diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/EpisodeImport/Manual/ManualImportService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/EpisodeImport/Manual/ManualImportService.cs
index e4ecd33d9..a03a25487 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/EpisodeImport/Manual/ManualImportService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/EpisodeImport/Manual/ManualImportService.cs
@@ -163,7 +163,17 @@ private ManualImportItem ProcessFile(string file, string downloadId, string fold
             var importDecisions = _importDecisionMaker.GetImportDecisions(new List<string> {file},
                 series, downloadClientItem, null, SceneSource(series, folder));
 
-            return importDecisions.Any() ? MapItem(importDecisions.First(), folder, downloadId) : null;
+            return importDecisions.Any() ? MapItem(importDecisions.First(), folder, downloadId) : new ManualImportItem
+                                                                                                  {
+                                                                                                      DownloadId = downloadId,
+                                                                                                      Path = file,
+                                                                                                      RelativePath = folder.GetRelativePath(file),
+                                                                                                      Name = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(file),
+                                                                                                      Rejections = new List<Rejection>
+                                                                                                                   {
+                                                                                                                       new Rejection("Unable to process file")
+                                                                                                                   }
+                                                                                                  };
         }
 
         private bool SceneSource(Series series, string folder)