diff --git a/internal/service/download_add.go b/internal/service/download_add.go
index d9d7b69..a2362ad 100644
--- a/internal/service/download_add.go
+++ b/internal/service/download_add.go
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func localMediaRowsMatchDownloadTitle(title string, rows []model.Media) bool {
 		}
 	}
 	if hasSeriesPack {
-		return true
+		return len(wanted) == 0
 	}
 	for _, ref := range wanted {
 		if _, ok := existing[episodeKey(ref.Season, ref.Episode)]; !ok {
diff --git a/internal/service/download_add_existing_test.go b/internal/service/download_add_existing_test.go
index e562a6c..96d69d5 100644
--- a/internal/service/download_add_existing_test.go
+++ b/internal/service/download_add_existing_test.go
@@ -145,6 +145,49 @@ func TestAddDownloadWithMetaSkipsEpisodeRangeWhenFullyInLibrary(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestAddDownloadWithMetaQueuesExplicitEpisodeWhenOnlySeriesPackInLibrary(t *testing.T) {
+	var addCalls int32
+	qb := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		switch r.URL.Path {
+		case "/api/v2/auth/login":
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte("Ok."))
+		case "/api/v2/torrents/info":
+			http.Error(w, "temporary list unavailable", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		case "/api/v2/torrents/add":
+			atomic.AddInt32(&addCalls, 1)
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte("Ok."))
+		default:
+			http.NotFound(w, r)
+		}
+	}))
+	defer qb.Close()
+
+	db := newServiceTestDB(t, &model.Media{}, &model.DownloadTask{}, &model.DownloadClient{}, &model.Setting{})
+	repos := repository.New(db)
+	configureTestDefaultQB(t, repos, qb.URL)
+	if err := db.Create(&model.Media{
+		Title: "Archives The Nanyang Mystery S01 Complete",
+		Path:  "/media/tv/Archives The Nanyang Mystery/Season 01/Archives The Nanyang Mystery S01 Complete.mkv",
+	}).Error; err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	svc := NewDownloadService(zap.NewNop(), repos, NewHub(zap.NewNop()), nil)
+	task, err := svc.AddDownloadWithMeta(t.Context(), "u1", "magnet:?xt=urn:btih:fefefefefefefefefefefefefefefefefefefefe&dn=Archives+The+Nanyang+Mystery+2026+S01E29-E33", "/downloads/tv", DownloadTaskMeta{
+		SubscriptionID: "sub-nanyang",
+		Title:          "Archives The Nanyang Mystery 2026 S01E29-E33 2160p WEB-DL",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("AddDownloadWithMeta returned %v, want queued because explicit missing episodes are not proven by a pack row", err)
+	}
+	if task == nil {
+		t.Fatal("task = nil, want queued task")
+	}
+	if got := atomic.LoadInt32(&addCalls); got != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("qb add calls = %d, want 1", got)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestAddDownloadWithMetaSkipsExistingLocalEpisodeWithReleaseGroup(t *testing.T) {
 	db := newServiceTestDB(t, &model.Media{}, &model.DownloadTask{}, &model.Setting{}, &model.DownloadClient{})
 	repos := repository.New(db)