diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentProxyV1.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentProxyV1.cs
index d1da8505d..6d1b8d1c2 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentProxyV1.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentProxyV1.cs
@@ -87,9 +87,12 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.QBittorrent
 
         public List<QBittorrentTorrent> GetTorrents(QBittorrentSettings settings)
         {
-            var request = BuildRequest(settings).Resource("/query/torrents")
-                                                .AddQueryParam("label", settings.TvCategory)
-                                                .AddQueryParam("category", settings.TvCategory);
+            var request = BuildRequest(settings).Resource("/query/torrents");
+            if (settings.TvCategory.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace())
+            {
+                request.AddQueryParam("label", settings.TvCategory);
+                request.AddQueryParam("category", settings.TvCategory);
+            }
             var response = ProcessRequest<List<QBittorrentTorrent>>(request, settings);
 
             return response;
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentProxyV2.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentProxyV2.cs
index d14aa40cc..6792c55ba 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentProxyV2.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentProxyV2.cs
@@ -86,8 +86,11 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.QBittorrent
 
         public List<QBittorrentTorrent> GetTorrents(QBittorrentSettings settings)
         {
-            var request = BuildRequest(settings).Resource("/api/v2/torrents/info")
-                                                .AddQueryParam("category", settings.TvCategory);
+            var request = BuildRequest(settings).Resource("/api/v2/torrents/info");
+            if (settings.TvCategory.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace())
+            {
+                request.AddQueryParam("category", settings.TvCategory);
+            }
             var response = ProcessRequest<List<QBittorrentTorrent>>(request, settings);
 
             return response;
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrent.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrent.cs
index 7ff02b331..8ff087b90 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrent.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrent.cs
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.RTorrent
             foreach (RTorrentTorrent torrent in torrents)
             {
                 // Don't concern ourselves with categories other than specified
-                if (torrent.Category != Settings.TvCategory) continue;
+                if (Settings.TvCategory.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace() && torrent.Category != Settings.TvCategory) continue;
 
                 if (torrent.Path.StartsWith("."))
                 {
-                    throw new DownloadClientException("Download paths paths must be absolute. Please specify variable \"directory\" in rTorrent.");
+                    throw new DownloadClientException("Download paths must be absolute. Please specify variable \"directory\" in rTorrent.");
                 }
 
                 var item = new DownloadClientItem();