diff --git a/roles/audiobookshelf/defaults/main.yml b/roles/audiobookshelf/defaults/main.yml
index d03df98d4f..015859b9f4 100644
--- a/roles/audiobookshelf/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/audiobookshelf/defaults/main.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ audiobookshelf_paths_folders_list:
   - "{{ audiobookshelf_paths_location }}/metadata"
   - "/mnt/unionfs/Media/Audiobooks"
   - "/mnt/unionfs/Media/Podcasts"
+audiobookshelf_paths_recurse: true
 
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