diff --git a/autoProcess/autoSickBeardFork.py b/autoProcess/autoSickBeardFork.py
index bbaaf405..e87625a0 100644
--- a/autoProcess/autoSickBeardFork.py
+++ b/autoProcess/autoSickBeardFork.py
@@ -50,20 +50,17 @@ def autoFork(fork=None):
 
     try:
         fork = config.get(section, "fork")
-        if not fork in "auto":
-            fork = fork if fork in SICKBEARD_FAILED or fork in SICKBEARD_TORRENT else fork_default
-            fork = [f for f in forks.iteritems() if f[0] == fork][0]
     except ConfigParser.NoOptionError:
-        fork = [f for f in forks.iteritems() if f[0] == fork_default][0]
-
-    myOpener = AuthURLOpener(username, password)
-
-    if ssl:
-        protocol = "https://"
-    else:
-        protocol = "http://"
+        fork = "auto"
 
     if fork in "auto":
+        myOpener = AuthURLOpener(username, password)
+
+        if ssl:
+            protocol = "https://"
+        else:
+            protocol = "http://"
+
         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])
@@ -78,5 +75,12 @@ def autoFork(fork=None):
         # failed to auto-detect fork
         Logger.info("SickBeard fork auto-detection failed")
 
+    else: #if not fork in "auto"
+        try:
+            fork = fork if fork in SICKBEARD_FAILED or fork in SICKBEARD_TORRENT else fork_default
+            fork = [f for f in forks.iteritems() if f[0] == fork][0]
+        except:
+            fork = [f for f in forks.iteritems() if f[0] == fork_default][0]
+
     Logger.info("SickBeard fork set to %s", fork[0])
     return fork[0], fork[1]
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