diff --git a/headphones/postprocessor.py b/headphones/postprocessor.py
index 05e90880..787db7a8 100644
--- a/headphones/postprocessor.py
+++ b/headphones/postprocessor.py
@@ -71,17 +71,21 @@ def verify(albumid, albumpath, Kind=None, forced=False):
         try:    
             release_list = mb.getReleaseGroup(albumid)
         except Exception, e:
-            logger.info('Unable to get release information for manual album with rgid: %s. Error: %s' % (albumid, e))
+            logger.error('Unable to get release information for manual album with rgid: %s. Error: %s' % (albumid, e))
             return
             
         if not release_list:
-            logger.info('Unable to get release information for manual album with rgid: %s' % albumid)
+            logger.error('Unable to get release information for manual album with rgid: %s' % albumid)
             return
 
         # Since we're just using this to create the bare minimum information to insert an artist/album combo, use the first release
         releaseid = release_list[0]['id']
 
         release_dict = mb.getRelease(releaseid)
+        
+        if not release_dict:
+            logger.error('Unable to get release information for manual album with rgid: %s. Cannot continue' % albumid)
+            return
 
         logger.info(u"Now adding/updating artist: " + release_dict['artist_name'])
         
diff --git a/headphones/utorrent.py b/headphones/utorrent.py
index 7aad16f5..fbf1a462 100644
--- a/headphones/utorrent.py
+++ b/headphones/utorrent.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def addTorrent(link):
         response = request.request_json(host, params=params, auth=auth, cookies=cookies)
     else:    
         params = {'action':'add-file', 'token':token}
-        files = {'torrent_file':{'music.torrent', link}}
+        files = {'torrent_file':{'music.torrent' : link}}
         response = request.request_json(host, method="post", params=params, files=files, auth=auth, cookies=cookies)
     if not response:
         logger.error("Error sending torrent to uTorrent")