchableEpisode { Id = 200, SeriesId = 10, SeasonNumber = 0, EpisodeNumber = 5, Monitored = true, AirDateUtc = pastDate, HasFile = false }
+        ]);
+
+        SeriesSearchItem? capturedSearchItem = null;
+        mockArrClient
+            .SearchItemAsync(Arg.Any<ArrInstance>(), Arg.Any<SearchItem>())
+            .Returns(ci =>
+            {
+                capturedSearchItem = ci.ArgAt<SearchItem>(1) as SeriesSearchItem;
+                return 100L;
+            });
+
+        _fixture.ArrClientFactory
+            .GetClient(InstanceType.Sonarr, Arg.Any<float>())
+            .Returns(mockArrClient);
+
+        SeekerJob sut = CreateSut();
+
+        // Act
+        await sut.ExecuteAsync();
+
+        // Assert
+        capturedSearchItem.ShouldNotBeNull();
+        capturedSearchItem.SearchType.ShouldBe(SeriesSearchType.Episode);
+        capturedSearchItem.Id.ShouldBe(200);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task ExecuteAsync_Sonarr_TwoSpecials_PicksEarliestAirDateFirstThenTheOther()
     {
diff --git a/code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Jobs/Seeker.cs b/code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Jobs/Seeker.cs
index 988fb94a..96015ec8 100644
--- a/code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Jobs/Seeker.cs
+++ b/code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Jobs/Seeker.cs
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ public sealed class Seeker : IHandler
             arrInstance, seriesById, wanted, cancellationToken);
 
         HashSet<(long SeriesId, int SeasonNumber)> searchedSeasons = currentCycleHistory
-            .Where(h => h.EpisodeId == 0)
+            .Where(h => h.EpisodeId == 0 && h.SeasonNumber > 0)
             .Select(h => (h.ExternalItemId, h.SeasonNumber))
             .ToHashSet();
         HashSet<long> searchedEpisodeIds = currentCycleHistory