diff --git a/nzbtomedia/__init__.py b/nzbtomedia/__init__.py
index 21769377..009489db 100644
--- a/nzbtomedia/__init__.py
+++ b/nzbtomedia/__init__.py
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ def initialize(section=None):
     AINCLUDE = int(CFG["Transcoder"]["allAudioLanguages"])
     SLANGUAGES = CFG["Transcoder"]["subLanguages"]
     if isinstance(SLANGUAGES, str): SLANGUAGES = SLANGUAGES.split(',')
+    if SLANGUAGES == ['']: SLANGUAGES = []
     SINCLUDE = int(CFG["Transcoder"]["allSubLanguages"])
     SEXTRACT = int(CFG["Transcoder"]["extractSubs"])
     SEMBED = int(CFG["Transcoder"]["embedSubs"])
diff --git a/nzbtomedia/transcoder/transcoder.py b/nzbtomedia/transcoder/transcoder.py
index 4370a2f4..174fe1eb 100644
--- a/nzbtomedia/transcoder/transcoder.py
+++ b/nzbtomedia/transcoder/transcoder.py
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ def buildCommands(file, newDir):
         videoStreams = [item for item in video_details["streams"] if item["codec_type"] == "video"]
         audioStreams = [item for item in video_details["streams"] if item["codec_type"] == "audio"]
         subStreams = [item for item in video_details["streams"] if item["codec_type"] == "subtitle"]
-  
+        if nzbtomedia.VEXTENSION not in ['.mkv', '.mpegts']:
+            subStreams = [item for item in video_details["streams"] if item["codec_type"] == "subtitle" and item["codec_name"] != "hdmv_pgs_subtitle"]
 
     for video in videoStreams:
         codec = video["codec_name"]
@@ -377,7 +378,7 @@ def extract_subs(file, newfilePath, bitbucket):
     video_details, result = getVideoDetails(file)
     if not video_details:
         return
-    subStreams = [item for item in video_details["streams"] if item["codec_type"] == "subtitle"]
+    subStreams = [item for item in video_details["streams"] if item["codec_type"] == "subtitle" and item["codec_name"] != "hdmv_pgs_subtitle"]
     if nzbtomedia.SUBSDIR:
         subdir = nzbtomedia.SUBSDIR
     else: