diff --git a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/synology/main.py b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/synology/main.py
index 13d68cf8..1faec0e3 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/synology/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/synology/main.py
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 from couchpotato.core.downloaders.base import Downloader
 from couchpotato.core.helpers.encoding import isInt
 from couchpotato.core.logger import CPLog
-import httplib
 import json
-import urllib
-import urllib2
+import requests
 
 
 log = CPLog(__name__)
@@ -16,7 +14,8 @@ class Synology(Downloader):
 
     def download(self, data, movie, filedata = None):
 
-        log.error('Sending "%s" (%s) to Synology.', (data.get('name'), data.get('type')))
+        response = False
+        log.error('Sending "%s" (%s) to Synology.', (data['name'], data['type']))
 
         # Load host from config and split out port.
         host = self.conf('host').split(':')
@@ -25,14 +24,22 @@ class Synology(Downloader):
             return False
 
         try:
-            # Send request to Transmission
+            # Send request to Synology
             srpc = SynologyRPC(host[0], host[1], self.conf('username'), self.conf('password'))
-            remote_torrent = srpc.add_torrent_uri(data.get('url'))
-            log.info('Response: %s', remote_torrent)
-            return remote_torrent['success']
+            if data['type'] == 'torrent_magnet':
+                log.info('Adding torrent URL %s', data['url'])
+                response = srpc.create_task(url=data['url'])
+            elif data['type'] == 'torrent':
+                log.info('Adding torrent')
+                if not filedata:
+                    log.error('No torrent data found')
+                else:
+                    filename = data['name'] + '.' + data['type']
+                    response = srpc.create_task(filename=filename, filedata=filedata)
         except Exception, err:
             log.error('Exception while adding torrent: %s', err)
-            return False
+        finally:
+            return response
 
 
 class SynologyRPC(object):
@@ -54,11 +61,13 @@ class SynologyRPC(object):
             args = {'api': 'SYNO.API.Auth', 'account': self.username, 'passwd': self.password, 'version': 2,
             'method': 'login', 'session': self.session_name, 'format': 'sid'}
             response = self._req(self.auth_url, args)
-            if response['success'] == True:
+            if response['success']:
                 self.sid = response['data']['sid']
-                log.debug('Sid=%s', self.sid)
-            return response
-        elif self.username or self.password:
+                log.debug('sid=%s', self.sid)
+            else:
+                log.error('Couldn\'t login to Synology, %s', response)
+            return response['success']
+        else:
             log.error('User or password missing, not using authentication.')
             return False
 
@@ -66,34 +75,51 @@ class SynologyRPC(object):
         args = {'api':'SYNO.API.Auth', 'version':1, 'method':'logout', 'session':self.session_name, '_sid':self.sid}
         return self._req(self.auth_url, args)
 
-    def _req(self, url, args):
-        req = urllib2.Request(url, urllib.urlencode(args))
+    def _req(self, url, args, files=None):
+        response = {'success': False}
         try:
-            req_open = urllib2.urlopen(req)
-            response = json.loads(req_open.read())
+            req = requests.post(url, data=args, files=files)
+            req.raise_for_status()
+            response = json.loads(req.text)
             if response['success'] == True:
                 log.info('Synology action successfull')
             return response
-        except httplib.InvalidURL, err:
-            log.error('Invalid Synology host, check your config %s', err)
-            return False
-        except urllib2.HTTPError, err:
+        except requests.ConnectionError, err:
+            log.error('Synology connection error, check your config %s', err)
+        except requests.HTTPError, err:
             log.error('SynologyRPC HTTPError: %s', err)
-            return False
-        except urllib2.URLError, err:
-            log.error('Unable to connect to Synology %s', err)
-            return False
+        except Exception, err:
+            log.error('Exception: %s', err)
+        finally:
+            return response
 
-    def add_torrent_uri(self, torrent):
-        log.info('Adding torrent URL %s', torrent)
-        response = {}
+    def create_task(self, url=None, filename=None, filedata=None):
+        ''' Creates new download task in Synology DownloadStation. Either specify
+        url or pair (filename, filedata).
+
+        Returns True if task was created, False otherwise
+        '''
+        result = False
         # login
-        login = self._login()
-        if login and login['success'] == True:
-            log.info('Login success, adding torrent')
-            args = {'api':'SYNO.DownloadStation.Task', 'version':1, 'method':'create', 'uri':torrent, '_sid':self.sid}
-            response = self._req(self.download_url, args)
+        if self._login():
+            args = {'api': 'SYNO.DownloadStation.Task',
+                    'version': '1',
+                    'method': 'create',
+                    '_sid': self.sid}
+            if url:
+                log.info('Login success, adding torrent URI')
+                args['uri'] = url
+                response = self._req(self.download_url, args=args)
+                log.info('Response: %s', response)
+                result = response['success']
+            elif filename and filedata:
+                log.info('Login success, adding torrent')
+                files = {'file': (filename, filedata)}
+                response = self._req(self.download_url, args=args, files=files)
+                log.info('Response: %s', response)
+                result = response['success']
+            else:
+                log.error('Invalid use of SynologyRPC.create_task: either url or filename+filedata must be specified')
             self._logout()
-        else:
-            log.error('Couldn\'t login to Synology, %s', login)
-        return response
+
+        return result