diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/kat.py b/sickbeard/providers/kat.py
index d3e3aa95..fcaff6e9 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/kat.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/kat.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class KATProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
                 ep_string = show_name + ' Season ' + str(ep_obj.airdate).split('-')[0]
                 search_string['Season'].append(ep_string)
             elif ep_obj.show.anime:
-                ep_string = show_name + ' ' + "%d" % ep_obj.scene_absolute_number
+                ep_string = show_name + ' ' + "%02d" % ep_obj.scene_absolute_number
                 search_string['Season'].append(ep_string)
             else:
                 ep_string = show_name + ' S%02d' % int(ep_obj.scene_season) + ' -S%02d' % int(
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ class KATProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
         elif self.show.anime:
             for show_name in set(allPossibleShowNames(self.show)):
                 ep_string = sanitizeSceneName(show_name) + ' ' + \
-                            "%i" % int(ep_obj.scene_absolute_number)
+                            "%02i" % int(ep_obj.scene_absolute_number)
                 search_string['Episode'].append(ep_string)
         else:
             for show_name in set(allPossibleShowNames(self.show)):
diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/thepiratebay.py b/sickbeard/providers/thepiratebay.py
index eaf970f7..62c2966a 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/thepiratebay.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/thepiratebay.py
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class ThePirateBayProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
                 ep_string = show_name + ' Season ' + str(ep_obj.airdate).split('-')[0]
                 search_string['Season'].append(ep_string)
             elif ep_obj.show.anime:
-                ep_string = show_name + ' ' + "%d" % ep_obj.scene_absolute_number
+                ep_string = show_name + ' ' + "%02d" % ep_obj.scene_absolute_number
                 search_string['Season'].append(ep_string)
             else:
                 ep_string = show_name + ' S%02d' % int(ep_obj.scene_season)
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ class ThePirateBayProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
         elif self.show.anime:
             for show_name in set(allPossibleShowNames(self.show)):
                 ep_string = sanitizeSceneName(show_name) + ' ' + \
-                            "%i" % int(ep_obj.scene_absolute_number)
+                            "%02i" % int(ep_obj.scene_absolute_number)
                 search_string['Episode'].append(ep_string)
         else:
             for show_name in set(allPossibleShowNames(self.show)):
diff --git a/sickbeard/show_name_helpers.py b/sickbeard/show_name_helpers.py
index 765890f6..f5df5d65 100644
--- a/sickbeard/show_name_helpers.py
+++ b/sickbeard/show_name_helpers.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def makeSceneSeasonSearchString(show, ep_obj, extraSearchType=None):
                     common.SNATCHED) and curQuality < highestBestQuality) or curStatus == common.WANTED:
                 ab_number = episode.scene_absolute_number
                 if ab_number > 0:
-                    seasonStrings.append("%d" % ab_number)
+                    seasonStrings.append("%02d" % ab_number)
 
     else:
         myDB = db.DBConnection()
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ def makeSceneSearchString(show, ep_obj):
     if (show.air_by_date or show.sports) and ep_obj.airdate != datetime.date.fromordinal(1):
         epStrings = [str(ep_obj.airdate)]
     elif show.is_anime:
-        epStrings = ["%i" % int(ep_obj.scene_absolute_number)]
+        epStrings = ["%02i" % int(ep_obj.scene_absolute_number)]
     else:
         epStrings = ["S%02iE%02i" % (int(ep_obj.scene_season), int(ep_obj.scene_episode)),
                      "%ix%02i" % (int(ep_obj.scene_season), int(ep_obj.scene_episode))]