diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Parser/Parser.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Parser/Parser.cs
index c9f4668d29..6b492aa09b 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Parser/Parser.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Parser/Parser.cs
@@ -465,6 +465,11 @@ public static string ToUrlSlug(string value, bool invalidDashReplacement = false
 
         public static string CleanMovieTitle(this string title)
         {
+            if (title.IsNullOrWhiteSpace())
+            {
+                return title;
+            }
+
             // If Title only contains numbers return it as is.
             if (long.TryParse(title, out _))
             {
diff --git a/src/Radarr.Api.V3/Indexers/ReleaseController.cs b/src/Radarr.Api.V3/Indexers/ReleaseController.cs
index 3130b2d4f0..c5f991b5b5 100644
--- a/src/Radarr.Api.V3/Indexers/ReleaseController.cs
+++ b/src/Radarr.Api.V3/Indexers/ReleaseController.cs
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public async Task<object> DownloadRelease([FromBody] ReleaseResource release)
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        throw new NzbDroneClientException(HttpStatusCode.NotFound, "Unable to find matching movie");
+                        throw new NzbDroneClientException(HttpStatusCode.NotFound, "Unable to find matching movie, will need to be manually provided");
                     }
                 }