diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NotificationTests/Xbmc/Json/GetSeriesPathFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NotificationTests/Xbmc/Json/GetSeriesPathFixture.cs
index c375d4f7a..00cdeac85 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NotificationTests/Xbmc/Json/GetSeriesPathFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NotificationTests/Xbmc/Json/GetSeriesPathFixture.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.NotificationTests.Xbmc.Json
     [TestFixture]
     public class GetSeriesPathFixture : CoreTest<JsonApiProvider>
     {
+        private const int TVDB_ID = 5;
         private XbmcSettings _settings;
         private Series _series;
         private string _response;
@@ -25,24 +26,28 @@ public void Setup()
                                              .Build();
 
             _xbmcSeries = Builder<TvShow>.CreateListOfSize(3)
-                                            .Build()
-                                            .ToList();
+                                         .All()
+                                         .With(s => s.ImdbNumber = "0")
+                                         .TheFirst(1)
+                                         .With(s => s.ImdbNumber = TVDB_ID.ToString())
+                                         .Build()
+                                         .ToList();
 
             Mocker.GetMock<IXbmcJsonApiProxy>()
                   .Setup(s => s.GetSeries(_settings))
                   .Returns(_xbmcSeries);
         }
 
-        private void WithMatchingTvdbId()
+        private void GivenMatchingTvdbId()
         {
             _series = new Series
                           {
-                              TvdbId = _xbmcSeries.First().ImdbNumber,
+                              TvdbId = TVDB_ID,
                               Title = "TV Show"
                           };
         }
 
-        private void WithMatchingTitle()
+        private void GivenMatchingTitle()
         {
             _series = new Series
             {
@@ -51,7 +56,7 @@ private void WithMatchingTitle()
             };
         }
 
-        private void WithoutMatchingSeries()
+        private void GivenMatchingSeries()
         {
             _series = new Series
             {
@@ -63,7 +68,7 @@ private void WithoutMatchingSeries()
         [Test]
         public void should_return_null_when_series_is_not_found()
         {
-            WithoutMatchingSeries();
+            GivenMatchingSeries();
 
             Subject.GetSeriesPath(_settings, _series).Should().BeNull();
         }
@@ -71,7 +76,7 @@ public void should_return_null_when_series_is_not_found()
         [Test]
         public void should_return_path_when_tvdbId_matches()
         {
-            WithMatchingTvdbId();
+            GivenMatchingTvdbId();
 
             Subject.GetSeriesPath(_settings, _series).Should().Be(_xbmcSeries.First().File);
         }
@@ -79,9 +84,24 @@ public void should_return_path_when_tvdbId_matches()
         [Test]
         public void should_return_path_when_title_matches()
         {
-            WithMatchingTitle();
+            GivenMatchingTitle();
 
             Subject.GetSeriesPath(_settings, _series).Should().Be(_xbmcSeries.First().File);
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_not_throw_when_imdb_number_is_not_a_number()
+        {
+            GivenMatchingTvdbId();
+
+            _xbmcSeries.ForEach(s => s.ImdbNumber = "tt12345");
+            _xbmcSeries.Last().ImdbNumber = TVDB_ID.ToString();
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IXbmcJsonApiProxy>()
+                  .Setup(s => s.GetSeries(_settings))
+                  .Returns(_xbmcSeries);
+
+            Subject.GetSeriesPath(_settings, _series).Should().NotBeNull();
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NotificationTests/Xbmc/Json/UpdateFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NotificationTests/Xbmc/Json/UpdateFixture.cs
index 9cfb3a457..8258c566d 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NotificationTests/Xbmc/Json/UpdateFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NotificationTests/Xbmc/Json/UpdateFixture.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.NotificationTests.Xbmc.Json
     [TestFixture]
     public class UpdateFixture : CoreTest<JsonApiProvider>
     {
+        private const int TVDB_ID = 5;
         private XbmcSettings _settings;
         private Series _series;
         private List<TvShow> _xbmcSeries;
@@ -25,8 +26,10 @@ public void Setup()
                                              .Build();
 
             _xbmcSeries = Builder<TvShow>.CreateListOfSize(3)
-                                            .Build()
-                                            .ToList();
+                                         .TheFirst(1)
+                                         .With(s => s.ImdbNumber = TVDB_ID.ToString())
+                                         .Build()
+                                         .ToList();
 
             Mocker.GetMock<IXbmcJsonApiProxy>()
                   .Setup(s => s.GetSeries(_settings))
@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@ public void Setup()
         public void should_update_using_series_path()
         {
             var series = Builder<Series>.CreateNew()
-                                        .With(s => s.TvdbId = _xbmcSeries.First().ImdbNumber)
+                                        .With(s => s.TvdbId = TVDB_ID)
                                         .Build();
 
             Subject.Update(_settings, series);
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/JsonApiProvider.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/JsonApiProvider.cs
index aa3954e41..077eed962 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/JsonApiProvider.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/JsonApiProvider.cs
@@ -65,7 +65,13 @@ public String GetSeriesPath(XbmcSettings settings, Series series)
                 return null;
             }
 
-            var matchingSeries = allSeries.FirstOrDefault(s => s.ImdbNumber == series.TvdbId || s.Label == series.Title);
+            var matchingSeries = allSeries.FirstOrDefault(s =>
+            {
+                var tvdbId = 0;
+                Int32.TryParse(s.ImdbNumber, out tvdbId);
+
+                return tvdbId == series.TvdbId || s.Label == series.Title;
+            });
 
             if (matchingSeries != null) return matchingSeries.File;
 
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/Model/TvShow.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/Model/TvShow.cs
index 318167d37..437285107 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/Model/TvShow.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/Model/TvShow.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ public class TvShow
     {
         public int TvShowId { get; set; }
         public string Label { get; set; }
-        public int ImdbNumber { get; set; }
+        public string ImdbNumber { get; set; }
         public string File { get; set; }
     }
 }