diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/CutoffSpecification.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/CutoffSpecification.cs
index 8f6ff73dc..0c755ee10 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/CutoffSpecification.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/CutoffSpecification.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.DecisionEngine.Specifications
             if (file != null)
             {
                 file.Movie = subject.Movie;
+                _logger.Debug("Comparing file quality with report. Existing file is {0}", file.Quality);
+
                 var customFormats = _formatService.ParseCustomFormat(file);
 
                 if (!_upgradableSpecification.CutoffNotMet(profile,
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/UpgradableSpecification.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/UpgradableSpecification.cs
index 64ccae70a..8d3286479 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/UpgradableSpecification.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/UpgradableSpecification.cs
@@ -93,7 +93,19 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.DecisionEngine.Specifications
 
         public bool CutoffNotMet(Profile profile, QualityModel currentQuality, List<CustomFormat> currentFormats, QualityModel newQuality = null)
         {
-            return QualityCutoffNotMet(profile, currentQuality, newQuality) || CustomFormatCutoffNotMet(profile, currentFormats);
+            if (QualityCutoffNotMet(profile, currentQuality, newQuality))
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            if (CustomFormatCutoffNotMet(profile, currentFormats))
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            _logger.Debug("Existing item meets cut-off. skipping.");
+
+            return false;
         }
 
         public bool IsRevisionUpgrade(QualityModel currentQuality, QualityModel newQuality)