diff --git a/server/routes/settings/radarr.ts b/server/routes/settings/radarr.ts
index fd5791c5a..a33bfcdba 100644
--- a/server/routes/settings/radarr.ts
+++ b/server/routes/settings/radarr.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ radarrRoutes.post<
       url: RadarrAPI.buildUrl(req.body, '/api/v3'),
     });
 
-    const { urlBase } = await radarr.getSystemStatus();
+    const urlBase = await radarr
+      .getSystemStatus()
+      .then((value) => value.urlBase)
+      .catch(() => req.body.baseUrl);
     const profiles = await radarr.getProfiles();
     const folders = await radarr.getRootFolders();
     const tags = await radarr.getTags();
@@ -58,10 +61,7 @@ radarrRoutes.post<
         path: folder.path,
       })),
       tags,
-      urlBase:
-        req.body.baseUrl && req.body.baseUrl !== '/'
-          ? req.body.baseUrl
-          : urlBase,
+      urlBase,
     });
   } catch (e) {
     logger.error('Failed to test Radarr', {
diff --git a/server/routes/settings/sonarr.ts b/server/routes/settings/sonarr.ts
index 09baabd95..da5a5bb3f 100644
--- a/server/routes/settings/sonarr.ts
+++ b/server/routes/settings/sonarr.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ sonarrRoutes.post('/test', async (req, res, next) => {
       url: SonarrAPI.buildUrl(req.body, '/api/v3'),
     });
 
-    const { urlBase } = await sonarr.getSystemStatus();
+    const urlBase = await sonarr
+      .getSystemStatus()
+      .then((value) => value.urlBase)
+      .catch(() => req.body.baseUrl);
     const profiles = await sonarr.getProfiles();
     const folders = await sonarr.getRootFolders();
     const languageProfiles = await sonarr.getLanguageProfiles();
@@ -56,10 +59,7 @@ sonarrRoutes.post('/test', async (req, res, next) => {
       })),
       languageProfiles,
       tags,
-      urlBase:
-        req.body.baseUrl && req.body.baseUrl !== '/'
-          ? req.body.baseUrl
-          : urlBase,
+      urlBase,
     });
   } catch (e) {
     logger.error('Failed to test Sonarr', {