diff --git a/src/base/rss/rssdownloadrule.cpp b/src/base/rss/rssdownloadrule.cpp
index 62a163ca8..288a7f1fc 100644
--- a/src/base/rss/rssdownloadrule.cpp
+++ b/src/base/rss/rssdownloadrule.cpp
@@ -50,26 +50,45 @@ DownloadRule::DownloadRule()
 
 bool DownloadRule::matches(const QString &articleTitle) const
 {
-    foreach (const QString &token, m_mustContain) {
-        if (!token.isEmpty()) {
-            QRegExp reg(token, Qt::CaseInsensitive, m_useRegex ? QRegExp::RegExp : QRegExp::Wildcard);
-            if (reg.indexIn(articleTitle) < 0)
-                return false;
+    if (!m_mustContain.empty()) {
+        bool logged = false;
+
+        foreach (const QString &token, m_mustContain) {
+            if (!token.isEmpty()) {
+                if (!logged) {
+                    qDebug() << "Checking matching expressions:" << m_mustContain.join("|");
+                    logged = true;
+                }
+
+                QRegExp reg(token, Qt::CaseInsensitive, m_useRegex ? QRegExp::RegExp : QRegExp::Wildcard);
+                if (reg.indexIn(articleTitle) < 0)
+                    return false;
+            }
         }
     }
-    qDebug("Checking not matching tokens");
-    // Checking not matching
-    foreach (const QString &token, m_mustNotContain) {
-        if (!token.isEmpty()) {
-            QRegExp reg(token, Qt::CaseInsensitive, m_useRegex ? QRegExp::RegExp : QRegExp::Wildcard);
-            if (reg.indexIn(articleTitle) > -1)
-                return false;
+
+    if (!m_mustNotContain.empty()) {
+        bool logged = false;
+
+        foreach (const QString &token, m_mustNotContain) {
+            if (!token.isEmpty()) {
+                if (!logged) {
+                    qDebug() << "Checking not matching expressions:" << m_mustNotContain.join("|");
+                    logged = true;
+                }
+
+                QRegExp reg(token, Qt::CaseInsensitive, m_useRegex ? QRegExp::RegExp : QRegExp::Wildcard);
+                if (reg.indexIn(articleTitle) > -1)
+                    return false;
+            }
         }
     }
+
     if (!m_episodeFilter.isEmpty()) {
-        qDebug("Checking episode filter");
+        qDebug() << "Checking episode filter:" << m_episodeFilter;
         QRegExp f("(^\\d{1,4})x(.*;$)");
         int pos = f.indexIn(m_episodeFilter);
+
         if (pos < 0)
             return false;
 
@@ -93,8 +112,11 @@ bool DownloadRule::matches(const QString &articleTitle) const
                     pos = reg.indexIn(articleTitle);
                     if (pos != -1) {
                         int epTheirs = reg.cap(1).toInt();
-                        if (epTheirs >= epOurs)
+                        if (epTheirs >= epOurs) {
+                            qDebug() << "Matched episode:" << ep;
+                            qDebug() << "Matched article:" << articleTitle;
                             return true;
+                        }
                     }
                 }
                 else { // Normal range
@@ -110,19 +132,28 @@ bool DownloadRule::matches(const QString &articleTitle) const
                     pos = reg.indexIn(articleTitle);
                     if (pos != -1) {
                         int epTheirs = reg.cap(1).toInt();
-                        if ((epOursFirst <= epTheirs) && (epOursLast >= epTheirs))
+                        if ((epOursFirst <= epTheirs) && (epOursLast >= epTheirs)) {
+                            qDebug() << "Matched episode:" << ep;
+                            qDebug() << "Matched article:" << articleTitle;
                             return true;
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
             else { // Single number
                 QRegExp reg(expStr + ep + "\\D", Qt::CaseInsensitive);
-                if (reg.indexIn(articleTitle) != -1)
+                if (reg.indexIn(articleTitle) != -1) {
+                    qDebug() << "Matched episode:" << ep;
+                    qDebug() << "Matched article:" << articleTitle;
                     return true;
+                }
             }
         }
+
         return false;
     }
+
+    qDebug() << "Matched article:" << articleTitle;
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -302,6 +333,7 @@ QStringList DownloadRule::findMatchingArticles(const FeedPtr &feed) const
     ArticleHash::ConstIterator artItend = feedArticles.end();
     for (; artIt != artItend; ++artIt) {
         const QString title = artIt.value()->title();
+        qDebug() << "Matching article:" << title;
         if (matches(title))
             ret << title;
     }
diff --git a/src/base/rss/rssdownloadrulelist.cpp b/src/base/rss/rssdownloadrulelist.cpp
index 55d52b2d8..49f16ea92 100644
--- a/src/base/rss/rssdownloadrulelist.cpp
+++ b/src/base/rss/rssdownloadrulelist.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ DownloadRuleList::DownloadRuleList()
 DownloadRulePtr DownloadRuleList::findMatchingRule(const QString &feedUrl, const QString &articleTitle) const
 {
     Q_ASSERT(Preferences::instance()->isRssDownloadingEnabled());
+    qDebug() << "Matching article:" << articleTitle;
     QStringList ruleNames = m_feedRules.value(feedUrl);
     foreach (const QString &rule_name, ruleNames) {
         DownloadRulePtr rule = m_rules[rule_name];
diff --git a/src/gui/rss/automatedrssdownloader.cpp b/src/gui/rss/automatedrssdownloader.cpp
index 3abc02bbf..cd253f849 100644
--- a/src/gui/rss/automatedrssdownloader.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/rss/automatedrssdownloader.cpp
@@ -71,10 +71,9 @@ AutomatedRssDownloader::AutomatedRssDownloader(const QWeakPointer<Rss::Manager>
     Q_ASSERT(ok);
     m_ruleList = manager.toStrongRef()->downloadRules();
     m_editableRuleList = new Rss::DownloadRuleList; // Read rule list from disk
-    m_episodeValidator = new QRegExpValidator(
-        QRegExp("^(^[1-9]{1,1}\\d{0,3}x([1-9]{1,1}\\d{0,3}(-([1-9]{1,1}\\d{0,3})?)?;){1,}){1,1}",
-                Qt::CaseInsensitive),
-        ui->lineEFilter);
+    m_episodeRegex = new QRegExp("^(^[1-9]{1,1}\\d{0,3}x([1-9]{1,1}\\d{0,3}(-([1-9]{1,1}\\d{0,3})?)?;){1,}){1,1}",
+                                 Qt::CaseInsensitive);
+    m_episodeValidator = new QRegExpValidator(*m_episodeRegex, ui->lineEFilter);
     ui->lineEFilter->setValidator(m_episodeValidator);
     QString tip = "<p>" + tr("Matches articles based on episode filter.") + "</p><p><b>" + tr("Example: ")
                   + "1x2;8-15;5;30-;</b>" + tr(" will match 2, 5, 8 through 15, 30 and onward episodes of season one", "example X will match") + "</p>";
@@ -134,6 +133,7 @@ AutomatedRssDownloader::~AutomatedRssDownloader()
     delete ui;
     delete m_editableRuleList;
     delete m_episodeValidator;
+    delete m_episodeRegex;
 }
 
 void AutomatedRssDownloader::loadSettings()
diff --git a/src/gui/rss/automatedrssdownloader.h b/src/gui/rss/automatedrssdownloader.h
index 36cfe5b67..54f474048 100644
--- a/src/gui/rss/automatedrssdownloader.h
+++ b/src/gui/rss/automatedrssdownloader.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ private:
     QListWidgetItem *m_editedRule;
     Rss::DownloadRuleList *m_ruleList;
     Rss::DownloadRuleList *m_editableRuleList;
+    QRegExp *m_episodeRegex;
     QRegExpValidator *m_episodeValidator;
     QShortcut *editHotkey;
     QShortcut *deleteHotkey;