diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/EpisodeImport/Manual/ManualImportService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/EpisodeImport/Manual/ManualImportService.cs
index 86e0fdf0f..8b1b650d5 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/EpisodeImport/Manual/ManualImportService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/EpisodeImport/Manual/ManualImportService.cs
@@ -126,7 +126,13 @@ private ManualImportItem ProcessFile(string file, string downloadId, string fold
                 folder = new FileInfo(file).Directory.FullName;
             }
 
-            var series = _parsingService.GetSeries(Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(file));
+            Series series = null;
+
+            var parsedEpisodeInfo = Parser.Parser.ParsePath(folder.GetRelativePath(file));
+            if (parsedEpisodeInfo != null)
+            {
+                series = _parsingService.GetSeries(parsedEpisodeInfo.SeriesTitle);
+            }
 
             if (series == null && downloadId.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace())
             {