diff --git a/lib/tvdb_api/tvdb_api.py b/lib/tvdb_api/tvdb_api.py
index 08bea4da..d9f6f550 100644
--- a/lib/tvdb_api/tvdb_api.py
+++ b/lib/tvdb_api/tvdb_api.py
@@ -683,6 +683,8 @@ class Tvdb:
         BaseUI is used to select the first result.
         """
         allSeries = self.search(series)
+        if not isinstance(allSeries, list):
+            allSeries = [allSeries]
 
         if len(allSeries) == 0:
             log().debug('Series result returned zero')
diff --git a/lib/tvrage_api/tvrage_api.py b/lib/tvrage_api/tvrage_api.py
index d62cbb89..1993aa0f 100644
--- a/lib/tvrage_api/tvrage_api.py
+++ b/lib/tvrage_api/tvrage_api.py
@@ -548,6 +548,8 @@ class TVRage:
         BaseUI is used to select the first result.
         """
         allSeries = self.search(series)
+        if not isinstance(allSeries, list):
+            allSeries = [allSeries]
 
         if len(allSeries) == 0:
             log().debug('Series result returned zero')