diff --git a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/rtorrent/main.py b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/rtorrent/main.py
index caf64d52..c8c323f9 100755
--- a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/rtorrent/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/rtorrent/main.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class rTorrent(Downloader):
                 group.set_command()
                 group.disable()
         except MethodError, err:
-            log.error('Unable to set group options: %s', err.message)
+            log.error('Unable to set group options: %s', err.msg)
             return False
 
         return True
diff --git a/libs/rtorrent/lib/xmlrpc/scgi.py b/libs/rtorrent/lib/xmlrpc/scgi.py
index 88515e5c..5ba61fa5 100644
--- a/libs/rtorrent/lib/xmlrpc/scgi.py
+++ b/libs/rtorrent/lib/xmlrpc/scgi.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class SCGITransport(xmlrpclib.Transport):
         try:
             if host:
                 host, port = urllib.splitport(host)
-                addrinfo = socket.getaddrinfo(host, port, socket.AF_INET,
+                addrinfo = socket.getaddrinfo(host, int(port), socket.AF_INET,
                                               socket.SOCK_STREAM)
                 sock = socket.socket(*addrinfo[0][:3])
                 sock.connect(addrinfo[0][4])