diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 5e13379c..a8f93743 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@
 * Change prevent browser auto completing password fields on config pages
 * Change refresh page when torrent providers are enabled/disabled
 * Change only display Search Settings/"Usenet retention" if Search NZBs is enabled
+* Change sab API request to prevent naming mismatch
 
 [develop changelog]
 * Change send nzb data to NZBGet for Anizb instead of url
diff --git a/sickbeard/sab.py b/sickbeard/sab.py
index eba8273d..0120d6a4 100644
--- a/sickbeard/sab.py
+++ b/sickbeard/sab.py
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ def send_nzb(nzb):
         if 1 == nzb.priority:
             params['priority'] = 1
 
+        params['nzbname'] = '%s.nzb' % nzb.name
+
         kwargs = {}
         # if it's a normal result we just pass SAB the URL
         if 'nzb' == nzb.resultType: