diff --git a/maloja/apis/native_v1.py b/maloja/apis/native_v1.py
index e7d2ff4..0975bf3 100644
--- a/maloja/apis/native_v1.py
+++ b/maloja/apis/native_v1.py
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ def post_scrobble(
 		artists:list=[],
 		title:str="",
 		album:str=None,
-		albumartists:list=[],
+		albumartists:list=None,
 		duration:int=None,
 		length:int=None,
 		time:int=None,
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ def post_scrobble(
 	}
 
 	# for logging purposes, don't pass values that we didn't actually supply
-	rawscrobble = {k:rawscrobble[k] for k in rawscrobble if rawscrobble[k]}
+	rawscrobble = {k:rawscrobble[k] for k in rawscrobble if rawscrobble[k] is not None} # [] should be passed
 
 
 	result = database.incoming_scrobble(
diff --git a/maloja/web/jinja/admin_manual.jinja b/maloja/web/jinja/admin_manual.jinja
index 3ed2ea5..fc3e778 100644
--- a/maloja/web/jinja/admin_manual.jinja
+++ b/maloja/web/jinja/admin_manual.jinja
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@
 
 {% block scripts %}
 	<script src="/manualscrobble.js"></script>
+	<style>
+	.tooltip {
+		cursor: help;
+	}
+	.tooltip:hover {
+		text-decoration: underline dotted;
+	}
+	</style>
 {% endblock %}
 
 
@@ -45,10 +53,15 @@
 
 	<br/>
 
+	<input type="checkbox" id="use_track_artists_for_album" checked='true' />
+	<span class="tooltip" title="If this is unchecked, specifying no album artists will result in a compilation album ('Various Artists')">Use track artists as album artists fallback</span>
+
+	<br/><br/>
+
 	<button type="button" onclick="scrobbleNew(event)">Scrobble!</button>
 	<button type="button" onclick="repeatLast()">↻</button>
 
-	<br/>
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/maloja/web/static/js/manualscrobble.js b/maloja/web/static/js/manualscrobble.js
index 6b7502a..e64f342 100644
--- a/maloja/web/static/js/manualscrobble.js
+++ b/maloja/web/static/js/manualscrobble.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-var lastArtists = []
-var lastTrack = ""
+var lastArtists = [];
+var lastTrack = "";
+var lastAlbumartists = [];
+var lastAlbum = "";
 
 
 function addArtist(artist) {
@@ -96,8 +98,17 @@ function scrobbleNew() {
 		albumartists.push(node.textContent);
 	}
 
+	if (albumartists.length == 0) {
+		var use_track_artists = document.getElementById('use_track_artists_for_album').checked;
+		if (use_track_artists) {
+			albumartists = null;
+		}
+	}
+
 	var title = document.getElementById("title").value;
 	var album = document.getElementById("album").value;
+
+
 	scrobble(artists,title,albumartists,album);
 }
 
@@ -111,9 +122,13 @@ function scrobble(artists,title,albumartists,album) {
 	var payload = {
 		"artists":artists,
 		"title":title,
-		"albumartists": albumartists,
 		"album": album
 	}
+	if (albumartists != null) {
+		payload['albumartists'] = albumartists
+	}
+
+	console.log(payload);
 
 
 	if (title != "" && artists.length > 0) {