diff --git a/couchpotato/core/helpers/variable.py b/couchpotato/core/helpers/variable.py
index bf5b2362..9a4bdc13 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/helpers/variable.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/helpers/variable.py
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ from couchpotato.core.logger import CPLog
 import hashlib
 import os.path
 import platform
+import random
 import re
+import string
 
 log = CPLog(__name__)
 
@@ -117,3 +119,6 @@ def getTitle(library_dict):
         log.error('Could not get title for library item: %s' % library_dict)
         return None
 
+def randomString(size = 8, chars = string.ascii_uppercase + string.digits):
+    return ''.join(random.choice(chars) for x in range(size))
+
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/providers/movie/_modifier/main.py b/couchpotato/core/providers/movie/_modifier/main.py
index e9ad7633..5ed42141 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/providers/movie/_modifier/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/providers/movie/_modifier/main.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from couchpotato import get_session
 from couchpotato.core.event import addEvent, fireEvent
-from couchpotato.core.helpers.variable import mergeDicts
+from couchpotato.core.helpers.variable import mergeDicts, randomString
 from couchpotato.core.logger import CPLog
 from couchpotato.core.plugins.base import Plugin
 from couchpotato.core.settings.model import Library
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ class MovieResultModifier(Plugin):
 
         # Combine on imdb id
         for item in results:
-            imdb = item.get('imdb', 'random-%s' % time.time())
+            random_string = randomString()
+            imdb = item.get('imdb', random_string)
+            imdb = imdb if imdb else random_string
+
             if not temp.get(imdb):
                 temp[imdb] = self.getLibraryTags(imdb)
                 order.append(imdb)