diff --git a/TorrentToMedia.py b/TorrentToMedia.py
index c9e4bd6c..bdf31c52 100755
--- a/TorrentToMedia.py
+++ b/TorrentToMedia.py
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ def processTorrent(inputDirectory, inputName, inputCategory, inputHash, inputID,
 
         myDB = nzbToMediaDB.DBConnection()
 
+        encoded = False
+        inputDirectory1 = inputDirectory
+        inputName1 = inputName
+
         try:
             encoded, inputDirectory1 = CharReplace(inputDirectory)
             encoded, inputName1 = CharReplace(inputName)
diff --git a/nzbToMedia.py b/nzbToMedia.py
index 31e4876d..157e2e48 100755
--- a/nzbToMedia.py
+++ b/nzbToMedia.py
@@ -526,6 +526,10 @@ def process(inputDirectory, inputName=None, status=0, clientAgent='manual', down
 
         myDB = nzbToMediaDB.DBConnection()
 
+        encoded = False
+        inputDirectory1 = inputDirectory
+        inputName1 = inputName
+
         try:
             encoded, inputDirectory1 = CharReplace(inputDirectory)
             encoded, inputName1 = CharReplace(inputName)