diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 4fd8e112..aa40e7a1 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 12.1.03
+current_version = 12.1.04
 commit = True
 tag = False
 
diff --git a/core/__init__.py b/core/__init__.py
index 9814c87f..8cdcfeee 100644
--- a/core/__init__.py
+++ b/core/__init__.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ from core.utils import (
     wake_up,
 )
 
-__version__ = '12.1.03'
+__version__ = '12.1.04'
 
 # Client Agents
 NZB_CLIENTS = ['sabnzbd', 'nzbget', 'manual']
diff --git a/core/auto_process/music.py b/core/auto_process/music.py
index e72d9b8c..af3bb166 100644
--- a/core/auto_process/music.py
+++ b/core/auto_process/music.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def process(section, dir_name, input_name=None, status=0, client_agent='manual',
             )
 
         try:
-            res = json.loads(r.content)
+            res = r.json()
             scan_id = int(res['id'])
             logger.debug('Scan started with id: {0}'.format(scan_id), section)
         except Exception as e:
diff --git a/core/auto_process/tv.py b/core/auto_process/tv.py
index 57fe2a1e..801f3234 100644
--- a/core/auto_process/tv.py
+++ b/core/auto_process/tv.py
@@ -95,12 +95,13 @@ def process(section, dir_name, input_name=None, failed=False, client_agent='manu
     # Attempt to create the directory if it doesn't exist and ignore any
     # error stating that it already exists. This fixes a bug where SickRage
     # won't process the directory because it doesn't exist.
-    try:
-        os.makedirs(dir_name)  # Attempt to create the directory
-    except OSError as e:
-        # Re-raise the error if it wasn't about the directory not existing
-        if e.errno != errno.EEXIST:
-            raise
+    if dir_name:
+        try:
+            os.makedirs(dir_name)  # Attempt to create the directory
+        except OSError as e:
+            # Re-raise the error if it wasn't about the directory not existing
+            if e.errno != errno.EEXIST:
+                raise
 
     if 'process_method' not in fork_params or (client_agent in ['nzbget', 'sabnzbd'] and nzb_extraction_by != 'Destination'):
         if input_name:
@@ -343,7 +344,7 @@ def process(section, dir_name, input_name=None, failed=False, client_agent='manu
             time.sleep(60)
     elif section == 'NzbDrone':
         try:
-            res = json.loads(r.content)
+            res = r.json()
             scan_id = int(res['id'])
             logger.debug('Scan started with id: {0}'.format(scan_id), section)
             started = True
diff --git a/core/utils/encoding.py b/core/utils/encoding.py
index bd6183d5..e4ad894a 100644
--- a/core/utils/encoding.py
+++ b/core/utils/encoding.py
@@ -27,40 +27,68 @@ def char_replace(name_in):
     encoded = False
     encoding = None
     if isinstance(name_in, text_type):
-        return encoded, name_in.encode(core.SYS_ENCODING)
+        return encoded, name_in
     if PY2:
         name = name_in
+        for Idx in range(len(name)):
+            # print('Trying to intuit the encoding')
+            # /!\ detection is done 2char by 2char for UTF-8 special character
+            if (len(name) != 1) & (Idx < (len(name) - 1)):
+                # Detect UTF-8
+                if ((name[Idx] == '\xC2') | (name[Idx] == '\xC3')) & (
+                        (name[Idx + 1] >= '\xA0') & (name[Idx + 1] <= '\xFF')):
+                    encoding = 'utf-8'
+                    break
+                # Detect CP850
+                elif (name[Idx] >= '\x80') & (name[Idx] <= '\xA5'):
+                    encoding = 'cp850'
+                    break
+                # Detect ISO-8859-15
+                elif (name[Idx] >= '\xA6') & (name[Idx] <= '\xFF'):
+                    encoding = 'iso-8859-15'
+                    break
+            else:
+                # Detect CP850
+                if (name[Idx] >= '\x80') & (name[Idx] <= '\xA5'):
+                    encoding = 'cp850'
+                    break
+                # Detect ISO-8859-15
+                elif (name[Idx] >= '\xA6') & (name[Idx] <= '\xFF'):
+                    encoding = 'iso-8859-15'
+                    break
     else:
         name = bytes(name_in)
-    for Idx in range(len(name)):
-        print('Trying to intuit the encoding')
-        # /!\ detection is done 2char by 2char for UTF-8 special character
-        if (len(name) != 1) & (Idx < (len(name) - 1)):
-            # Detect UTF-8
-            if ((name[Idx] == 0xC2) | (name[Idx] == 0xC3)) & (
-                    (name[Idx + 1] >= 0xA0) & (name[Idx + 1] <= 0xFF)):
-                encoding = 'utf-8'
-                break
-            # Detect CP850
-            elif (name[Idx] >= 0x80) & (name[Idx] <= 0xA5):
-                encoding = 'cp850'
-                break
-            # Detect ISO-8859-15
-            elif (name[Idx] >= 0xA6) & (name[Idx] <= 0xFF):
-                encoding = 'iso-8859-15'
-                break
-        else:
-            # Detect CP850
-            if (name[Idx] >= 0x80) & (name[Idx] <= 0xA5):
-                encoding = 'cp850'
-                break
-            # Detect ISO-8859-15
-            elif (name[Idx] >= 0xA6) & (name[Idx] <= 0xFF):
-                encoding = 'iso-8859-15'
-                break
-    if encoding and not encoding == core.SYS_ENCODING:
+        for Idx in range(len(name)):
+            # print('Trying to intuit the encoding')
+            # /!\ detection is done 2char by 2char for UTF-8 special character
+            if (len(name) != 1) & (Idx < (len(name) - 1)):
+                # Detect UTF-8
+                if ((name[Idx] == 0xC2) | (name[Idx] == 0xC3)) & (
+                        (name[Idx + 1] >= 0xA0) & (name[Idx + 1] <= 0xFF)):
+                    encoding = 'utf-8'
+                    break
+                # Detect CP850
+                elif (name[Idx] >= 0x80) & (name[Idx] <= 0xA5):
+                    encoding = 'cp850'
+                    break
+                # Detect ISO-8859-15
+                elif (name[Idx] >= 0xA6) & (name[Idx] <= 0xFF):
+                    encoding = 'iso-8859-15'
+                    break
+            else:
+                # Detect CP850
+                if (name[Idx] >= 0x80) & (name[Idx] <= 0xA5):
+                    encoding = 'cp850'
+                    break
+                # Detect ISO-8859-15
+                elif (name[Idx] >= 0xA6) & (name[Idx] <= 0xFF):
+                    encoding = 'iso-8859-15'
+                    break
+    if encoding:
         encoded = True
-        name = name.decode(encoding).encode(core.SYS_ENCODING)
+        name = name.decode(encoding)
+    elif not PY2:
+        name = name.decode()
     return encoded, name
 
 
diff --git a/core/utils/identification.py b/core/utils/identification.py
index 84fa834a..bd7dff04 100644
--- a/core/utils/identification.py
+++ b/core/utils/identification.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def find_imdbid(dir_name, input_name, omdb_api_key):
         url = 'http://www.omdbapi.com'
 
         if not omdb_api_key:
-            logger.info('Unable to determine imdbID: No api key provided for ombdapi.com.')
+            logger.info('Unable to determine imdbID: No api key provided for omdbapi.com.')
             return
 
         logger.debug('Opening URL: {0}'.format(url))
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 19d0a3b7..df77e262 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def read(*names, **kwargs):
 
 setup(
     name='nzbToMedia',
-    version='12.1.03',
+    version='12.1.04',
     license='GPLv3',
     description='Efficient on demand post processing',
     long_description="""