diff --git a/sickbeard/notifiers/emailnotify.py b/sickbeard/notifiers/emailnotify.py
index 74d292be..d8ffb379 100644
--- a/sickbeard/notifiers/emailnotify.py
+++ b/sickbeard/notifiers/emailnotify.py
@@ -68,7 +68,10 @@ class EmailNotifier:
                             1) + "</b></p>\n\n<footer style='margin-top: 2.5em; padding: .7em 0; color: #777; border-top: #BBB solid 1px;'>Powered by SickRage.</footer></body>",
                         'html'))
                 except:
-                    msg = MIMEText(ep_name)
+                    try:
+                        msg = MIMEText(ep_name)
+                    except:
+                        msg = MIMEText("Episode Snatched")
 
                 msg['Subject'] = 'Snatched: ' + ep_name
                 msg['From'] = sickbeard.EMAIL_FROM
@@ -103,7 +106,10 @@ class EmailNotifier:
                             1) + "</b></p>\n\n<footer style='margin-top: 2.5em; padding: .7em 0; color: #777; border-top: #BBB solid 1px;'>Powered by SickRage.</footer></body>",
                         'html'))
                 except:
-                    msg = MIMEText(ep_name)
+                    try:
+                        msg = MIMEText(ep_name)
+                    except:
+                        mag = 'Episode Downloaded'
 
                 msg['Subject'] = 'Downloaded: ' + ep_name
                 msg['From'] = sickbeard.EMAIL_FROM
@@ -138,7 +144,10 @@ class EmailNotifier:
                             1) + "</b></p>\n<p>Language: <b>" + lang + "</b></p>\n\n<footer style='margin-top: 2.5em; padding: .7em 0; color: #777; border-top: #BBB solid 1px;'>Powered by SickRage.</footer></body>",
                         'html'))
                 except:
-                    msg = MIMEText(ep_name + ": " + lang)
+                    try:
+                        msg = MIMEText(ep_name + ": " + lang)
+                    except:
+                        msg = "Episode Subtitle Downloaded"
 
                 msg['Subject'] = lang + ' Subtitle Downloaded: ' + ep_name
                 msg['From'] = sickbeard.EMAIL_FROM
diff --git a/sickbeard/tv.py b/sickbeard/tv.py
index a149b99a..bc9e4465 100644
--- a/sickbeard/tv.py
+++ b/sickbeard/tv.py
@@ -2498,9 +2498,18 @@ class TVEpisode(object):
             import time
 
             airdatetime = airdatetime.timetuple()
-            if helpers.touchFile(self.location, time.mktime(airdatetime)):
-                logger.log(str(self.show.indexerid) + u": Changed modify date of " + os.path.basename(self.location)
-                           + " to show air date " + time.strftime("%b %d,%Y (%H:%M)", airdatetime))
+            logger.log(str(self.show.indexerid) + u": About to modify date of '" + self.location
+                       + "' to show air date " + time.strftime("%b %d,%Y (%H:%M)", airdatetime), logger.DEBUG)
+            try:
+                if helpers.touchFile(self.location, time.mktime(airdatetime)):
+                    logger.log(str(self.show.indexerid) + u": Changed modify date of " + os.path.basename(self.location)
+                               + " to show air date " + time.strftime("%b %d,%Y (%H:%M)", airdatetime))
+                else:
+                    logger.log(str(self.show.indexerid) + u": Unable to modify date of " + os.path.basename(self.location)
+                               + " to show air date " + time.strftime("%b %d,%Y (%H:%M)", airdatetime), logger.ERROR)
+            except:
+                logger.log(str(self.show.indexerid) + u": Failed to modify date of '" + os.path.basename(self.location)
+                           + "' to show air date " + time.strftime("%b %d,%Y (%H:%M)", airdatetime), logger.ERROR)
 
     def __getstate__(self):
         d = dict(self.__dict__)