diff --git a/client/components/modals/item/tabs/Match.vue b/client/components/modals/item/tabs/Match.vue
index 72aa7116..336a4017 100644
--- a/client/components/modals/item/tabs/Match.vue
+++ b/client/components/modals/item/tabs/Match.vue
@@ -508,7 +508,10 @@ export default {
           } else if (key === 'author' && !this.isPodcast) {
             var authors = this.selectedMatch[key]
             if (!Array.isArray(authors)) {
-              authors = authors.split(',').map((au) => au.trim())
+              authors = authors
+                .split(',')
+                .map((au) => au.trim())
+                .filter((au) => !!au)
             }
             var authorPayload = []
             authors.forEach((authorName) =>
diff --git a/server/routers/ApiRouter.js b/server/routers/ApiRouter.js
index d18d93e6..43e7c907 100644
--- a/server/routers/ApiRouter.js
+++ b/server/routers/ApiRouter.js
@@ -531,6 +531,7 @@ class ApiRouter {
           const authorName = (mediaMetadata.authors[i].name || '').trim()
           if (!authorName) {
             Logger.error(`[ApiRouter] Invalid author object, no name`, mediaMetadata.authors[i])
+            mediaMetadata.authors[i].id = null
             continue
           }
 
@@ -559,6 +560,8 @@ class ApiRouter {
             mediaMetadata.authors[i].id = author.id
           }
         }
+        // Remove authors without an id
+        mediaMetadata.authors = mediaMetadata.authors.filter(au => !!au.id)
         if (newAuthors.length) {
           await Database.createBulkAuthors(newAuthors)
           SocketAuthority.emitter('authors_added', newAuthors.map(au => au.toJSON()))
@@ -572,6 +575,7 @@ class ApiRouter {
           const seriesName = (mediaMetadata.series[i].name || '').trim()
           if (!seriesName) {
             Logger.error(`[ApiRouter] Invalid series object, no name`, mediaMetadata.series[i])
+            mediaMetadata.series[i].id = null
             continue
           }
 
@@ -600,6 +604,8 @@ class ApiRouter {
             mediaMetadata.series[i].id = seriesItem.id
           }
         }
+        // Remove series without an id
+        mediaMetadata.series = mediaMetadata.series.filter(se => se.id)
         if (newSeries.length) {
           await Database.createBulkSeries(newSeries)
           SocketAuthority.emitter('multiple_series_added', newSeries.map(se => se.toJSON()))