diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Messaging/Commands/CommandQueueManager.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Messaging/Commands/CommandQueueManager.cs
index 7be373e79..6f7f6d705 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Messaging/Commands/CommandQueueManager.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Messaging/Commands/CommandQueueManager.cs
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Messaging.Commands
             _logger.Trace("Publishing {0}", command.Name);
             _logger.Trace("Checking if command is queued or started: {0}", command.Name);
 
+            command.Trigger = trigger;
+
             lock (_commandQueue)
             {
                 var existingCommands = QueuedOrStarted(command.Name);
@@ -142,7 +144,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Messaging.Commands
             var command = GetCommand(commandName);
             command.LastExecutionTime = lastExecutionTime;
             command.LastStartTime = lastStartTime;
-            command.Trigger = trigger;
 
             return Push(command, priority, trigger);
         }
@@ -244,13 +245,13 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Messaging.Commands
             _repo.Trim();
         }
 
-        private dynamic GetCommand(string commandName)
+        private Command GetCommand(string commandName)
         {
             commandName = commandName.Split('.').Last();
             var commands = _knownTypes.GetImplementations(typeof(Command));
             var commandType = commands.Single(c => c.Name.Equals(commandName, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase));
 
-            return Json.Deserialize("{}", commandType);
+            return Json.Deserialize("{}", commandType) as Command;
         }
 
         private void Update(CommandModel command, CommandStatus status, string message)
diff --git a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Commands/CommandController.cs b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Commands/CommandController.cs
index 980a6f875..a0203eb09 100644
--- a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Commands/CommandController.cs
+++ b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Commands/CommandController.cs
@@ -66,9 +66,8 @@ namespace Sonarr.Api.V3.Commands
                     ? CommandPriority.High
                     : CommandPriority.Normal;
 
-                dynamic command = STJson.Deserialize(body, commandType);
+                var command = STJson.Deserialize(body, commandType) as Command;
 
-                command.Trigger = CommandTrigger.Manual;
                 command.SuppressMessages = !command.SendUpdatesToClient;
                 command.SendUpdatesToClient = true;
                 command.ClientUserAgent = Request.Headers["UserAgent"];
diff --git a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Series/SeriesController.cs b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Series/SeriesController.cs
index 72bf0ee41..7122af7e9 100644
--- a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Series/SeriesController.cs
+++ b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Series/SeriesController.cs
@@ -190,9 +190,8 @@ namespace Sonarr.Api.V3.Series
                 {
                     SeriesId = series.Id,
                     SourcePath = sourcePath,
-                    DestinationPath = destinationPath,
-                    Trigger = CommandTrigger.Manual
-                });
+                    DestinationPath = destinationPath
+                }, trigger: CommandTrigger.Manual);
             }
 
             var model = seriesResource.ToModel(series);