diff --git a/src/Radarr.Api.V3/Queue/QueueController.cs b/src/Radarr.Api.V3/Queue/QueueController.cs
index 0fbfec6e9..3fda5d985 100644
--- a/src/Radarr.Api.V3/Queue/QueueController.cs
+++ b/src/Radarr.Api.V3/Queue/QueueController.cs
@@ -204,7 +204,11 @@ private TrackedDownload Remove(int id, bool removeFromClient, bool blocklist)
 
             if (pendingRelease != null)
             {
-                _blocklistService.Block(pendingRelease.RemoteMovie, "Pending release manually blocklisted");
+                if (blocklist)
+                {
+                    _blocklistService.Block(pendingRelease.RemoteMovie, "Pending release manually blocklisted");
+                }
+
                 _pendingReleaseService.RemovePendingQueueItems(pendingRelease.Id);
 
                 return null;