diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/MediaFiles/EpisodeImport/SampleServiceFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/MediaFiles/EpisodeImport/SampleServiceFixture.cs
index e15234f93..e5e3e15f8 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/MediaFiles/EpisodeImport/SampleServiceFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/MediaFiles/EpisodeImport/SampleServiceFixture.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ public void Setup()
         {
             _series = Builder<Series>.CreateNew()
                                      .With(s => s.SeriesType = SeriesTypes.Standard)
+                                     .With(s => s.Runtime = 30)
                                      .Build();
 
             var episodes = Builder<Episode>.CreateListOfSize(1)
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ public void should_return_true_if_runtime_is_less_than_minimum()
         [Test]
         public void should_return_false_if_runtime_greater_than_than_minimum()
         {
-            GivenRuntime(120);
+            GivenRuntime(600);
 
             ShouldBeFalse();
         }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/EpisodeImport/SampleService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/EpisodeImport/SampleService.cs
index 0515a0aa6..66f16f937 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/EpisodeImport/SampleService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/EpisodeImport/SampleService.cs
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ public bool IsSample(Series series, QualityModel quality, string path, long size
             try
             {
                 var runTime = _videoFileInfoReader.GetRunTime(path);
+                var minimumRuntime = GetMinimumAllowedRuntime(series);
 
                 if (runTime.TotalMinutes.Equals(0))
                 {
@@ -66,9 +67,9 @@ public bool IsSample(Series series, QualityModel quality, string path, long size
                     return true;
                 }
 
-                if (runTime.TotalSeconds < 90)
+                if (runTime.TotalSeconds < minimumRuntime)
                 {
-                    _logger.Debug("[{0}] appears to be a sample. Size: {1} Runtime: {2}", path, size, runTime);
+                    _logger.Debug("[{0}] appears to be a sample. Runtime: {1} seconds. Expected at least: {1} seconds", path, runTime, minimumRuntime);
                     return true;
                 }
             }
@@ -103,5 +104,23 @@ private bool CheckSize(long size, QualityModel quality)
 
             return false;
         }
+
+        private int GetMinimumAllowedRuntime(Series series)
+        {
+            //Webisodes - 90 seconds
+            if (series.Runtime <= 5)
+            {
+                return 90;
+            }
+
+            //30 minute episodes - 5 minutes
+            if (series.Runtime <= 30)
+            {
+                return 300;
+            }
+
+            //60 minute episodes - 10 minutes
+            return 600;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/EpisodeImport/Specifications/NotSampleSpecification.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/EpisodeImport/Specifications/NotSampleSpecification.cs
index 4101ba986..7d32566f8 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/EpisodeImport/Specifications/NotSampleSpecification.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/EpisodeImport/Specifications/NotSampleSpecification.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.IO;
-using NLog;
-using NzbDrone.Core.MediaFiles.MediaInfo;
+using NLog;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Parser.Model;
-using NzbDrone.Core.Qualities;
-using NzbDrone.Core.Tv;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.MediaFiles.EpisodeImport.Specifications
 {