diff --git a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Queue/QueueActionModule.cs b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Queue/QueueActionModule.cs
index a7fbb0f90..5048c6e8f 100644
--- a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Queue/QueueActionModule.cs
+++ b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Queue/QueueActionModule.cs
@@ -130,7 +130,11 @@ namespace Sonarr.Api.V3.Queue
 
             if (pendingRelease != null)
             {
-                _blocklistService.Block(pendingRelease.RemoteEpisode, "Pending release manually blocklisted");
+                if (blocklist)
+                {
+                    _blocklistService.Block(pendingRelease.RemoteEpisode, "Pending release manually blocklisted");
+                }
+
                 _pendingReleaseService.RemovePendingQueueItems(pendingRelease.Id);
 
                 return null;