diff --git a/sickbeard/webapi.py b/sickbeard/webapi.py
index bc2dc3af..b72df0a9 100644
--- a/sickbeard/webapi.py
+++ b/sickbeard/webapi.py
@@ -373,6 +373,10 @@ class ApiCall(object):
         """ function to check passed params for the shorthand wrapper
             and to detect missing/required param
         """
+		# Fix for applications that send tvdbid instead of indexerid
+        if key == "indexerid" and "indexerid" not in kwargs:
+            key = "tvdbid"
+			
         missing = True
         orgDefault = default