diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/DownloadClientTests/BlackholeProviderFixture.cs b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/DownloadClientTests/BlackholeProviderFixture.cs
index 0f8a5be95..ec867c3ac 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/DownloadClientTests/BlackholeProviderFixture.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/DownloadClientTests/BlackholeProviderFixture.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Text;
@@ -67,6 +68,15 @@ public void should_return_false_on_failed_download()
             ExceptionVerification.ExpectedWarns(1);
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void should_replace_illegal_characters_in_title()
+        {
+            var illegalTitle = "Saturday Night Live - S38E08 - Jeremy Renner/Maroon 5 [SDTV]";
+            var expectedFilename = Path.Combine(blackHoleFolder, "Saturday Night Live - S38E08 - Jeremy Renner+Maroon 5 [SDTV].nzb");
 
+            Mocker.Resolve<BlackholeProvider>().DownloadNzb(nzbUrl, illegalTitle).Should().BeTrue();
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<HttpProvider>().Verify(c => c.DownloadFile(It.IsAny<string>(), expectedFilename), Times.Once());
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/DownloadClientTests/PneumaticProviderFixture.cs b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/DownloadClientTests/PneumaticProviderFixture.cs
index 293b7697e..540389362 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/DownloadClientTests/PneumaticProviderFixture.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/DownloadClientTests/PneumaticProviderFixture.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Text;
@@ -75,5 +76,16 @@ public void should_skip_if_full_season_download()
         {
             Mocker.Resolve<PneumaticProvider>().DownloadNzb(nzbUrl, "30 Rock - Season 1").Should().BeFalse();
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_replace_illegal_characters_in_title()
+        {
+            var illegalTitle = "Saturday Night Live - S38E08 - Jeremy Renner/Maroon 5 [SDTV]";
+            var expectedFilename = Path.Combine(pneumaticFolder, "Saturday Night Live - S38E08 - Jeremy Renner+Maroon 5 [SDTV].nzb");
+
+            Mocker.Resolve<PneumaticProvider>().DownloadNzb(nzbUrl, illegalTitle).Should().BeTrue();
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<HttpProvider>().Verify(c => c.DownloadFile(It.IsAny<string>(), expectedFilename), Times.Once());
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/DownloadClients/BlackholeProvider.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/DownloadClients/BlackholeProvider.cs
index 836501ffb..af836cb65 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/DownloadClients/BlackholeProvider.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/DownloadClients/BlackholeProvider.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ public virtual bool DownloadNzb(string url, string title)
         {
             try
             {
+                title = MediaFileProvider.CleanFilename(title);
+
                 var filename = Path.Combine(_configProvider.BlackholeDirectory, title + ".nzb");
 
                 if (_diskProvider.FileExists(filename))
@@ -64,7 +66,5 @@ public virtual bool IsInQueue(EpisodeParseResult newParseResult)
         {
             return !_upgradeHistorySpecification.IsSatisfiedBy(newParseResult);
         }
-
-
     }
 }
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/DownloadClients/PneumaticProvider.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/DownloadClients/PneumaticProvider.cs
index 0a6e557dd..45d9acd2e 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/DownloadClients/PneumaticProvider.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/DownloadClients/PneumaticProvider.cs
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ public virtual bool DownloadNzb(string url, string title)
                     return false;
                 }
 
+                title = MediaFileProvider.CleanFilename(title);
+
                 //Save to the Pneumatic directory (The user will need to ensure its accessible by XBMC)
                 var filename = Path.Combine(_configProvider.PneumaticDirectory, title + ".nzb");