diff --git a/couchpotato/core/helpers/variable.py b/couchpotato/core/helpers/variable.py
index 8f393d0a..fd1a101d 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/helpers/variable.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/helpers/variable.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from couchpotato.core.helpers.encoding import simplifyString, toSafeString
+from couchpotato.core.helpers.encoding import simplifyString, toSafeString, ss
 from couchpotato.core.logger import CPLog
 import hashlib
 import os.path
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ def cleanHost(host):
 
 def getImdb(txt, check_inside = True, multiple = False):
 
+    txt = ss(txt)
+
     if check_inside and os.path.isfile(txt):
         output = open(txt, 'r')
         txt = output.read()