diff --git a/dashboard-ui/edititemmetadata.html b/dashboard-ui/edititemmetadata.html
index d138a2f819..0cb30feecf 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/edititemmetadata.html
+++ b/dashboard-ui/edititemmetadata.html
@@ -32,16 +32,12 @@
                             </div>
 
                             <button id="btnRefresh" type="button" data-icon="refresh" data-mini="true" data-theme="b" data-inline="true">Refresh</button>
-                            <div style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom;">
-                                <label for="chkForceRefresh">Force refresh</label>
-                                <input type="checkbox" id="chkForceRefresh" name="chkForceRefresh" data-mini="true" checked="checked" data-inline="true" />
-                            </div>
                             <div id="fldRecursive" style="display: none; vertical-align: bottom;">
                                 <label for="chkRecursive">Refresh child items</label>
                                 <input type="checkbox" id="chkRecursive" name="chkRecursive" data-mini="true" checked="checked" data-inline="true" />
                             </div>
                             <div style="margin: .5em 0 1em;">
-                                <div class="fieldDescription">A force refresh will cause internet metadata to be re-downloaded (if enabled, and dependent on metadata settings).</div>
+                                <div class="fieldDescription">A refresh will cause internet metadata to be re-downloaded (if enabled, and dependent on metadata settings).</div>
                             </div>
                         </div>
 
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/metadata.html b/dashboard-ui/metadata.html
index e7202a83d3..74fb779823 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/metadata.html
+++ b/dashboard-ui/metadata.html
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@
                             <label for="chkEnableTvdbUpdates">Enable automatic tvdb updates</label>
                             <div class="fieldDescription">If enabled, tv series and episodes will be updated automatically as they are updated on the tvdb.com.</div>
                         </li>
+                        <li>
+                            <input type="checkbox" id="chkEnableTmdbPersonUpdates" name="chkEnableTmdbPersonUpdates" />
+                            <label for="chkEnableTmdbPersonUpdates">Enable automatic tmdb updates</label>
+                            <div class="fieldDescription">If enabled, movies and people will be updated automatically as they are updated on the themoviedb.org.</div>
+                        </li>
                         <li>
                             <button type="submit" data-theme="b" data-icon="ok">
                                 Save
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/edititemmetadata.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/edititemmetadata.js
index d626e85615..38edf7b369 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/edititemmetadata.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/edititemmetadata.js
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@
 
             var refreshPromise;
 
-            var force = $('#chkForceRefresh', page).checked();
+            var force = true;
 
             if (currentItem.Type == "Artist") {
                 refreshPromise = ApiClient.refreshArtist(currentItem.Name, force);
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/metadataconfigurationpage.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/metadataconfigurationpage.js
index 4b52ad549e..d1b206e598 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/metadataconfigurationpage.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/metadataconfigurationpage.js
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
         $('#selectCountry', page).val(config.MetadataCountryCode).selectmenu("refresh");
         $('#chkEnableInternetProviders', page).checked(config.EnableInternetProviders).checkboxradio("refresh");
         $('#chkEnableTvdbUpdates', page).checked(config.EnableTvDbUpdates).checkboxradio("refresh");
+        $('#chkEnableTmdbPersonUpdates', page).checked(config.EnableTmdbUpdates).checkboxradio("refresh");
 
         Dashboard.hideLoadingMsg();
     },
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@
 
         ApiClient.getServerConfiguration().done(function (config) {
 
+            config.EnableTmdbUpdates = $('#chkEnableTmdbPersonUpdates', form).checked();
             config.EnableTvDbUpdates = $('#chkEnableTvdbUpdates', form).checked();
             config.EnableInternetProviders = $('#chkEnableInternetProviders', form).checked();
             config.SaveLocalMeta = $('#chkSaveLocal', form).checked();