diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/RssSync/DelaySpecificationFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/RssSync/DelaySpecificationFixture.cs
index 9d5b7a40a..da4432241 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/RssSync/DelaySpecificationFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/RssSync/DelaySpecificationFixture.cs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.DecisionEngineTests.RssSync
             _profile.Items = new List<QualityProfileQualityItem>();
             _profile.Items.Add(new QualityProfileQualityItem { Allowed = true, Quality = Quality.MP3_256 });
             _profile.Items.Add(new QualityProfileQualityItem { Allowed = true, Quality = Quality.MP3_320 });
-            _profile.Items.Add(new QualityProfileQualityItem { Allowed = true, Quality = Quality.MP3_320 });
+            _profile.Items.Add(new QualityProfileQualityItem { Allowed = true, Quality = Quality.FLAC });
 
             _profile.Cutoff = Quality.MP3_320.Id;
 
@@ -185,10 +185,10 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.DecisionEngineTests.RssSync
         [Test]
         public void should_be_false_when_release_is_proper_for_existing_album_of_different_quality()
         {
-            _remoteAlbum.ParsedAlbumInfo.Quality = new QualityModel(Quality.MP3_256, new Revision(version: 2));
+            _remoteAlbum.ParsedAlbumInfo.Quality = new QualityModel(Quality.MP3_320, new Revision(version: 2));
             _remoteAlbum.Release.PublishDate = DateTime.UtcNow;
 
-            GivenExistingFile(new QualityModel(Quality.MP3_192));
+            GivenExistingFile(new QualityModel(Quality.MP3_256));
 
             _delayProfile.UsenetDelay = 720;
 
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/RssSync/DelaySpecification.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/RssSync/DelaySpecification.cs
index 623d66b97..8cbeba4d8 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/RssSync/DelaySpecification.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/RssSync/DelaySpecification.cs
@@ -64,16 +64,13 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.DecisionEngine.Specifications.RssSync
                 {
                     var trackFiles = _mediaFileService.GetFilesByAlbum(album.Id);
 
-                    if (trackFiles.Any())
+                    foreach (var file in trackFiles)
                     {
-                        var currentQualities = trackFiles.Select(c => c.Quality).Distinct().ToList();
-
-                        var upgradable = _upgradableSpecification.IsUpgradable(qualityProfile,
-                                                                               currentQualities,
-                                                                               _preferredWordServiceCalculator.Calculate(subject.Artist, trackFiles[0].GetSceneOrFileName()),
-                                                                               subject.ParsedAlbumInfo.Quality,
-                                                                               subject.PreferredWordScore);
-                        if (upgradable)
+                        var currentQuality = file.Quality;
+                        var newQuality = subject.ParsedAlbumInfo.Quality;
+                        var qualityCompare = qualityComparer.Compare(newQuality?.Quality, currentQuality.Quality);
+
+                        if (qualityCompare == 0 && newQuality?.Revision.CompareTo(currentQuality.Revision) > 0)
                         {
                             _logger.Debug("New quality is a better revision for existing quality, skipping delay");
                             return Decision.Accept();