diff --git a/sickbeard/common.py b/sickbeard/common.py
index e7d34ee3737b42df0db71a5a9a7d5425ff81de68..d28c3654e9a657d6726504772f674b066552462c 100644
--- a/sickbeard/common.py
+++ b/sickbeard/common.py
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ class Quality(object):
         :param status: to split
         :returns: a tuple containing (status, quality)
         """
+        status = long(status)
         if status == UNKNOWN:
             return UNKNOWN, Quality.UNKNOWN