diff --git a/couchpotato/core/helpers/variable.py b/couchpotato/core/helpers/variable.py
index 1e7fc83..d93c941 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/helpers/variable.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/helpers/variable.py
@@ -123,9 +123,12 @@ def cleanHost(host):
 
     return host
 
-def getImdb(txt, check_inside = True, multiple = False):
+def getImdb(txt, check_inside = False, multiple = False):
 
-    txt = ss(txt)
+    if not check_inside:
+        txt = simplifyString(txt)
+    else:
+        txt = ss(txt)
 
     if check_inside and os.path.isfile(txt):
         output = open(txt, 'r')
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/scanner/main.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/scanner/main.py
index ff17b64..0662d00 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/scanner/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/scanner/main.py
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ class Scanner(Plugin):
         if not imdb_id:
             try:
                 for nf in files['nfo']:
-                    imdb_id = getImdb(nf)
+                    imdb_id = getImdb(nf, check_inside = True)
                     if imdb_id:
                         log.debug('Found movie via nfo file: %s', nf)
                         nfo_file = nf
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ class Scanner(Plugin):
             try:
                 for filetype in files:
                     for filetype_file in files[filetype]:
-                        imdb_id = getImdb(filetype_file, check_inside = False)
+                        imdb_id = getImdb(filetype_file)
                         if imdb_id:
                             log.debug('Found movie via imdb in filename: %s', nfo_file)
                             break