diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/hdtorrents.py b/sickbeard/providers/hdtorrents.py
index 9c7f6a21..df937676 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/hdtorrents.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/hdtorrents.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class HDTorrentsProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
             for show_name in set(show_name_helpers.allPossibleShowNames(show)):
                 ep_string = sanitizeSceneName(show_name) + ' ' + \
                             str(episode).replace('-', '|') + '|' + \
-                            helpers.custom_strftime('%b', episode)
+                            helpers.custom_strftime('%b', str(episode))
                 search_string['Episode'].append(ep_string)
         else:
             for show_name in set(show_name_helpers.allPossibleShowNames(show)):
diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/iptorrents.py b/sickbeard/providers/iptorrents.py
index 1910e768..381e4a4e 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/iptorrents.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/iptorrents.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class IPTorrentsProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
             for show_name in set(show_name_helpers.allPossibleShowNames(show)):
                 ep_string = sanitizeSceneName(show_name) + ' ' + \
                             str(episode).replace('-', '|') + '|' + \
-                            helpers.custom_strftime('%b', episode)
+                            helpers.custom_strftime('%b', str(episode))
                 search_string['Episode'].append(ep_string)
         else:
             for show_name in set(show_name_helpers.allPossibleShowNames(show)):
diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/kat.py b/sickbeard/providers/kat.py
index c09a137a..6916c70f 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/kat.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/kat.py
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class KATProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
 
                 ep_string = sanitizeSceneName(show_name) + ' ' + \
                             str(episode).replace('-','|') + '|' + \
-                            helpers.custom_strftime('%b', episode)
+                            helpers.custom_strftime('%b', str(episode))
                 search_string['Episode'].append(ep_string)
         else:
             for show_name in set(allPossibleShowNames(show)):
diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/nextgen.py b/sickbeard/providers/nextgen.py
index d14242e8..641c96cd 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/nextgen.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/nextgen.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class NextGenProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
             for show_name in set(show_name_helpers.allPossibleShowNames(show)):
                 ep_string = sanitizeSceneName(show_name) + ' ' + \
                             str(episode).replace('-', '|') + '|' + \
-                            helpers.custom_strftime('%b', episode)
+                            helpers.custom_strftime('%b', str(episode))
                 search_string['Episode'].append(ep_string)
         else:
             for show_name in set(show_name_helpers.allPossibleShowNames(show)):
diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/publichd.py b/sickbeard/providers/publichd.py
index 3c99f9a2..c1bd732e 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/publichd.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/publichd.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class PublicHDProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
             for show_name in set(allPossibleShowNames(show)):
                 ep_string = sanitizeSceneName(show_name) + ' ' + \
                             str(episode).replace('-', '|') + '|' + \
-                            helpers.custom_strftime('%b', episode)
+                            helpers.custom_strftime('%b', str(episode))
                 search_string['Episode'].append(ep_string)
         else:
             for show_name in set(allPossibleShowNames(show)):
diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/scc.py b/sickbeard/providers/scc.py
index a0682caa..c92b0ee6 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/scc.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/scc.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class SCCProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
             for show_name in set(show_name_helpers.allPossibleShowNames(show)):
                 ep_string = sanitizeSceneName(show_name) + ' ' + \
                             str(episode).replace('-', '|') + '|' + \
-                            helpers.custom_strftime('%b', episode)
+                            helpers.custom_strftime('%b', str(episode))
                 search_string['Episode'].append(ep_string)
         else:
             for show_name in set(show_name_helpers.allPossibleShowNames(show)):
diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/speedcd.py b/sickbeard/providers/speedcd.py
index e8069cd8..accc05f4 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/speedcd.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/speedcd.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class SpeedCDProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
             for show_name in set(show_name_helpers.allPossibleShowNames(show)):
                 ep_string = sanitizeSceneName(show_name) + ' ' + \
                             str(episode).replace('-', '|') + '|' + \
-                            helpers.custom_strftime('%b', episode)
+                            helpers.custom_strftime('%b', str(episode))
                 search_string['Episode'].append(ep_string)
         else:
             for show_name in set(show_name_helpers.allPossibleShowNames(show)):
diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/thepiratebay.py b/sickbeard/providers/thepiratebay.py
index 4d4fd838..847bddca 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/thepiratebay.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/thepiratebay.py
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class ThePirateBayProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
             for show_name in set(allPossibleShowNames(show)):
                 ep_string = sanitizeSceneName(show_name) + ' ' + \
                             str(episode).replace('-', '|') + '|' + \
-                            helpers.custom_strftime('%b', episode)
+                            helpers.custom_strftime('%b', str(episode))
                 search_string['Episode'].append(ep_string)
         else:
             for show_name in set(allPossibleShowNames(show)):
diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/torrentday.py b/sickbeard/providers/torrentday.py
index 89335736..d6b6ca02 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/torrentday.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/torrentday.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class TorrentDayProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
             for show_name in set(show_name_helpers.allPossibleShowNames(show)):
                 ep_string = sanitizeSceneName(show_name) + ' ' + \
                             str(episode).replace('-', '|') + '|' + \
-                            helpers.custom_strftime('%b', episode)
+                            helpers.custom_strftime('%b', str(episode))
                 search_string['Episode'].append(ep_string)
         else:
             for show_name in set(show_name_helpers.allPossibleShowNames(show)):
diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/torrentleech.py b/sickbeard/providers/torrentleech.py
index a9ac032e..af6d26b9 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/torrentleech.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/torrentleech.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class TorrentLeechProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
             for show_name in set(show_name_helpers.allPossibleShowNames(show)):
                 ep_string = sanitizeSceneName(show_name) + ' ' + \
                             str(episode).replace('-', '|') + '|' + \
-                            helpers.custom_strftime('%b', episode)
+                            helpers.custom_strftime('%b', str(episode))
                 search_string['Episode'].append(ep_string)
         else:
             for show_name in set(show_name_helpers.allPossibleShowNames(show)):
diff --git a/tests/xem_tests.py b/tests/xem_tests.py
index 6bd6f6b6..52b32af1 100644
--- a/tests/xem_tests.py
+++ b/tests/xem_tests.py
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ from __future__ import with_statement
 
 import unittest
 import sys, os.path
+import datetime
 
 sys.path.append(os.path.abspath('..'))
 sys.path.append(os.path.abspath('../lib'))
 
 import test_lib as test
 import sickbeard
-from sickbeard.helpers import sanitizeSceneName
-from sickbeard.show_name_helpers import allPossibleShowNames
+from sickbeard.helpers import sanitizeSceneName, custom_strftime
 from sickbeard.tv import TVShow
 
 class XEMBasicTests(test.SickbeardTestDBCase):
@@ -49,8 +49,18 @@ class XEMBasicTests(test.SickbeardTestDBCase):
 
     def test_formating(self):
         self.loadFromDB()
-        show = sickbeard.helpers.findCertainShow(sickbeard.showList, 111051)
-        ep = show.getEpisode(2014, 34)
+        show = sickbeard.helpers.findCertainShow(sickbeard.showList, 24749)
+        ep = show.getEpisode(21, 17)
+        ep.airdate = datetime.datetime.now()
+
+        search_string = {'Episode':[]}
+        episode = ep.airdate
+        str(episode).replace('-', '|')
+        ep_string = sanitizeSceneName(show.name) + ' ' + \
+                    str(episode).replace('-', '|') + '|' + \
+                    sickbeard.helpers.custom_strftime('%b', episode)
+
+        search_string['Episode'].append(ep_string)
 
         scene_ep_string = sanitizeSceneName(show.name) + ' ' + \
                     sickbeard.config.naming_ep_type[2] % {'seasonnumber': ep.scene_season,
@@ -69,12 +79,6 @@ class XEMBasicTests(test.SickbeardTestDBCase):
 
         print('Scene season search strings: %s' % (scene_season_string))
 
-    def test_renaming(self):
-        self.file_name = 'American Pickers - S04E01 - Jurassic Pick.avi'
-        orig_extension = self.file_name.rpartition('.')[-1]
-        new_base_name = os.path.basename(proper_path)
-        new_file_name = new_base_name + '.' + orig_extension
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     print "=================="
     print "STARTING - XEM Scene Numbering TESTS"