diff --git a/sickbeard/show_name_helpers.py b/sickbeard/show_name_helpers.py
index 2f8665bb..ae8370aa 100644
--- a/sickbeard/show_name_helpers.py
+++ b/sickbeard/show_name_helpers.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def filterBadReleases(name):
 
     # if any of the bad strings are in the name then say no
     if sickbeard.IGNORE_WORDS:
-        resultFilters + sickbeard.IGNORE_WORDS.split(',')
+        resultFilters.extend(sickbeard.IGNORE_WORDS.split(','))
     filters = [re.compile('(^|[\W_])%s($|[\W_])' % filter.strip(), re.I) for filter in resultFilters]
     for regfilter in filters:
         if regfilter.search(name):