diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/scanner.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/scanner.py
index 6a4d537..3d39b29 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/scanner.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/scanner.py
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ class Scanner(Plugin):
             scan_result = []
             for p in paths:
                 if not group['is_dvd']:
-                    video = Video.from_path(toUnicode(p))
+                    video = Video.from_path(sp(p))
                     video_result = [(video, video.scan())]
                     scan_result.extend(video_result)