diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/CompletedDownloadServiceTests/ProcessFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/CompletedDownloadServiceTests/ProcessFixture.cs
index 4cc50c440..da05e0ee5 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/CompletedDownloadServiceTests/ProcessFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/CompletedDownloadServiceTests/ProcessFixture.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using FizzWare.NBuilder;
 using FluentAssertions;
 using Moq;
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.Download.CompletedDownloadServiceTests
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public void should_not_process_if_the_download_cannot_be_tracked_using_the_source_title_as_it_was_initiated_externally()
+        public void should_process_if_the_download_cannot_be_tracked_using_the_source_title_as_it_was_initiated_externally()
         {
             GivenABadlyNamedDownload();
             _trackedDownload.RemoteBook.Author = null;
@@ -156,11 +156,11 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.Download.CompletedDownloadServiceTests
 
             Subject.Check(_trackedDownload);
 
-            AssertNotReadyToImport();
+            AssertReadyToImport();
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public void should_not_process_when_there_is_a_title_mismatch()
+        public void should_process_when_there_is_a_title_mismatch()
         {
             _trackedDownload.RemoteBook.Author = null;
             Mocker.GetMock<IParsingService>()
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.Download.CompletedDownloadServiceTests
 
             Subject.Check(_trackedDownload);
 
-            AssertNotReadyToImport();
+            AssertReadyToImport();
         }
 
         private void AssertNotReadyToImport()
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/MediaFiles/DownloadedTracksImportServiceFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/MediaFiles/DownloadedTracksImportServiceFixture.cs
index ef4683a8d..48cc96cc3 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/MediaFiles/DownloadedTracksImportServiceFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/MediaFiles/DownloadedTracksImportServiceFixture.cs
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.MediaFiles
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public void should_skip_if_no_author_found()
+        public void should_not_skip_if_no_author_found()
         {
             Mocker.GetMock<IParsingService>().Setup(c => c.GetAuthor("foldername")).Returns((Author)null);
 
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.MediaFiles
 
             Mocker.GetMock<IMakeImportDecision>()
                   .Verify(c => c.GetImportDecisions(It.IsAny<List<IFileInfo>>(), It.IsAny<IdentificationOverrides>(), It.IsAny<ImportDecisionMakerInfo>(), It.IsAny<ImportDecisionMakerConfig>()),
-                          Times.Never());
+                          Times.Once());
 
-            VerifyNoImport();
+            VerifyImport();
         }
 
         [Test]
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/CompletedDownloadService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/CompletedDownloadService.cs
index eb328315b..6707b5686 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/CompletedDownloadService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/CompletedDownloadService.cs
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download
 
         public void Check(TrackedDownload trackedDownload)
         {
-            if (trackedDownload.DownloadItem.Status != DownloadItemStatus.Completed ||
-                trackedDownload.RemoteBook == null)
+            if (trackedDownload.DownloadItem.Status != DownloadItemStatus.Completed)
             {
                 return;
             }
@@ -83,22 +82,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download
                 return;
             }
 
-            var author = trackedDownload.RemoteBook.Author;
-
-            if (author == null)
-            {
-                if (historyItem != null)
-                {
-                    author = _authorService.GetAuthor(historyItem.AuthorId);
-                }
-
-                if (author == null)
-                {
-                    trackedDownload.Warn("Author name mismatch, automatic import is not possible.");
-                    return;
-                }
-            }
-
             trackedDownload.State = TrackedDownloadState.ImportPending;
         }
 
@@ -107,7 +90,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download
             trackedDownload.State = TrackedDownloadState.Importing;
 
             var outputPath = trackedDownload.ImportItem.OutputPath.FullPath;
-            var importResults = _downloadedTracksImportService.ProcessPath(outputPath, ImportMode.Auto, trackedDownload.RemoteBook.Author, trackedDownload.DownloadItem);
+            var importResults = _downloadedTracksImportService.ProcessPath(outputPath, ImportMode.Auto, trackedDownload.RemoteBook?.Author, trackedDownload.DownloadItem);
 
             if (importResults.Empty())
             {
@@ -142,7 +125,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download
         {
             var allItemsImported = importResults.Where(c => c.Result == ImportResultType.Imported)
                                                    .Select(c => c.ImportDecision.Item.Book)
-                                                   .Count() >= Math.Max(1, trackedDownload.RemoteBook.Books.Count);
+                                                   .Count() >= Math.Max(1, trackedDownload.RemoteBook?.Books.Count ?? 1);
 
             if (allItemsImported)
             {
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/TrackedDownloads/TrackedDownloadService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/TrackedDownloads/TrackedDownloadService.cs
index 98d5966a0..932996f90 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/TrackedDownloads/TrackedDownloadService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/TrackedDownloads/TrackedDownloadService.cs
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.TrackedDownloads
                 if (trackedDownload.RemoteBook == null)
                 {
                     _logger.Trace("No Book found for download '{0}'", trackedDownload.DownloadItem.Title);
-                    trackedDownload.Warn("No Book found for download '{0}'", trackedDownload.DownloadItem.Title);
                 }
             }
             catch (Exception e)
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/DownloadedBooksImportService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/DownloadedBooksImportService.cs
index fb8b4e1e2..fc5baa851 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/DownloadedBooksImportService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/DownloadedBooksImportService.cs
@@ -151,16 +151,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.MediaFiles
             var cleanedUpName = GetCleanedUpFolderName(directoryInfo.Name);
             var author = _parsingService.GetAuthor(cleanedUpName);
 
-            if (author == null)
-            {
-                _logger.Debug("Unknown Author {0}", cleanedUpName);
-
-                return new List<ImportResult>
-                       {
-                           UnknownAuthorResult("Unknown Author")
-                       };
-            }
-
             return ProcessFolder(directoryInfo, importMode, author, downloadClientItem);
         }