diff --git a/sickbeard/webserve.py b/sickbeard/webserve.py
index 858eeb45f533e20a17df7bc700b1efa49b183ce6..0403b42baba8733d8e1d8353e40e85ccaa5ed6f6 100644
--- a/sickbeard/webserve.py
+++ b/sickbeard/webserve.py
@@ -2480,11 +2480,11 @@ class HomePostProcess(Home):
                        is_priority=None, delete_on="0", failed="0", proc_type="manual", force_next=False, *args_, **kwargs):
 
         mode = kwargs.get('type', proc_type)
-        process_path = ss(kwargs.get('dir', proc_dir) or '')
+        process_path = ss(kwargs.get('dir', xhtml_unescape(proc_dir)) or '')
         if not process_path:
             return self.redirect("/home/postprocess/")
 
-        release_name = ss(nzbName) if nzbName else nzbName
+        release_name = ss(xhtml_unescape(nzbName)) if nzbName else nzbName
 
         result = sickbeard.postProcessorTaskScheduler.action.add_item(
             process_path, release_name, method=process_method, force=force,