diff --git a/Emby.Dlna/DlnaManager.cs b/Emby.Dlna/DlnaManager.cs
index 88b0e11951..4a50136cf7 100644
--- a/Emby.Dlna/DlnaManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Dlna/DlnaManager.cs
@@ -106,19 +106,28 @@ namespace Emby.Dlna
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(deviceInfo));
             }
 
-            var profile = GetProfiles()
-                .FirstOrDefault(i => i.Identification != null && IsMatch(i.Identification, deviceInfo));
+            try
+            {
+                var profile = GetProfiles()
+                    .FirstOrDefault(i => i.Identification != null && IsMatch(deviceInfo, i.Identification));
 
-            if (profile != null)
-            {
-                _logger.LogDebug("Found matching device profile: {0}", profile.Name);
+                if (profile != null)
+                {
+                    _logger.LogDebug("Found matching device profile: {0}", profile.Name);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    LogUnmatchedProfile(deviceInfo);
+                }
+
+                return profile;
             }
-            else
+            catch (ArgumentException ex)
             {
-                LogUnmatchedProfile(deviceInfo);
+                _logger.LogError(ex, "Error in profile comparison.");
             }
 
-            return profile;
+            return null;
         }
 
         private void LogUnmatchedProfile(DeviceIdentification profile)
@@ -138,85 +147,82 @@ namespace Emby.Dlna
             _logger.LogInformation(builder.ToString());
         }
 
-        private bool IsMatch(DeviceIdentification deviceInfo, DeviceIdentification profileInfo)
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Attempts to match a device with a profile.
+        /// Rules:
+        /// - If the profile field has no value, the field matches irregardless of its contents.
+        /// - the profile field can be an exact match, or a reg exp.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="deviceInfo">The <see cref="DeviceIdentification"/> of the device.</param>
+        /// <param name="profileInfo">The <see cref="DeviceIdentification"/> of the profile.</param>
+        /// <returns><b>True</b> if they match.</returns>
+        public static bool IsMatch(DeviceIdentification deviceInfo, DeviceIdentification profileInfo)
         {
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(profileInfo.FriendlyName))
+            if (!IsRegexOrSubstringMatch(deviceInfo.FriendlyName, profileInfo.FriendlyName))
             {
-                if (deviceInfo.FriendlyName == null || !IsRegexOrSubstringMatch(deviceInfo.FriendlyName, profileInfo.FriendlyName))
-                {
-                    return false;
-                }
+                return false;
             }
 
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(profileInfo.Manufacturer))
+            if (!IsRegexOrSubstringMatch(deviceInfo.Manufacturer, profileInfo.Manufacturer))
             {
-                if (deviceInfo.Manufacturer == null || !IsRegexOrSubstringMatch(deviceInfo.Manufacturer, profileInfo.Manufacturer))
-                {
-                    return false;
-                }
+                return false;
             }
 
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(profileInfo.ManufacturerUrl))
+            if (!IsRegexOrSubstringMatch(deviceInfo.ManufacturerUrl, profileInfo.ManufacturerUrl))
             {
-                if (deviceInfo.ManufacturerUrl == null || !IsRegexOrSubstringMatch(deviceInfo.ManufacturerUrl, profileInfo.ManufacturerUrl))
-                {
-                    return false;
-                }
+                return false;
             }
 
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(profileInfo.ModelDescription))
+            if (!IsRegexOrSubstringMatch(deviceInfo.ModelDescription, profileInfo.ModelDescription))
             {
-                if (deviceInfo.ModelDescription == null || !IsRegexOrSubstringMatch(deviceInfo.ModelDescription, profileInfo.ModelDescription))
-                {
-                    return false;
-                }
+                return false;
             }
 
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(profileInfo.ModelName))
+            if (!IsRegexOrSubstringMatch(deviceInfo.ModelName, profileInfo.ModelName))
             {
-                if (deviceInfo.ModelName == null || !IsRegexOrSubstringMatch(deviceInfo.ModelName, profileInfo.ModelName))
-                {
-                    return false;
-                }
+                return false;
             }
 
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(profileInfo.ModelNumber))
+            if (!IsRegexOrSubstringMatch(deviceInfo.ModelNumber, profileInfo.ModelNumber))
             {
-                if (deviceInfo.ModelNumber == null || !IsRegexOrSubstringMatch(deviceInfo.ModelNumber, profileInfo.ModelNumber))
-                {
-                    return false;
-                }
+                return false;
             }
 
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(profileInfo.ModelUrl))
+            if (!IsRegexOrSubstringMatch(deviceInfo.ModelUrl, profileInfo.ModelUrl))
             {
-                if (deviceInfo.ModelUrl == null || !IsRegexOrSubstringMatch(deviceInfo.ModelUrl, profileInfo.ModelUrl))
-                {
-                    return false;
-                }
+                return false;
             }
 
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(profileInfo.SerialNumber))
+            if (!IsRegexOrSubstringMatch(deviceInfo.SerialNumber, profileInfo.SerialNumber))
             {
-                if (deviceInfo.SerialNumber == null || !IsRegexOrSubstringMatch(deviceInfo.SerialNumber, profileInfo.SerialNumber))
-                {
-                    return false;
-                }
+                return false;
             }
 
             return true;
         }
 
-        private bool IsRegexOrSubstringMatch(string input, string pattern)
+        public static bool IsRegexOrSubstringMatch(string input, string pattern)
         {
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(pattern))
+            {
+                // In profile identification: An empty pattern matches anything.
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(input))
+            {
+                // The profile contains a value, and the device doesn't.
+                return false;
+            }
+
             try
             {
-                return input.Contains(pattern, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) || Regex.IsMatch(input, pattern, RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.CultureInvariant);
+                return input.Equals(pattern, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                    || Regex.IsMatch(input, pattern, RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.CultureInvariant);
             }
             catch (ArgumentException ex)
             {
-                _logger.LogError(ex, "Error evaluating regex pattern {Pattern}", pattern);
-                return false;
+                throw new ArgumentException("Error evaluating regex pattern " + pattern, ex);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.Dlna.Tests/ProfileTester.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.Dlna.Tests/ProfileTester.cs
index 83638c7c44..cc7cf92e70 100644
--- a/tests/Jellyfin.Dlna.Tests/ProfileTester.cs
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.Dlna.Tests/ProfileTester.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Emby.Dlna;
 using Emby.Dlna.PlayTo;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Dlna;
 using Xunit;
@@ -12,92 +13,23 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Dlna.Tests
 {
     public class ProfileTester
     {
-        private bool IsMatch(DeviceIdentification deviceInfo, DeviceIdentification profileInfo)
-        {
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(profileInfo.FriendlyName))
-            {
-                if (deviceInfo.FriendlyName == null || !IsRegexOrSubstringMatch(deviceInfo.FriendlyName, profileInfo.FriendlyName))
-                {
-                    return false;
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(profileInfo.Manufacturer))
-            {
-                if (deviceInfo.Manufacturer == null || !IsRegexOrSubstringMatch(deviceInfo.Manufacturer, profileInfo.Manufacturer))
-                {
-                    return false;
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(profileInfo.ManufacturerUrl))
-            {
-                if (deviceInfo.ManufacturerUrl == null || !IsRegexOrSubstringMatch(deviceInfo.ManufacturerUrl, profileInfo.ManufacturerUrl))
-                {
-                    return false;
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(profileInfo.ModelDescription))
-            {
-                if (deviceInfo.ModelDescription == null || !IsRegexOrSubstringMatch(deviceInfo.ModelDescription, profileInfo.ModelDescription))
-                {
-                    return false;
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(profileInfo.ModelName))
-            {
-                if (deviceInfo.ModelName == null || !IsRegexOrSubstringMatch(deviceInfo.ModelName, profileInfo.ModelName))
-                {
-                    return false;
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(profileInfo.ModelNumber))
-            {
-                if (deviceInfo.ModelNumber == null || !IsRegexOrSubstringMatch(deviceInfo.ModelNumber, profileInfo.ModelNumber))
-                {
-                    return false;
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(profileInfo.ModelUrl))
-            {
-                if (deviceInfo.ModelUrl == null || !IsRegexOrSubstringMatch(deviceInfo.ModelUrl, profileInfo.ModelUrl))
-                {
-                    return false;
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(profileInfo.SerialNumber))
-            {
-                if (deviceInfo.SerialNumber == null || !IsRegexOrSubstringMatch(deviceInfo.SerialNumber, profileInfo.SerialNumber))
-                {
-                    return false;
-                }
-            }
-
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        private bool IsRegexOrSubstringMatch(string input, string pattern)
-        {
-            return input.Contains(pattern, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) || Regex.IsMatch(input, pattern, RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.CultureInvariant);
-        }
-
         [Fact]
         public void Test_Profile_Matches()
         {
-            var source = new DeviceInfo()
+            var device = new DeviceInfo()
             {
-                Name = "HelloWorld"
+                Name = "My Device",
+                Manufacturer = "LG Electronics",
+                ManufacturerUrl = "http://www.lge.com",
+                ModelDescription = "LG WebOSTV DMRplus",
+                ModelName = "LG TV",
+                ModelNumber = "1.0",
             };
 
-            var dest = new DeviceProfile()
+            var profile = new DeviceProfile()
             {
-                Name = "Test Subject 1",
-                FriendlyName = "HelloWorld",
+                Name = "Test Profile",
+                FriendlyName = "My Device",
                 Manufacturer = "LG Electronics",
                 ManufacturerUrl = "http://www.lge.com",
                 ModelDescription = "LG WebOSTV DMRplus",
@@ -105,7 +37,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Dlna.Tests
                 ModelNumber = "1.0",
                 Identification = new DeviceIdentification()
                 {
-                    FriendlyName = "HelloWorld",
+                    FriendlyName = "My Device",
                     Manufacturer = "LG Electronics",
                     ManufacturerUrl = "http://www.lge.com",
                     ModelDescription = "LG WebOSTV DMRplus",
@@ -114,7 +46,51 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Dlna.Tests
                 }
             };
 
-            Assert.True(IsMatch(dest.Identification, source.ToDeviceIdentification()));
+            Assert.True(DlnaManager.IsMatch(device.ToDeviceIdentification(), profile.Identification));
+
+            var profile2 = new DeviceProfile()
+            {
+                Name = "Test Profile",
+                FriendlyName = "My Device",
+                Identification = new DeviceIdentification()
+                {
+                    FriendlyName = "My Device",
+                }
+            };
+
+            Assert.True(DlnaManager.IsMatch(device.ToDeviceIdentification(), profile2.Identification));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Test_Profile_NoMatch()
+        {
+            var device = new DeviceInfo()
+            {
+                Name = "My Device",
+                Manufacturer = "JVC"
+            };
+
+            var profile = new DeviceProfile()
+            {
+                Name = "Test Profile",
+                FriendlyName = "My Device",
+                Manufacturer = "LG Electronics",
+                ManufacturerUrl = "http://www.lge.com",
+                ModelDescription = "LG WebOSTV DMRplus",
+                ModelName = "LG TV",
+                ModelNumber = "1.0",
+                Identification = new DeviceIdentification()
+                {
+                    FriendlyName = "My Device",
+                    Manufacturer = "LG Electronics",
+                    ManufacturerUrl = "http://www.lge.com",
+                    ModelDescription = "LG WebOSTV DMRplus",
+                    ModelName = "LG TV",
+                    ModelNumber = "1.0",
+                }
+            };
+
+            Assert.False(DlnaManager.IsMatch(device.ToDeviceIdentification(), profile.Identification));
         }
     }
 }