Cannot fetch metadata art when VPN is enabled

[problem_head]

I added jellyfin to Mullvad's exclusion list by selecting the exe in the c:\program files\server\ directory. I have also tried adjusting the IPv6 settings within both Mullvad and Jelly to no affect. My log file shows error after error like this:

[ERR] [32] MediaBrowser.Providers.TV.EpisodeMetadataService: Error in "TheMovieDb"
System.Net.Http.HttpRequestException: An attempt was made to access a socket in a way forbidden by its access permissions. (api.themoviedb.org:443)

Some Googling has turned up other similar cases:

https://forum.jellyfin.org/t-solved-cons...data%20for

https://www.reddit.com/r/jellyfin/commen...empt%20was

I also rebooted the server computer, modem and router. Disabling Mullvad is the only thing that allows me to download the meta. Puzzled!