diff --git a/src/models/readarr_models.rs b/src/models/readarr_models.rs
index 0f4cf4ac..c43963b6 100644
--- a/src/models/readarr_models.rs
+++ b/src/models/readarr_models.rs
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ pub struct Book {
   pub ratings: Option<Ratings>,
   pub release_date: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
   pub statistics: Option<BookStatistics>,
+  #[serde(default)]
   pub grabbed: bool,
 }
 
diff --git a/src/models/readarr_models_tests.rs b/src/models/readarr_models_tests.rs
index 0fd62ebf..5a0512fa 100644
--- a/src/models/readarr_models_tests.rs
+++ b/src/models/readarr_models_tests.rs
@@ -939,6 +939,22 @@ mod tests {
     assert_none!(&book.statistics);
   }
 
+  #[test]
+  fn test_book_deserialization_defaults_grabbed_when_absent() {
+    let book_json = json!({
+      "id": 1,
+      "title": "The Name of the Wind",
+      "authorId": 3,
+      "foreignBookId": "test-foreign-book-id",
+      "monitored": true
+    });
+
+    let book: Book = serde_json::from_value(book_json).unwrap();
+
+    assert!(!book.grabbed);
+    assert!(book.monitored);
+  }
+
   #[test]
   fn test_edition_deserialization() {
     let edition_json = json!({