diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/199_mediainfo_to_ffmpeg.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/199_mediainfo_to_ffmpeg.cs
index 48a108c4d2..1924e0de78 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/199_mediainfo_to_ffmpeg.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/199_mediainfo_to_ffmpeg.cs
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ private List<string> MigrateLanguages(string mediaInfoLanguages)
 
         private string MigratePrimaries(string primary)
         {
-            return primary.Replace("BT.", "bt");
+            return primary.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace() ? primary.Replace("BT.", "bt") : primary;
         }
 
         private string MigrateTransferCharacteristics(string transferCharacteristics)