diff --git a/autoProcessTV/SickGear-NG/SickGear-NG.py b/autoProcessTV/SickGear-NG/SickGear-NG.py
index 261d4a5e..51147c04 100755
--- a/autoProcessTV/SickGear-NG/SickGear-NG.py
+++ b/autoProcessTV/SickGear-NG/SickGear-NG.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
 # Send PostProcessing requests to SickGear
 #
-# PostProcessing-Script version: 1.6.
+# PostProcessing-Script version: 1.7.
 # <!--
 # For more info and updates please visit forum topic at
 # -->
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ import re
 import sys
 import warnings
 
-__version__ = '1.6'
+__version__ = '1.7'
 
 verbose = 0 or 'yes' == os.environ.get('NZBPO_SG_VERBOSE', 'no')
 
@@ -281,11 +281,17 @@ class Ek:
             return x
         return None
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def fix_out_encoding(x):
+        if isinstance(x, basestring):
+            return Ek.fix_string_encoding(x)
+        return x
+
     @staticmethod
     def fix_list_encoding(x):
         if type(x) not in (list, tuple):
             return x
-        return filter(lambda i: None is not i, map(Ek.fix_string_encoding, i))
+        return filter(lambda i: None is not i, map(Ek.fix_out_encoding, x))
 
     @staticmethod
     def encode_item(x):
diff --git a/lib/tvdb_api/tvdb_api.py b/lib/tvdb_api/tvdb_api.py
index c084fbda..faf00a41 100644
--- a/lib/tvdb_api/tvdb_api.py
+++ b/lib/tvdb_api/tvdb_api.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from functools import wraps
 
 __author__ = 'dbr/Ben'
 __version__ = '2.0'
-__api_version__ = '2.1.2'
+__api_version__ = '2.2.0'
 
 import os
 import time
@@ -580,19 +580,19 @@ class Tvdb:
             log().debug('Using proxy for URL: %s' % url)
             session.proxies = {'http': self.config['proxy'], 'https': self.config['proxy']}
 
-        session.headers.update({'Accept-Encoding': 'gzip,deflate', 'Authorization': 'Bearer %s' % self.get_token(),
-                                'Accept': 'application/vnd.thetvdb.v%s' % __api_version__})
+        headers = {'Accept-Encoding': 'gzip,deflate', 'Authorization': 'Bearer %s' % self.get_token(),
+                   'Accept': 'application/vnd.thetvdb.v%s' % __api_version__}
 
         if None is not language and language in self.config['valid_languages']:
-            session.headers.update({'Accept-Language': language})
+            headers.update({'Accept-Language': language})
 
         resp = None
         if self._match_url_pattern('url_seriesInfo', url):
             self.show_not_found = False
         self.not_found = False
         try:
-            resp = getURL(url.strip(), params=params, session=session, json=True, raise_status_code=True,
-                          raise_exceptions=True)
+            resp = getURL(url.strip(), params=params, session=session, headers=headers, json=True,
+                          raise_status_code=True, raise_exceptions=True)
         except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as e:
             if 401 == e.response.status_code:
                 # token expired, get new token, raise error to retry
diff --git a/sickbeard/encodingKludge.py b/sickbeard/encodingKludge.py
index 67067b20..ac362285 100644
--- a/sickbeard/encodingKludge.py
+++ b/sickbeard/encodingKludge.py
@@ -42,11 +42,16 @@ def fixStupidEncodings(x, silent=False):
         return None
 
 
+def fixOutEncoding(x):
+    if isinstance(x, basestring):
+        return fixStupidEncodings(x)
+    return x
+
+
 def fixListEncodings(x):
-    if type(x) != list and type(x) != tuple:
+    if type(x) not in (list, tuple):
         return x
-    else:
-        return filter(lambda x: x != None, map(fixStupidEncodings, x))
+    return filter(lambda i: None is not i, map(fixOutEncoding, x))
 
 
 def callPeopleStupid(x):