diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/HttpImportListBase.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/HttpImportListBase.cs
index a68ac84c1..4a5b4e32b 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/HttpImportListBase.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/HttpImportListBase.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ using NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists.Exceptions;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.Exceptions;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Parser;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Parser.Model;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Validation;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists
 {
@@ -212,7 +213,9 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists
 
                 if (releases.Empty())
                 {
-                    return new ValidationFailure(string.Empty, "No results were returned from your import list, please check your settings.");
+                    return new NzbDroneValidationFailure(string.Empty,
+                               "No results were returned from your import list, please check your settings.")
+                           {IsWarning = true};
                 }
             }
             catch (RequestLimitReachedException)
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Trakt/List/TraktListSettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Trakt/List/TraktListSettings.cs
index 194c27a79..7d70b6193 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Trakt/List/TraktListSettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Trakt/List/TraktListSettings.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists.Trakt.List
         public TraktListSettingsValidator()
         : base()
         {
+            RuleFor(c => c.Username).NotEmpty();
+            RuleFor(c => c.Listname).NotEmpty();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Trakt/TraktSettingsBase.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Trakt/TraktSettingsBase.cs
index eea675a97..8aa846746 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Trakt/TraktSettingsBase.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Trakt/TraktSettingsBase.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using FluentValidation;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Annotations;
-using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Validation;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists.Trakt
@@ -14,9 +13,20 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists.Trakt
         public TraktSettingsBaseValidator()
         {
             RuleFor(c => c.BaseUrl).ValidRootUrl();
-            RuleFor(c => c.AccessToken).NotEmpty();
-            RuleFor(c => c.RefreshToken).NotEmpty();
-            RuleFor(c => c.Expires).NotEmpty();
+
+            RuleFor(c => c.AccessToken).NotEmpty()
+                                       .OverridePropertyName("SignIn")
+                                       .WithMessage("Must authenticate with Trakt");
+
+            RuleFor(c => c.RefreshToken).NotEmpty()
+                                        .OverridePropertyName("SignIn")
+                                        .WithMessage("Must authenticate with Trakt")
+                                        .When(c => c.AccessToken.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace());
+
+            RuleFor(c => c.Expires).NotEmpty()
+                                   .OverridePropertyName("SignIn")
+                                   .WithMessage("Must authenticate with Trakt")
+                                   .When(c => c.AccessToken.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace() && c.RefreshToken.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace());
 
             // Loose validation @TODO
             RuleFor(c => c.Rating)