diff --git a/tubesync/sync/models/_private.py b/tubesync/sync/models/_private.py
index 5ec14d7c..8cf41ce1 100644
--- a/tubesync/sync/models/_private.py
+++ b/tubesync/sync/models/_private.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from pathlib import Path
 from ..choices import Val, YouTube_SourceType # noqa
 
 
@@ -10,3 +11,11 @@ def _nfo_element(nfo, label, text, /, *, attrs={}, tail='\n', char=' ', indent=2
     element.tail = tail + (char * indent)
     return element
 
+def directory_and_stem(arg_path, /, all_suffixes=False):
+    filepath = Path(arg_path)
+    stem = Path(filepath.stem)
+    while all_suffixes and stem.suffixes and '' != stem.suffix:
+        stem = Path(stem.stem)
+    stem = str(stem)
+    return (filepath.parent, stem,)
+
diff --git a/tubesync/sync/models/media.py b/tubesync/sync/models/media.py
index 11b30f80..62f73d5d 100644
--- a/tubesync/sync/models/media.py
+++ b/tubesync/sync/models/media.py
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ from ..youtube import (
 )
 from ..utils import (
     seconds_to_timestr, parse_media_format, filter_response,
-    write_text_file, mkdir_p, directory_and_stem, glob_quote,
-    multi_key_sort,
+    write_text_file, mkdir_p, glob_quote, multi_key_sort,
 )
 from ..matching import (
     get_best_combined_format,
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ from ..choices import (
 from ._migrations import (
     media_file_storage, get_media_thumb_path, get_media_file_path,
 )
-from ._private import _srctype_dict, _nfo_element
+from ._private import _srctype_dict, _nfo_element, directory_and_stem
 from .media__tasks import (
     download_checklist, download_finished, wait_for_premiere,
 )
@@ -1193,7 +1192,7 @@ class Media(models.Model):
                             other_path.replace(new_file_path)
 
                     for fuzzy_path in fuzzy_paths:
-                        (fuzzy_prefix_path, fuzzy_stem) = directory_and_stem(fuzzy_path)
+                        (fuzzy_prefix_path, fuzzy_stem) = directory_and_stem(fuzzy_path, True)
                         old_file_str = fuzzy_path.name
                         new_file_str = new_stem + old_file_str[len(fuzzy_stem):]
                         new_file_path = Path(new_prefix_path / new_file_str)
diff --git a/tubesync/sync/utils.py b/tubesync/sync/utils.py
index 5bc90d25..fc7874fd 100644
--- a/tubesync/sync/utils.py
+++ b/tubesync/sync/utils.py
@@ -130,15 +130,6 @@ def file_is_editable(filepath):
     return False
 
 
-def directory_and_stem(arg_path):
-    filepath = Path(arg_path)
-    stem = Path(filepath.stem)
-    while stem.suffixes and '' != stem.suffix:
-        stem = Path(stem.stem)
-    stem = str(stem)
-    return (filepath.parent, stem,)
-
-
 def mkdir_p(arg_path, mode=0o777):
     '''
         Reminder: mode only affects the last directory