diff --git a/core/nfo_manager.py b/core/nfo_manager.py
index fbc1005..9857a4b 100644
--- a/core/nfo_manager.py
+++ b/core/nfo_manager.py
@@ -683,4 +683,47 @@ class NFOManager:
         if updated_files:
             print(f"✅ Updated {len(updated_files)} video file timestamps in {movie_dir.name}")
         else:
-            print(f"⚠️  No video files found to update in {movie_dir.name}")
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+            print(f"⚠️  No video files found to update in {movie_dir.name}")
+
+    def find_existing_episode_nfo(self, season_dir: Path, season_num: int, episode_num: int) -> Optional[Path]:
+        """Find existing episode NFO file that matches season/episode but isn't standardized name"""
+        if not season_dir.exists():
+            return None
+            
+        # Standard filename pattern we're looking to create
+        standard_pattern = f"S{season_num:02d}E{episode_num:02d}.nfo"
+        
+        # Look for NFO files in the season directory
+        for nfo_file in season_dir.glob("*.nfo"):
+            # Skip if it's already the standard format
+            if nfo_file.name == standard_pattern:
+                continue
+                
+            # Check if this NFO contains the right season/episode
+            try:
+                tree = ET.parse(nfo_file)
+                root = tree.getroot()
+                
+                if root.tag == "episodedetails":
+                    # Check for season/episode elements
+                    season_elem = root.find("season")
+                    episode_elem = root.find("episode")
+                    
+                    if season_elem is not None and episode_elem is not None:
+                        try:
+                            file_season = int(season_elem.text)
+                            file_episode = int(episode_elem.text)
+                            
+                            # If this NFO matches our target season/episode, return it
+                            if file_season == season_num and file_episode == episode_num:
+                                print(f"🔍 Found existing long-named NFO for S{season_num:02d}E{episode_num:02d}: {nfo_file.name}")
+                                return nfo_file
+                        except (ValueError, TypeError):
+                            # Skip NFO files with invalid season/episode numbers
+                            continue
+                            
+            except ET.ParseError:
+                # Skip malformed NFO files
+                continue
+                
+        return None
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diff --git a/nfoguard.py b/nfoguard.py
index 223d4d1..67aac0f 100644
--- a/nfoguard.py
+++ b/nfoguard.py
@@ -697,6 +697,7 @@ class TVProcessor:
         
         return None
 
+
     def _get_sonarr_series_metadata(self, imdb_id: str) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
         """Get enhanced series metadata from Sonarr API"""
         try: