diff --git a/headphones/librarysync.py b/headphones/librarysync.py
index 4a4a4e16..6fe13e17 100644
--- a/headphones/librarysync.py
+++ b/headphones/librarysync.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def libraryScan(dir=None, append=False, ArtistID=None, ArtistName=None, cron=Fal
         del_have_tracks = myDB.select('SELECT Location, Matched, ArtistName from have')
 
         for track in del_have_tracks:
-            encoded_track_string = track['Location'].encode(headphones.SYS_ENCODING)
+            encoded_track_string = track['Location'].encode(headphones.SYS_ENCODING, 'replace')
             if not os.path.isfile(encoded_track_string):
                 if track['ArtistName']:
                     #Make sure deleted files get accounted for when updating artist track counts
diff --git a/headphones/sab.py b/headphones/sab.py
index 52d8e3e1..a577f020 100644
--- a/headphones/sab.py
+++ b/headphones/sab.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def sendNZB(nzb):
 
     if headphones.SAB_HOST.endswith('/'):
         headphones.SAB_HOST = headphones.SAB_HOST[0:len(headphones.SAB_HOST)-1]
-    
+
     url = headphones.SAB_HOST + "/" + "api?" + urllib.urlencode(params)
 
     try: