diff --git a/TorrentToMedia.py b/TorrentToMedia.py
index 8b65b14d..323b063e 100755
--- a/TorrentToMedia.py
+++ b/TorrentToMedia.py
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@ import extractor.extractor as extractor
 import autoProcess.autoProcessComics as autoProcessComics
 import autoProcess.autoProcessGames as autoProcessGames 
 import autoProcess.autoProcessMusic as autoProcessMusic
-import autoProcess.autoProcessTV as autoProcessTV
 import autoProcess.autoProcessMovie as autoProcessMovie
+import autoProcess.autoProcessTV as autoProcessTV
 from autoProcess.nzbToMediaEnv import *
 from autoProcess.nzbToMediaUtil import *
+from autoSickBeardFork import autoFork
 from utorrent.client import UTorrentClient
 from transmissionrpc.client import Client as TransmissionClient
 from synchronousdeluge.client import DelugeClient
@@ -491,7 +492,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     
     cpsCategory = (config.get("CouchPotato", "cpsCategory")).split(',')                 # movie
     sbCategory = (config.get("SickBeard", "sbCategory")).split(',')                     # tv
-    sbFork = config.get("SickBeard", "fork")                                            # default
+    sbFork, sbParams = autoFork(config.get("SickBeard", "fork"))                        # default
     Torrent_ForceLink = int(config.get("SickBeard", "Torrent_ForceLink"))               # 1
     hpCategory = (config.get("HeadPhones", "hpCategory")).split(',')                    # music
     mlCategory = (config.get("Mylar", "mlCategory")).split(',')                         # comics
diff --git a/autoProcess/autoProcessTV.py b/autoProcess/autoProcessTV.py
index eb79fd21..2132fa8a 100644
--- a/autoProcess/autoProcessTV.py
+++ b/autoProcess/autoProcessTV.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import Transcoder
 from nzbToMediaEnv import *
 from nzbToMediaUtil import *
 from nzbToMediaSceneExceptions import process_all_exceptions
+from autoSickBeardFork import autoFork
 
 Logger = logging.getLogger()
 
@@ -32,7 +33,6 @@ class AuthURLOpener(urllib.FancyURLopener):
         self.numTries = 0
         return urllib.FancyURLopener.open(self, url)
 
-
 def delete(dirName):
     Logger.info("Deleting failed files and folder %s", dirName)
     try:
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ def processEpisode(dirName, nzbName=None, failed=False, clientAgent=None, inputC
     port = config.get(section, "port")
     username = config.get(section, "username")
     password = config.get(section, "password")
+
     try:
         ssl = int(config.get(section, "ssl"))
     except (ConfigParser.NoOptionError, ValueError):
@@ -79,11 +80,6 @@ def processEpisode(dirName, nzbName=None, failed=False, clientAgent=None, inputC
         watch_dir = ""
 
     try:
-        fork = config.get(section, "fork")
-    except ConfigParser.NoOptionError:
-        fork = "default"
-
-    try:    
         transcode = int(config.get("Transcoder", "transcode"))
     except (ConfigParser.NoOptionError, ValueError):
         transcode = 0
@@ -125,16 +121,14 @@ def processEpisode(dirName, nzbName=None, failed=False, clientAgent=None, inputC
     if os.path.isdir(SpecificPath):
         dirName = SpecificPath
 
-    SICKBEARD_TORRENT_USE = SICKBEARD_TORRENT
+    # auto-detect fork type
+    fork, params = autoFork()
 
-    if clientAgent in ['nzbget','sabnzbd'] and not nzbExtractionBy == "Destination": #Assume Torrent actions (unrar and link) don't happen. We need to check for valid media here.
-        SICKBEARD_TORRENT_USE = []
-
-    if not fork in SICKBEARD_TORRENT_USE:
+    if (not fork in SICKBEARD_TORRENT) or (clientAgent in ['nzbget','sabnzbd'] and not nzbExtractionBy == "Destination"):
         process_all_exceptions(nzbName.lower(), dirName)
         nzbName, dirName = converto_to_ascii(nzbName, dirName)
 
-    if nzbName != "Manual Run" and not fork in SICKBEARD_TORRENT_USE:
+    if nzbName != "Manual Run" and not fork in SICKBEARD_TORRENT:
         # Now check if movie files exist in destination:
         video = int(0)
         for dirpath, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(dirName):
@@ -157,10 +151,12 @@ def processEpisode(dirName, nzbName=None, failed=False, clientAgent=None, inputC
     if watch_dir != "" and (not host in ['localhost', '127.0.0.1'] or nzbName == "Manual Run"):
         dirName = watch_dir
 
-    params = {}
-
     params['quiet'] = 1
-    if fork in SICKBEARD_DIRNAME:
+
+    if hasattr(params, "failed"):
+        params['failed'] = failed
+
+    if hasattr(params, "dirName"):
         params['dirName'] = dirName
     else:
         params['dir'] = dirName
@@ -168,9 +164,6 @@ def processEpisode(dirName, nzbName=None, failed=False, clientAgent=None, inputC
     if nzbName != None:
         params['nzbName'] = nzbName
 
-    if fork in SICKBEARD_FAILED:
-        params['failed'] = failed
-
     if status == 0:
         Logger.info("The download succeeded. Sending process request to SickBeard's %s branch", fork)
     elif fork in SICKBEARD_FAILED:
@@ -181,7 +174,7 @@ def processEpisode(dirName, nzbName=None, failed=False, clientAgent=None, inputC
             Logger.info("Deleting directory: %s", dirName)
             delete(dirName)
         return 0 # Success (as far as this script is concerned)
-    
+
     if status == 0 and transcode == 1: # only transcode successful downlaods
         result = Transcoder.Transcode_directory(dirName)
         if result == 0:
diff --git a/autoProcess/migratecfg.py b/autoProcess/migratecfg.py
index e4389702..1ddb462f 100644
--- a/autoProcess/migratecfg.py
+++ b/autoProcess/migratecfg.py
@@ -60,10 +60,7 @@ def migrate():
             option = "sbCategory"
         if option == "failed_fork": # change this old format
             option = "fork"
-            if int(value) == 1:
-                value = "failed"
-            else:
-                value = "default"
+            value = "auto"
         if option == "outputDirectory": # move this to new location format
             value = os.path.split(os.path.normpath(value))[0]
             confignew.set("Torrent", option, value)
diff --git a/autoProcess/nzbToMediaEnv.py b/autoProcess/nzbToMediaEnv.py
index 89bf99dd..928b7e34 100644
--- a/autoProcess/nzbToMediaEnv.py
+++ b/autoProcess/nzbToMediaEnv.py
@@ -8,12 +8,16 @@ TimeOut = 60
 SABNZB_NO_OF_ARGUMENTS = 8
 SABNZB_0717_NO_OF_ARGUMENTS = 9
 
-# Constants pertaining to SickBeard Branches: 
-# extend this list to include all branches/forks that use "failed" to handle failed downloads.
-SICKBEARD_FAILED = ["failed", "TPB-failed", "Pistachitos", "TPB"]
-# extend this list to include all branches/forks that use "dirName" not "dir"
-SICKBEARD_DIRNAME = ["failed"] 
-# extend this list to include all branches/forks that process rar and link files for torrents and therefore skip extraction and linking in TorrentToMedia.
-SICKBEARD_TORRENT = ["TPB", "TPB-failed", "Pistachitos"]
+# Constants pertaining to SickBeard Branches:
+fork_default = "default"
+fork_failed = "failed"
+fork_failed_torrent = "failed-torrent"
 
+forks = {}
+forks[fork_default] = {"dir": None, "process": None}
+forks[fork_failed] = {"dir": None, "failed": None}
+forks[fork_failed_torrent] = {"dir": None, "failed": None, "process_method": None}
+
+SICKBEARD_FAILED = [fork_failed, fork_failed_torrent]
+SICKBEARD_TORRENT = [fork_failed_torrent]
 
diff --git a/autoProcessMedia.cfg.sample b/autoProcessMedia.cfg.sample
index 3270cbee..ede393b5 100644
--- a/autoProcessMedia.cfg.sample
+++ b/autoProcessMedia.cfg.sample
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ ssl = 0
 delay = 0
 wait_for = 5
 watch_dir =
-fork = default
+fork = auto
 delete_failed = 0
 nzbExtractionBy = Downloader
 Torrent_ForceLink = 1
diff --git a/autoSickBeardFork.py b/autoSickBeardFork.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bfaef381
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autoSickBeardFork.py
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+import sys
+import urllib
+import os
+import ConfigParser
+import logging
+
+from autoProcess.nzbToMediaEnv import *
+
+Logger = logging.getLogger()
+
+class AuthURLOpener(urllib.FancyURLopener):
+    def __init__(self, user, pw):
+        self.username = user
+        self.password = pw
+        self.numTries = 0
+        urllib.FancyURLopener.__init__(self)
+
+    def prompt_user_passwd(self, host, realm):
+        if self.numTries == 0:
+            self.numTries = 1
+            return (self.username, self.password)
+        else:
+            return ('', '')
+
+    def openit(self, url):
+        self.numTries = 0
+        return urllib.FancyURLopener.open(self, url)
+
+def autoFork(fork=None):
+    config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
+    configFilename = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0]), "autoProcessMedia.cfg")
+    config.read(configFilename)
+
+    # config settings
+    section = "SickBeard"
+    host = config.get(section, "host")
+    port = config.get(section, "port")
+    username = config.get(section, "username")
+    password = config.get(section, "password")
+
+    try:
+        ssl = int(config.get(section, "ssl"))
+    except (ConfigParser.NoOptionError, ValueError):
+        ssl = 0
+
+    try:
+        web_root = config.get(section, "web_root")
+    except ConfigParser.NoOptionError:
+        web_root = ""
+
+    try:
+        fork = config.get(section, "fork")
+        if not fork in "auto":
+            fork = forks[fork] \
+                if fork in SICKBEARD_FAILED or SICKBEARD_TORRENT else forks[fork_default]
+    except ConfigParser.NoOptionError:
+        fork = forks[fork_default]
+
+    myOpener = AuthURLOpener(username, password)
+
+    if ssl:
+        protocol = "https://"
+    else:
+        protocol = "http://"
+
+    if fork in "auto":
+        Logger.info("Attempting to auto-detect SickBeard fork")
+        for f in forks.iteritems():
+            url = protocol + host + ":" + port + web_root + "/home/postprocess/processEpisode?" + urllib.urlencode(f[1])
+
+            # attempting to auto-detect fork
+            urlObj = myOpener.openit(url)
+
+            if urlObj.getcode() == 200:
+                Logger.info("SickBeard fork auto-detection successful. Fork set to %s", f[0])
+                return f[0], f[1]
+
+        # failed to auto-detect fork
+        Logger.info("SickBeard fork auto-detection failed")
+
+    Logger.info("SickBeard fork set to %s", fork[0])
+    return fork[0], fork[1]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/nzbToMedia.py b/nzbToMedia.py
index 95609cf9..e7db98af 100755
--- a/nzbToMedia.py
+++ b/nzbToMedia.py
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@
 
 # SickBeard fork.
 #
-# set to default or TPB or failed if using the custom "TPB" or "failed fork".
-#sbfork=default
+# set to default or auto to auto-detect the custom failed fork type".
+#sbfork=auto
 
 # SickBeard Delete Failed Downloads (0, 1)
 #
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ import autoProcess.migratecfg as migratecfg
 import autoProcess.autoProcessComics as autoProcessComics
 import autoProcess.autoProcessGames as autoProcessGames
 import autoProcess.autoProcessMusic as autoProcessMusic
-import autoProcess.autoProcessTV as autoProcessTV
 import autoProcess.autoProcessMovie as autoProcessMovie
+import autoProcess.autoProcessTV as autoProcessTV
 from autoProcess.nzbToMediaEnv import *
 from autoProcess.nzbToMediaUtil import *