diff --git a/sickbeard/search_queue.py b/sickbeard/search_queue.py
index 547ed5ce..fd5b6cc3 100644
--- a/sickbeard/search_queue.py
+++ b/sickbeard/search_queue.py
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ class BacklogQueueItem(generic_queue.QueueItem):
             with ThreadPoolExecutor(sickbeard.NUM_OF_THREADS) as executor:
                 for provider in providers:
                     didSearch = True
-                    logger.log("Beginning backlog search for [" + self.segment + "] on " + provider.name)
+                    logger.log("Beginning backlog search for [" + str(self.segment) + "] on " + provider.name)
                     executor.submit(
                         search.searchProviders, self, self.show, self.segment, self.wantedEpisodes, provider,
                         seasonSearch, False).add_done_callback(snatch_results)
diff --git a/sickbeard/tv.py b/sickbeard/tv.py
index 34153684..56b015bd 100644
--- a/sickbeard/tv.py
+++ b/sickbeard/tv.py
@@ -2058,10 +2058,7 @@ class TVEpisode(object):
         # split off the dirs only, if they exist
         name_groups = re.split(r'[\\/]', pattern)
 
-        if len(name_groups) == 1:
-            return ''
-        else:
-            return self._format_pattern(os.sep.join(name_groups[:-1]), multi)
+        return self._format_pattern(name_groups[-1], multi)
 
     def rename(self):
         """