diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/BoxSets/MovieDbBoxSetImageProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/BoxSets/MovieDbBoxSetImageProvider.cs
index e82c6a1b91..ff3d5a5b24 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/BoxSets/MovieDbBoxSetImageProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/BoxSets/MovieDbBoxSetImageProvider.cs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.BoxSets
             {
                 var language = item.GetPreferredMetadataLanguage();
 
-                var mainResult = await MovieDbBoxSetProvider.Current.GetMovieDbResult(tmdbId, language, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                var mainResult = await MovieDbBoxSetProvider.Current.GetMovieDbResult(tmdbId, null, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                 if (mainResult != null)
                 {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/BoxSets/MovieDbBoxSetProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/BoxSets/MovieDbBoxSetProvider.cs
index ae6199a75d..37aaf038ff 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/BoxSets/MovieDbBoxSetProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/BoxSets/MovieDbBoxSetProvider.cs
@@ -169,11 +169,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.BoxSets
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(language))
             {
                 url += string.Format("&language={0}", language);
-            }
 
-            var includeImageLanguageParam = MovieDbProvider.GetImageLanguagesParam(language);
-            // Get images in english and with no language
-            url += "&include_image_language=" + includeImageLanguageParam;
+                // Get images in english and with no language
+                url += "&include_image_language=" + MovieDbProvider.GetImageLanguagesParam(language);
+            }
 
             cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
@@ -196,7 +195,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.BoxSets
             {
                 if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(language) && !string.Equals(language, "en", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                 {
-                    url = string.Format(GetCollectionInfo3, id, MovieDbSearch.ApiKey) + "&include_image_language=en,null&language=en";
+                    url = string.Format(GetCollectionInfo3, id, MovieDbSearch.ApiKey) + "&language=en";
+
+                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(language))
+                    {
+                        // Get images in english and with no language
+                        url += "&include_image_language=" + MovieDbProvider.GetImageLanguagesParam(language);
+                    }
 
                     using (var json = await MovieDbProvider.Current.GetMovieDbResponse(new HttpRequestOptions
                     {
@@ -239,15 +244,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.BoxSets
 
         private static string GetDataFilePath(IApplicationPaths appPaths, string tmdbId, string preferredLanguage)
         {
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(preferredLanguage))
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException("preferredLanguage");
-            }
-
             var path = GetDataPath(appPaths, tmdbId);
 
-            var filename = string.Format("all-{0}.json",
-                preferredLanguage);
+            var filename = string.Format("all-{0}.json", preferredLanguage ?? string.Empty);
 
             return Path.Combine(path, filename);
         }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Movies/MovieDbImageProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Movies/MovieDbImageProvider.cs
index b6f93392b3..e86ae4b047 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Movies/MovieDbImageProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Movies/MovieDbImageProvider.cs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Movies
         {
             var list = new List<RemoteImageInfo>();
 
-            var results = await FetchImages((BaseItem)item, _jsonSerializer, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            var results = await FetchImages((BaseItem)item, null, _jsonSerializer, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             if (results == null)
             {
@@ -183,14 +183,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Movies
         /// Fetches the images.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="item">The item.</param>
+        /// <param name="language">The language.</param>
         /// <param name="jsonSerializer">The json serializer.</param>
         /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
         /// <returns>Task{MovieImages}.</returns>
-        private async Task<MovieDbProvider.Images> FetchImages(BaseItem item, IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer,
-            CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        private async Task<MovieDbProvider.Images> FetchImages(BaseItem item, string language, IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             var tmdbId = item.GetProviderId(MetadataProviders.Tmdb);
-            var language = item.GetPreferredMetadataLanguage();
 
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(tmdbId))
             {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Movies/MovieDbProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Movies/MovieDbProvider.cs
index 593c6f180e..9ab9e44fca 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Movies/MovieDbProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Movies/MovieDbProvider.cs
@@ -226,10 +226,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Movies
             {
                 throw new ArgumentNullException("tmdbId");
             }
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(language))
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException("language");
-            }
 
             var path = GetDataFilePath(tmdbId, language);
 
@@ -253,15 +249,15 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Movies
             {
                 throw new ArgumentNullException("tmdbId");
             }
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(preferredLanguage))
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException("preferredLanguage");
-            }
 
             var path = GetMovieDataPath(_configurationManager.ApplicationPaths, tmdbId);
 
-            var filename = string.Format("all-{0}.json",
-                preferredLanguage);
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(preferredLanguage))
+            {
+                preferredLanguage = "alllang";
+            }
+
+            var filename = string.Format("all-{0}.json", preferredLanguage);
 
             return Path.Combine(path, filename);
         }
@@ -298,11 +294,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Movies
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(language))
             {
                 url += string.Format("&language={0}", language);
-            }
 
-            var includeImageLanguageParam = GetImageLanguagesParam(language);
-            // Get images in english and with no language
-            url += "&include_image_language=" + includeImageLanguageParam;
+                // Get images in english and with no language
+                url += "&include_image_language=" + GetImageLanguagesParam(language);
+            }
 
             CompleteMovieData mainResult;
 
@@ -348,7 +343,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Movies
             {
                 _logger.Info("MovieDbProvider couldn't find meta for language " + language + ". Trying English...");
 
-                url = string.Format(GetMovieInfo3, id, ApiKey) + "&include_image_language=" + includeImageLanguageParam + "&language=en";
+                url = string.Format(GetMovieInfo3, id, ApiKey) + "&language=en";
+
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(language))
+                {
+                    // Get images in english and with no language
+                    url += "&include_image_language=" + GetImageLanguagesParam(language);
+                }
 
                 using (var json = await GetMovieDbResponse(new HttpRequestOptions
                 {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/MovieDbSeriesImageProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/MovieDbSeriesImageProvider.cs
index 3516fcbd11..f7c19988c3 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/MovieDbSeriesImageProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/MovieDbSeriesImageProvider.cs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.TV
         {
             var list = new List<RemoteImageInfo>();
 
-            var results = await FetchImages((BaseItem)item, _jsonSerializer, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            var results = await FetchImages((BaseItem)item, null, _jsonSerializer, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             if (results == null)
             {
@@ -146,14 +146,14 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.TV
         /// Fetches the images.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="item">The item.</param>
+        /// <param name="language">The language.</param>
         /// <param name="jsonSerializer">The json serializer.</param>
         /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
         /// <returns>Task{MovieImages}.</returns>
-        private async Task<MovieDbSeriesProvider.Images> FetchImages(BaseItem item, IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer,
+        private async Task<MovieDbSeriesProvider.Images> FetchImages(BaseItem item, string language, IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer,
             CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             var tmdbId = item.GetProviderId(MetadataProviders.Tmdb);
-            var language = item.GetPreferredMetadataLanguage();
 
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(tmdbId))
             {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/MovieDbSeriesProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/MovieDbSeriesProvider.cs
index 994343ee24..5b4153760d 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/MovieDbSeriesProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/MovieDbSeriesProvider.cs
@@ -302,11 +302,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.TV
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(language))
             {
                 url += string.Format("&language={0}", language);
-            }
 
-            var includeImageLanguageParam = MovieDbProvider.GetImageLanguagesParam(language);
-            // Get images in english and with no language
-            url += "&include_image_language=" + includeImageLanguageParam;
+                // Get images in english and with no language
+                url += "&include_image_language=" + MovieDbProvider.GetImageLanguagesParam(language);
+            }
 
             cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
@@ -333,7 +332,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.TV
             {
                 _logger.Info("MovieDbSeriesProvider couldn't find meta for language " + language + ". Trying English...");
 
-                url = string.Format(GetTvInfo3, id, MovieDbProvider.ApiKey) + "&include_image_language=" + includeImageLanguageParam + "&language=en";
+                url = string.Format(GetTvInfo3, id, MovieDbProvider.ApiKey) + "&language=en";
+
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(language))
+                {
+                    // Get images in english and with no language
+                    url += "&include_image_language=" + MovieDbProvider.GetImageLanguagesParam(language);
+                }
 
                 using (var json = await MovieDbProvider.Current.GetMovieDbResponse(new HttpRequestOptions
                 {
@@ -359,10 +364,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.TV
             {
                 throw new ArgumentNullException("tmdbId");
             }
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(language))
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException("language");
-            }
 
             var path = GetDataFilePath(tmdbId, language);
 
@@ -386,15 +387,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.TV
             {
                 throw new ArgumentNullException("tmdbId");
             }
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(preferredLanguage))
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException("preferredLanguage");
-            }
 
             var path = GetSeriesDataPath(_configurationManager.ApplicationPaths, tmdbId);
 
-            var filename = string.Format("series-{0}.json",
-                preferredLanguage ?? string.Empty);
+            var filename = string.Format("series-{0}.json", preferredLanguage ?? string.Empty);
 
             return Path.Combine(path, filename);
         }