diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrentDirectoryValidator.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrentDirectoryValidator.cs
index 37ff3d71a..3cb2d6a8b 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrentDirectoryValidator.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrentDirectoryValidator.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using FluentValidation;
 using FluentValidation.Results;
+using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.RTorrent;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Validation.Paths;
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.rTorrent
                                        .SetValidator(droneFactoryValidator)
                                        .SetValidator(mappedNetworkDriveValidator)
                                        .SetValidator(pathExistsValidator)
+                                       .When(c => c.TvDirectory.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace())
                                        .When(c => c.Host == "localhost" || c.Host == "127.0.0.1");
         }
     }