diff --git a/mylar/filechecker.py b/mylar/filechecker.py
index 5eb9cf65..58b640e8 100755
--- a/mylar/filechecker.py
+++ b/mylar/filechecker.py
@@ -272,6 +272,11 @@ class FileChecker(object):
                         logger.fdebug('[SARC] Removed Reading Order sequence from subname. Now set to : %s' % modfilename)
 
             #make sure all the brackets are properly spaced apart
+            if modfilename.find('\s') == -1:
+                #if no spaces exist, assume decimals being used as spacers (ie. nzb name)
+                modspacer = '.'
+            else:
+                modspacer = ' '
             m = re.findall('[^()]+', modfilename)
             cnt = 1
             #2019-12-24----fixed to accomodate naming convention like Amazing Mary Jane (2019) 002.cbr, and to account for brackets properly
@@ -279,10 +284,10 @@ class FileChecker(object):
                 while cnt < len(m):
                     #logger.fdebug('[m=%s] modfilename.find: %s' % (m[cnt], modfilename[modfilename.find('('+m[cnt]+')')+len(m[cnt])+2]))
                     #logger.fdebug('mod_1: %s' % modfilename.find('('+m[cnt]+')'))
-                    if modfilename[modfilename.find('('+m[cnt]+')')-1] != ' ' and modfilename.find('('+m[cnt]+')') != -1:
+                    if modfilename[modfilename.find('('+m[cnt]+')')-1] != modspacer and modfilename.find('('+m[cnt]+')') != -1:
                         #logger.fdebug('before_space: %s' % modfilename[modfilename.find('('+m[cnt]+')')-1])
                         #logger.fdebug('after_space: %s' % modfilename[modfilename.find('('+m[cnt]+')')+len(m[cnt])+2])
-                        modfilename = '%s%s%s' % (modfilename[:modfilename.find('('+m[cnt]+')')], ' ', modfilename[modfilename.find('('+m[cnt]+')'):])
+                        modfilename = '%s%s%s' % (modfilename[:modfilename.find('('+m[cnt]+')')], modspacer, modfilename[modfilename.find('('+m[cnt]+')'):])
                     cnt+=1
             except Exception as e:
                 #logger.warn('[ERROR] %s' % e)
diff --git a/mylar/search.py b/mylar/search.py
index 0c2616a6..940005b4 100755
--- a/mylar/search.py
+++ b/mylar/search.py
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ def NZB_SEARCH(ComicName, IssueNumber, ComicYear, SeriesYear, Publisher, IssueDa
                         logger.fdebug('Cleaned up title to : %s' % cleantitle)
 
                 #send it to the parser here.
-                p_comic = filechecker.FileChecker(file=ComicTitle)
+                p_comic = filechecker.FileChecker(file=ComicTitle, watchcomic=ComicName)
                 parsed_comic = p_comic.listFiles()
 
                 logger.fdebug('parsed_info: %s' % parsed_comic)
@@ -1376,18 +1376,18 @@ def NZB_SEARCH(ComicName, IssueNumber, ComicYear, SeriesYear, Publisher, IssueDa
                                 intIss = 1000
                             else:
                                 intIss = 9999999999
-                        if parsed_comic['issue_number'] is not None:
-                            logger.fdebug("issue we found for is : %s" % parsed_comic['issue_number'])
-                            comintIss = helpers.issuedigits(parsed_comic['issue_number'])
+                        if filecomic['justthedigits'] is not None:
+                            logger.fdebug("issue we found for is : %s" % filecomic['justthedigits'])
+                            comintIss = helpers.issuedigits(filecomic['justthedigits'])
                             logger.fdebug("integer value of issue we have found : %s" % comintIss)
                         else:
                             comintIss = 11111111111
 
                         #do this so that we don't touch the actual value but just use it for comparisons
-                        if parsed_comic['issue_number'] is None:
+                        if filecomic['justthedigits'] is None:
                             pc_in = None
                         else:
-                            pc_in = helpers.issuedigits(parsed_comic['issue_number'])
+                            pc_in = helpers.issuedigits(filecomic['justthedigits'])
                         #issue comparison now as well
                         if int(intIss) == int(comintIss) or all([cmloopit == 4, findcomiciss is None, pc_in is None]) or all([cmloopit == 4, findcomiciss is None, pc_in == 1]):
                             nowrite = False