diff --git a/mylar/filechecker.py b/mylar/filechecker.py
index 58b640e8..4b7b7668 100755
--- a/mylar/filechecker.py
+++ b/mylar/filechecker.py
@@ -378,13 +378,14 @@ class FileChecker(object):
             ret_sf1 = ' '.join(sf)
 
             #here we should account for some characters that get stripped out due to the regex's
-            #namely, unique characters - known so far: +, &
+            #namely, unique characters - known so far: +, &, @
             #c11 = '\+'
             #f11 = '\&'
             #g11 = '\''
             ret_sf1 = re.sub('\+', 'c11', ret_sf1).strip()
             ret_sf1 = re.sub('\&', 'f11', ret_sf1).strip()
             ret_sf1 = re.sub('\'', 'g11', ret_sf1).strip()
+            ret_sf1 = re.sub('\@', 'h11', ret_sf1).strip()
 
             #split_file = re.findall('(?imu)\([\w\s-]+\)|[-+]?\d*\.\d+|\d+[\s]COVERS+|\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}|\d+[(th|nd|rd|st)]+|\d+|[\w-]+|#?\d\.\d+|#[\.-]\w+|#[\d*\.\d+|\w+\d+]+|#(?<![\w\d])XCV(?![\w\d])+|#[\w+]|\)', ret_sf1, re.UNICODE)
             split_file = re.findall('(?imu)\([\w\s-]+\)|[-+]?\d*\.\d+|\d+[\s]COVERS+|\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}|\d+[(th|nd|rd|st)]+|[\(^\)+]|\d+|[\w-]+|#?\d\.\d+|#[\.-]\w+|#[\d*\.\d+|\w+\d+]+|#(?<![\w\d])XCV(?![\w\d])+|#[\w+]|\)', ret_sf1, re.UNICODE)
@@ -1143,10 +1144,12 @@ class FileChecker(object):
             series_name = re.sub('c11', '+', series_name)
             series_name = re.sub('f11', '&', series_name)
             series_name = re.sub('g11', '\'', series_name)
+            series_name = re.sub('h11', '@', series_name)
             if alt_series is not None:
                 alt_series = re.sub('c11', '+', alt_series)
                 alt_series = re.sub('f11', '&', alt_series)
                 alt_series = re.sub('g11', '\'', alt_series)
+                alt_series = re.sub('h11', '@', alt_series)
 
             if series_name.endswith('-'): 
                 series_name = series_name[:-1].strip()