diff --git a/sickbeard/exceptions.py b/sickbeard/exceptions.py
index c209ee74f94f8d869ed4900125bf8716a4cbc16e..db3b5735e0b96aa9c53a6bf4882ea5dd91d879cd 100644
--- a/sickbeard/exceptions.py
+++ b/sickbeard/exceptions.py
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ def ex(e):
 
         if arg is not None:
             if isinstance(arg, (str, unicode)):
-                fixed_arg = toUnicode(arg, True)
+                fixed_arg = toUnicode(arg)
 
             else:
                 try:
-                    fixed_arg = u"error " + toUnicode(str(arg), True)
+                    fixed_arg = u"error " + toUnicode(str(arg))
 
                 except:
                     fixed_arg = None