diff --git a/allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs b/allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs
index 4b8c7f1..4b540c1 100644
--- a/allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs
+++ b/allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs
@@ -2812,14 +2812,24 @@ public class JellyfinController : ControllerBase
                             }
                             
                             // Only fetch from Jellyfin if we didn't get count from file cache
-                            if (!itemDict.ContainsKey("ChildCount") || (int)itemDict["ChildCount"]! == 0)
+                            if (!itemDict.ContainsKey("ChildCount") || 
+                                (itemDict["ChildCount"] is JsonElement childCountElement && childCountElement.GetInt32() == 0) ||
+                                (itemDict["ChildCount"] is int childCountInt && childCountInt == 0))
                             {
                                 // Get local tracks count from Jellyfin
                                 var localTracksCount = 0;
                                 try
                                 {
+                                    // Include UserId parameter to avoid 401 Unauthorized
+                                    var userId = _settings.UserId;
+                                    var playlistItemsUrl = $"Playlists/{playlistId}/Items";
+                                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(userId))
+                                    {
+                                        playlistItemsUrl += $"?UserId={userId}";
+                                    }
+                                    
                                     var (localTracksResponse, _) = await _proxyService.GetJsonAsync(
-                                        $"Playlists/{playlistId}/Items", 
+                                        playlistItemsUrl, 
                                         null, 
                                         Request.Headers);