diff --git a/server/entity/MediaRequest.ts b/server/entity/MediaRequest.ts
index 5f22d040..17fe54ff 100644
--- a/server/entity/MediaRequest.ts
+++ b/server/entity/MediaRequest.ts
@@ -250,7 +250,8 @@ export class MediaRequest {
     }
 
     // Apply overrides if the user is not an admin or has the "advanced request" permission
-    const useOverrides = !user.hasPermission([Permission.MANAGE_REQUESTS], {
+    // Override rules only apply to movie/TV (they use TMDB keywords and Radarr/Sonarr)
+    const useOverrides = !isMusicOrBook && !user.hasPermission([Permission.MANAGE_REQUESTS], {
       type: 'or',
     });
 
@@ -377,6 +378,11 @@ export class MediaRequest {
       }
     }
 
+    // Handle music/book requests via simplified flow
+    if (isMusicOrBook) {
+      return MediaRequest.requestMusicOrBook(requestBody, requestUser, options);
+    }
+
     if (requestBody.mediaType === MediaType.MOVIE) {
       await mediaRepository.save(media);