diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/CompletedDownloadServiceTests/ImportFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/CompletedDownloadServiceTests/ImportFixture.cs
index e6b03c089..52201b5e5 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/CompletedDownloadServiceTests/ImportFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/CompletedDownloadServiceTests/ImportFixture.cs
@@ -148,6 +148,18 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.Download.CompletedDownloadServiceTests
             AssertNotImported();
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void should_not_mark_as_failed_if_nothing_found_to_import()
+        {
+            Mocker.GetMock<IDownloadedBooksImportService>()
+                .Setup(v => v.ProcessPath(It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<ImportMode>(), It.IsAny<Author>(), It.IsAny<DownloadClientItem>()))
+                .Returns(new List<ImportResult>());
+
+            Subject.Import(_trackedDownload);
+
+            _trackedDownload.State.Should().Be(TrackedDownloadState.ImportPending);
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void should_not_mark_as_imported_if_all_files_were_skipped()
         {
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/CompletedDownloadService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/CompletedDownloadService.cs
index 6707b5686..bc6234b73 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/CompletedDownloadService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/CompletedDownloadService.cs
@@ -94,9 +94,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download
 
             if (importResults.Empty())
             {
-                trackedDownload.State = TrackedDownloadState.ImportFailed;
                 trackedDownload.Warn("No files found are eligible for import in {0}", outputPath);
-                _eventAggregator.PublishEvent(new BookImportIncompleteEvent(trackedDownload));
                 return;
             }