diff --git a/autoProcess/autoProcessComics.py b/autoProcess/autoProcessComics.py
index 310029bf..0edd1762 100644
--- a/autoProcess/autoProcessComics.py
+++ b/autoProcess/autoProcessComics.py
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ def processEpisode(dirName, nzbName=None, status=0):
         watch_dir = ""
     params = {}
 
+    nzbName, dirName = converto_to_ascii(nzbName, dirName)
+
     if dirName == "Manual Run" and watch_dir != "":
         dirName = watch_dir
     
diff --git a/autoProcess/autoProcessGames.py b/autoProcess/autoProcessGames.py
index 336c4f46..8ff2484a 100644
--- a/autoProcess/autoProcessGames.py
+++ b/autoProcess/autoProcessGames.py
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ def process(dirName, nzbName=None, status=0):
     else:
         protocol = "http://"
 
+    nzbName, dirName = converto_to_ascii(nzbName, dirName)
+
     baseURL = protocol + host + ":" + port + web_root + "/api?api_key=" + apikey + "&mode="
 
     fields = nzbName.split("-")
diff --git a/autoProcess/autoProcessMovie.py b/autoProcess/autoProcessMovie.py
index f24aa151..61c8fba6 100644
--- a/autoProcess/autoProcessMovie.py
+++ b/autoProcess/autoProcessMovie.py
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ def process(dirName, nzbName=None, status=0, clientAgent = "manual", download_id
     initial_status, clientAgent, download_id, initial_release_status = get_status(baseURL, movie_id, clientAgent, download_id)
     
     process_all_exceptions(nzbName.lower(), dirName)
+    nzbName, dirName = converto_to_ascii(nzbName, dirName)
 
     if status == 0:
         if transcode == 1:
diff --git a/autoProcess/autoProcessMusic.py b/autoProcess/autoProcessMusic.py
index bc991768..98eee1ed 100644
--- a/autoProcess/autoProcessMusic.py
+++ b/autoProcess/autoProcessMusic.py
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ def process(dirName, nzbName=None, status=0):
     if nzbName == "Manual Run":
         delay = 0
 
+    nzbName, dirName = converto_to_ascii(nzbName, dirName)
+
     baseURL = protocol + host + ":" + port + web_root + "/api?apikey=" + apikey + "&cmd="
 
     if status == 0:
diff --git a/autoProcess/autoProcessTV.py b/autoProcess/autoProcessTV.py
index 7c794f42..336a8388 100644
--- a/autoProcess/autoProcessTV.py
+++ b/autoProcess/autoProcessTV.py
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ def processEpisode(dirName, nzbName=None, failed=False):
 
     if not fork in SICKBEARD_TORRENT:
         process_all_exceptions(nzbName.lower(), dirName)
+        nzbName, dirName = converto_to_ascii(nzbName, dirName)
 
     if nzbName != "Manual Run" and not fork in SICKBEARD_TORRENT:
         # Now check if movie files exist in destination:
diff --git a/autoProcess/migratecfg.py b/autoProcess/migratecfg.py
index cf70b2ff..84624fa1 100644
--- a/autoProcess/migratecfg.py
+++ b/autoProcess/migratecfg.py
@@ -165,6 +165,16 @@ def migrate():
         option, value = item
         confignew.set(section, option, value)
 
+   section = "ASCII"
+    original = []
+    try:
+        original = configold.items(section)
+    except:
+        pass
+    for item in original:
+        option, value = item
+        confignew.set(section, option, value)
+
     section = "loggers"
     original = []
     try:
diff --git a/autoProcess/nzbToMediaUtil.py b/autoProcess/nzbToMediaUtil.py
index 72be6e79..046e1553 100644
--- a/autoProcess/nzbToMediaUtil.py
+++ b/autoProcess/nzbToMediaUtil.py
@@ -314,6 +314,31 @@ def WakeUp():
     else:
         Logger.info("System with mac: %s has been woken. Continuing with the rest of the script.", mac)
 
+def converto_to_ascii(nzbName, dirName):
+    config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
+    configFilename = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0]), "autoProcessMedia.cfg")
+    if not os.path.isfile(configFilename):
+        Logger.error("You need an autoProcessMedia.cfg file - did you rename and edit the .sample?")
+        return nzbName, dirName
+    config.read(configFilename)
+    ascii_convert = int(config.get("ASCII", "convert"))
+    if ascii_convert == 0: # just return if we don't need to wake anything.
+        return nzbName, dirName
+    
+    nzbName2 = str(nzbName.decode('ascii', 'replace').replace(u'\ufffd', '_'))
+    dirName2 = str(dirName.decode('ascii', 'replace').replace(u'\ufffd', '_'))
+    if dirName != nzbName2:
+        Logger.info("Renaming directory:%s  to: %s.", dirName, nzbName2)
+        shutil.move(dirName, nzbName2)
+    for dirpath, dirnames, filesnames in os.walk(dirName2):
+        for filename in filesnames:
+            filename2 = str(filename.decode('ascii', 'replace').replace(u'\ufffd', '_'))
+            if filename != filename2:
+                Logger.info("Renaming file:%s  to: %s.", filename, filename2)
+                shutil.move(filename, filename2)
+    nzbName = nzbName2
+    dirName = nzbName2
+    return nzbName, dirName
 
 def parse_other(args):
     return os.path.normpath(sys.argv[1]), '', '', '', ''
diff --git a/autoProcessMedia.cfg.sample b/autoProcessMedia.cfg.sample
index 9d5cc4a0..735a45bd 100644
--- a/autoProcessMedia.cfg.sample
+++ b/autoProcessMedia.cfg.sample
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ user_script_successCodes = 0
 user_script_clean = 1
 delay = 120
 
+[ASCII]
+#Set convert =1 if you want to convert any "foreign" characters to ASCII before passing to SB/CP etc. Default is disabled (0).
+convert = 0
+
 # Logging configuration
 [loggers]
 keys = root