diff --git a/couchpotato/core/helpers/variable.py b/couchpotato/core/helpers/variable.py
index 1f1d3ba..5312177 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/helpers/variable.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/helpers/variable.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def tryInt(s):
 
 def tryFloat(s):
     try: return float(s) if '.' in s else tryInt(s)
-    except: return s
+    except: return 0
 
 def natsortKey(s):
     return map(tryInt, re.findall(r'(\d+|\D+)', s))
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/providers/base.py b/couchpotato/core/providers/base.py
index d25377b..3e9ef26 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/providers/base.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/providers/base.py
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 from couchpotato.core.event import addEvent
+from couchpotato.core.helpers.variable import tryFloat
 from couchpotato.core.logger import CPLog
 from couchpotato.core.plugins.base import Plugin
 from couchpotato.environment import Env
 from urlparse import urlparse
-from urllib import quote_plus
-from couchpotato.core.helpers.encoding import simplifyString
-
 import re
 import time
 
+
 log = CPLog(__name__)
 
 
@@ -86,19 +85,19 @@ class YarrProvider(Provider):
     def parseSize(self, size):
 
         sizeRaw = size.lower()
-        size = float(re.sub(r'[^0-9.]', '', size).strip())
+        size = tryFloat(re.sub(r'[^0-9.]', '', size).strip())
 
         for s in self.sizeGb:
             if s in sizeRaw:
-                return int(size) * 1024
+                return size * 1024
 
         for s in self.sizeMb:
             if s in sizeRaw:
-                return int(size)
+                return size
 
         for s in self.sizeKb:
             if s in sizeRaw:
-                return int(size) / 1024
+                return size / 1024
 
         return 0