diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/renamer/main.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/renamer/main.py
index 5a3549c5..75982ba6 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/renamer/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/renamer/main.py
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ class Renamer(Plugin):
         return string.replace('  ', ' ').replace(' .', '.')
 
     def deleteEmptyFolder(self, folder, show_error = True):
+        folder = ss(folder)
 
         loge = log.error if show_error else log.debug
         for root, dirs, files in os.walk(folder):