diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/scc.py b/sickbeard/providers/scc.py
index fc4071a1451db6342da45b8de9404826b2ce7c60..3827abf90e01b63724832407d7c87955cd779f2f 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/scc.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/scc.py
@@ -130,12 +130,12 @@ class SCCProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
         if self.show.air_by_date:
             for show_name in set(show_name_helpers.allPossibleShowNames(self.show)):
                 ep_string = sanitizeSceneName(show_name) + ' ' + \
-                            str(ep_obj.airdate).replace('-', '|')
+                            str(ep_obj.airdate).replace('-', '.')
                 search_string['Episode'].append(ep_string)
         elif self.show.sports:
             for show_name in set(show_name_helpers.allPossibleShowNames(self.show)):
                 ep_string = sanitizeSceneName(show_name) + ' ' + \
-                            str(ep_obj.airdate).replace('-', '|') + '|' + \
+                            str(ep_obj.airdate).replace('-', '.') + '|' + \
                             ep_obj.airdate.strftime('%b')
                 search_string['Episode'].append(ep_string)
         elif self.show.anime: