diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/EpisodeRepositoryTests/EpisodesWhereCutoffUnmetFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/EpisodeRepositoryTests/EpisodesWhereCutoffUnmetFixture.cs
index a812c61db..3b8ebeedf 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/EpisodeRepositoryTests/EpisodesWhereCutoffUnmetFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/EpisodeRepositoryTests/EpisodesWhereCutoffUnmetFixture.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using FizzWare.NBuilder;
 using FluentAssertions;
 using NUnit.Framework;
@@ -19,7 +20,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.TvTests.EpisodeRepositoryTests
         private Series _unmonitoredSeries;
         private PagingSpec<Episode> _pagingSpec;
         private List<QualitiesBelowCutoff> _qualitiesBelowCutoff;
-
+        private List<Episode> _unairedEpisodes;
+            
         [SetUp]
         public void Setup()
         {
@@ -108,18 +110,18 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.TvTests.EpisodeRepositoryTests
                                            .Build();
 
 
-            var unairedEpisodes           = Builder<Episode>.CreateListOfSize(1)
+            _unairedEpisodes             = Builder<Episode>.CreateListOfSize(1)
                                            .All()
                                            .With(e => e.Id = 0)
                                            .With(e => e.SeriesId = _monitoredSeries.Id)
                                            .With(e => e.AirDateUtc = DateTime.Now.AddDays(5))
                                            .With(e => e.Monitored = true)
                                            .With(e => e.EpisodeFileId = qualityUnmet.Id)
-                                           .Build();
+                                           .Build()
+                                           .ToList();
             
             Db.InsertMany(monitoredSeriesEpisodes);
             Db.InsertMany(unmonitoredSeriesEpisodes);
-            Db.InsertMany(unairedEpisodes);
         }
 
         private void GivenMonitoredFilterExpression()
@@ -164,5 +166,18 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.TvTests.EpisodeRepositoryTests
             spec.Records.Should().HaveCount(1);
             spec.Records.Should().OnlyContain(e => e.Series.Monitored);
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_contain_unaired_episodes_if_file_does_not_meet_cutoff()
+        {
+            Db.InsertMany(_unairedEpisodes);
+
+            GivenMonitoredFilterExpression();
+
+            var spec = Subject.EpisodesWhereCutoffUnmet(_pagingSpec, _qualitiesBelowCutoff, false);
+
+            spec.Records.Should().HaveCount(2);
+            spec.Records.Should().OnlyContain(e => e.Series.Monitored);
+        }
     }
 }