diff --git a/autoProcess/autoProcessTV.py b/autoProcess/autoProcessTV.py
index 91634b97..32a062b9 100644
--- a/autoProcess/autoProcessTV.py
+++ b/autoProcess/autoProcessTV.py
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ def processEpisode(dirName, nzbName=None, failed=False, clientAgent=None, inputC
         nzbExtractionBy = config.get(section, "nzbExtractionBy")
     except (ConfigParser.NoOptionError, ValueError):
         nzbExtractionBy = "Downloader"
+    try:
+        process_method = config.get(section, "process_method")
+    except ConfigParser.NoOptionError:
+        process_method = None
 
     TimeOut = 60 * int(wait_for) # SickBeard needs to complete all moving and renaming before returning the log sequence via url.
     socket.setdefaulttimeout(int(TimeOut)) #initialize socket timeout.
@@ -151,23 +155,27 @@ 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
 
+    # don't have sickbeard display any output
     params['quiet'] = 1
 
     for param in copy.copy(params):
         if param is "failed":
-            params["failed"] = failed
+            params[param] = failed
 
         if param is "dirName":
-            params["dirName"] = dirName
+            params[param] = dirName
 
         if param is "dir":
-            params["dir"] = dirName
+            params[param] = dirName
 
         if param is "process":
             params["process"] = None
 
         if param is "process_method":
-            params["process_method"] = None
+            if process_method:
+                params[param] = process_method
+            else:
+                del params[param]
 
     if nzbName != None:
         params['nzbName'] = nzbName
diff --git a/autoProcess/migratecfg.py b/autoProcess/migratecfg.py
index 1e74fe91..619cab25 100644
--- a/autoProcess/migratecfg.py
+++ b/autoProcess/migratecfg.py
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ def addnzbget():
 
 
     section = "SickBeard"
-    envKeys = ['CATEGORY', 'HOST', 'PORT', 'USERNAME', 'PASSWORD', 'SSL', 'WEB_ROOT', 'WATCH_DIR', 'FORK', 'DELETE_FAILED', 'DELAY', 'WAIT_FOR']
-    cfgKeys = ['sbCategory', 'host', 'port', 'username', 'password', 'ssl', 'web_root', 'watch_dir', 'fork', 'delete_failed', 'delay', 'wait_for']
+    envKeys = ['CATEGORY', 'HOST', 'PORT', 'USERNAME', 'PASSWORD', 'SSL', 'WEB_ROOT', 'WATCH_DIR', 'FORK', 'DELETE_FAILED', 'DELAY', 'WAIT_FOR', 'PROCESS_METHOD']
+    cfgKeys = ['sbCategory', 'host', 'port', 'username', 'password', 'ssl', 'web_root', 'watch_dir', 'fork', 'delete_failed', 'delay', 'wait_for', 'process_method']
     for index in range(len(envKeys)):
         key = 'NZBPO_SB' + envKeys[index]
         if os.environ.has_key(key):
diff --git a/autoProcessMedia.cfg.sample b/autoProcessMedia.cfg.sample
index 885bf4d6..f6570b17 100644
--- a/autoProcessMedia.cfg.sample
+++ b/autoProcessMedia.cfg.sample
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ fork = auto
 delete_failed = 0
 nzbExtractionBy = Downloader
 Torrent_ForceLink = 1
+process_method =
 
 
 [HeadPhones]
diff --git a/nzbToMedia.py b/nzbToMedia.py
index 1a50a5e3..fadcee68 100755
--- a/nzbToMedia.py
+++ b/nzbToMedia.py
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@
 # set to 1 to delete failed, or 0 to leave files in place.
 #sbdelete_failed=0
 
+# SickBeard process method.
+#
+# set this to move, copy, hardlin, symlink as appropriate if you want to over-ride SB defaults. Leave blank to use SB default.
+#sbprocess_method=
+
 ## HeadPhones
 
 # HeadPhones script category.
diff --git a/nzbToSickBeard.py b/nzbToSickBeard.py
index 1c554fe1..78792076 100755
--- a/nzbToSickBeard.py
+++ b/nzbToSickBeard.py
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@
 # set to 1 to delete failed, or 0 to leave files in place.
 #sbdelete_failed=0
 
+# SickBeard process method.
+#
+# set this to move, copy, hardlin, symlink as appropriate if you want to over-ride SB defaults. Leave blank to use SB default.
+#sbprocess_method=
+
 ## Extensions
 
 # Media Extensions