diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Transmission/TransmissionBase.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Transmission/TransmissionBase.cs
index eeffe3dd0..c430810cf 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Transmission/TransmissionBase.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Transmission/TransmissionBase.cs
@@ -166,12 +166,20 @@ public override void RemoveItem(string downloadId, bool deleteData)
 
         public override DownloadClientInfo GetStatus()
         {
-            var config = _proxy.GetConfig(Settings);
-            var destDir = config.DownloadDir;
-
-            if (Settings.MovieCategory.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace())
+            string destDir;
+            if (Settings.MovieDirectory.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace())
             {
-                destDir = string.Format("{0}/.{1}", destDir, Settings.MovieCategory);
+                destDir = Settings.MovieDirectory;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                var config = _proxy.GetConfig(Settings);
+                destDir = config.DownloadDir;
+
+                if (Settings.MovieCategory.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace())
+                {
+                    destDir = string.Format("{0}/{1}", destDir, Settings.MovieCategory);
+                }
             }
 
             return new DownloadClientInfo