diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientTests/DownloadStationTests/TorrentDownloadStationFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientTests/DownloadStationTests/TorrentDownloadStationFixture.cs
index c3d0c628b..4f0e7cd66 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientTests/DownloadStationTests/TorrentDownloadStationFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientTests/DownloadStationTests/TorrentDownloadStationFixture.cs
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ public void Download_without_TvDirectory_and_Category_should_use_default()
             id.Should().NotBeNullOrEmpty();
 
             Mocker.GetMock<IDownloadStationTaskProxy>()
-                  .Verify(v => v.AddTaskFromUrl(It.IsAny<string>(), null, It.IsAny<DownloadStationSettings>()), Times.Once());
+                  .Verify(v => v.AddTaskFromUrl(It.IsAny<string>(), _defaultDestination, It.IsAny<DownloadStationSettings>()), Times.Once());
         }
 
         [Test]
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientTests/DownloadStationTests/UsenetDownloadStationFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientTests/DownloadStationTests/UsenetDownloadStationFixture.cs
index 1039ed78a..9abfd1e2d 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientTests/DownloadStationTests/UsenetDownloadStationFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientTests/DownloadStationTests/UsenetDownloadStationFixture.cs
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ public void Download_without_TvDirectory_and_Category_should_use_default()
             id.Should().NotBeNullOrEmpty();
 
             Mocker.GetMock<IDownloadStationTaskProxy>()
-                  .Verify(v => v.AddTaskFromData(It.IsAny<byte[]>(), It.IsAny<string>(), null, It.IsAny<DownloadStationSettings>()), Times.Once());
+                  .Verify(v => v.AddTaskFromData(It.IsAny<byte[]>(), It.IsAny<string>(), _defaultDestination, It.IsAny<DownloadStationSettings>()), Times.Once());
         }
 
         [Test]
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/DownloadStation/TorrentDownloadStation.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/DownloadStation/TorrentDownloadStation.cs
index 2c6c12b12..79af76613 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/DownloadStation/TorrentDownloadStation.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/DownloadStation/TorrentDownloadStation.cs
@@ -451,14 +451,15 @@ protected string GetDownloadDirectory()
             {
                 return Settings.TvDirectory.TrimStart('/');
             }
-            else if (Settings.TvCategory.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace())
-            {
-                var destDir = GetDefaultDir();
 
+            var destDir = GetDefaultDir();
+
+            if (Settings.TvCategory.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace())
+            {
                 return $"{destDir.TrimEnd('/')}/{Settings.TvCategory}";
             }
 
-            return null;
+            return destDir.TrimEnd('/');
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/DownloadStation/UsenetDownloadStation.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/DownloadStation/UsenetDownloadStation.cs
index a04069a05..d708281e0 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/DownloadStation/UsenetDownloadStation.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/DownloadStation/UsenetDownloadStation.cs
@@ -427,14 +427,15 @@ protected string GetDownloadDirectory()
             {
                 return Settings.TvDirectory.TrimStart('/');
             }
-            else if (Settings.TvCategory.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace())
-            {
-                var destDir = GetDefaultDir();
 
+            var destDir = GetDefaultDir();
+
+            if (Settings.TvCategory.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace())
+            {
                 return $"{destDir.TrimEnd('/')}/{Settings.TvCategory}";
             }
 
-            return null;
+            return destDir.TrimEnd('/');
         }
     }
 }