diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/library/main.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/library/main.py
index 4ceca11..4cc3bb2 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/library/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/library/main.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ from couchpotato.core.logger import CPLog
 from couchpotato.core.plugins.base import Plugin
 from couchpotato.core.settings.model import Library, LibraryTitle, File
 from string import ascii_letters
-import json
 import traceback
 
 log = CPLog(__name__)
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ class LibraryPlugin(Plugin):
             library.tagline = toUnicode(info.get('tagline', ''))
             library.year = info.get('year', 0)
             library.status_id = done_status.get('id')
-            library.info = toUnicode(json.dumps(info))
+            library.info = info
             db.commit()
 
             # Titles
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/providers/metadata/base.py b/couchpotato/core/providers/metadata/base.py
index 5d99ea9..d18ecbf 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/providers/metadata/base.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/providers/metadata/base.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ from couchpotato.core.event import addEvent, fireEvent
 from couchpotato.core.helpers.variable import mergeDicts
 from couchpotato.core.logger import CPLog
 from couchpotato.core.plugins.base import Plugin
-import json
 import os
 import shutil
 import traceback
@@ -31,11 +30,7 @@ class MetaDataBase(Plugin):
 
         root = self.getRootName(release)
 
-        try:
-            movie_info = json.loads(release['library'].get('info'))
-        except:
-            log.error('Failed to parse movie info: %s' % traceback.format_exc())
-            movie_info = {}
+        movie_info = release['library'].get('info')
 
         for file_type in ['nfo', 'thumbnail', 'fanart']:
             try:
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/settings/model.py b/couchpotato/core/settings/model.py
index 36d5866..0ea5f4e 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/settings/model.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/settings/model.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
+from couchpotato.core.helpers.encoding import toUnicode
 from elixir.entity import Entity
 from elixir.fields import Field
 from elixir.options import options_defaults, using_options
 from elixir.relationships import ManyToMany, OneToMany, ManyToOne
 from libs.elixir.relationships import OneToOne
 from sqlalchemy.types import Integer, Unicode, UnicodeText, Boolean, Float, \
-    String
+    String, TypeDecorator
+import json
 
 options_defaults["shortnames"] = True
 
@@ -16,6 +18,16 @@ options_defaults["shortnames"] = True
 __session__ = None
 
 
+class JsonType(TypeDecorator):
+    impl = UnicodeText
+
+    def process_bind_param(self, value, dialect):
+        return toUnicode(json.dumps(value))
+
+    def process_result_value(self, value, dialect):
+        return json.loads(value)
+
+
 class Movie(Entity):
     """Movie Resource a movie could have multiple releases
     The files belonging to the movie object are global for the whole movie
@@ -35,11 +47,10 @@ class Library(Entity):
 
     year = Field(Integer)
     identifier = Field(String(20), index = True)
-    rating = Field(Float)
 
     plot = Field(UnicodeText)
     tagline = Field(UnicodeText(255))
-    info = Field(UnicodeText)
+    info = Field(JsonType)
 
     status = ManyToOne('Status')
     movies = OneToMany('Movie')