diff --git a/autoProcessTV/autoProcessTV.py b/autoProcessTV/autoProcessTV.py
index c784f374..d9c0244a 100644
--- a/autoProcessTV/autoProcessTV.py
+++ b/autoProcessTV/autoProcessTV.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ else:
     HTTPBasicAuthHandler = urllib2.HTTPBasicAuthHandler
 
 
-def processEpisode(dir_to_process, org_NZB_name=None):
+def processEpisode(dir_to_process, org_NZB_name=None, status=None):
     # Default values
     host = "localhost"
     port = "8081"
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ def processEpisode(dir_to_process, org_NZB_name=None):
     if org_NZB_name != None:
         params['nzbName'] = org_NZB_name
 
+    if status != None:
+        params['failed'] = status
+
     if ssl:
         protocol = "https://"
     else:
diff --git a/sickbeard/metadata/wdtv.py b/sickbeard/metadata/wdtv.py
index 1ef8418e..00ad1a7f 100644
--- a/sickbeard/metadata/wdtv.py
+++ b/sickbeard/metadata/wdtv.py
@@ -265,9 +265,8 @@ class WDTVMetadata(generic.GenericMetadata):
                 genre.text = " / ".join([x for x in myShow["genre"].split('|') if x])
 
             director = etree.SubElement(episode, "director")
-            if getattr(myEp, 'director', None) is not None:
-                director_text = myEp['director']
-            if director_text != None:
+            director_text = getattr(myEp, 'director', None)
+            if director_text is not None:
                 director.text = director_text
 
             if getattr(myShow, '_actors', None) is not None:
diff --git a/sickbeard/metadata/xbmc_12plus.py b/sickbeard/metadata/xbmc_12plus.py
index 64106ccf..7623fd54 100644
--- a/sickbeard/metadata/xbmc_12plus.py
+++ b/sickbeard/metadata/xbmc_12plus.py
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ class XBMC_12PlusMetadata(generic.GenericMetadata):
 
             director = etree.SubElement(episode, "director")
             director_text = getattr(myEp, 'director', None)
-            if director_text != None:
+            if director_text is not None:
                 director.text = director_text
 
             rating = etree.SubElement(episode, "rating")
diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/rsstorrent.py b/sickbeard/providers/rsstorrent.py
index 0b417fde..b1171589 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/rsstorrent.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/rsstorrent.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class TorrentRssProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
         except Exception, e:
             return (False, 'Error when trying to load RSS: ' + ex(e))
 
-    def getURL(self, url, headers=None):
+    def getURL(self, url, post_data=None, headers=None):
 
         if not self.session:
             self.session = requests.Session()