diff --git a/data/interfaces/default/config.html b/data/interfaces/default/config.html
index 3c98d5c3..6e467066 100644
--- a/data/interfaces/default/config.html
+++ b/data/interfaces/default/config.html
@@ -818,12 +818,14 @@
                                     <input id="enable_torrent_search" type="checkbox" onclick="initConfigCheckbox($(this));" name="enable_torrent_search" value=1 ${config['enable_torrent_search']} /><legend>Torrents</legned>
                                 </div>
                                 <div class="config">
+<!--
                                          <div class="row checkbox left clearfix">
                                                 <input id="enable_public" title="Use Public Torrents" type="checkbox" name="enable_public" value=1 ${config['enable_public']} /><label>Enable Public Torrent Search</label>
                                                 <div align="left">
-                                                   <small class="heading"><span style="float: left; margin-left: .3em; margin-top: 4px;" class="ui-icon ui-icon-info"></span>Search: WWT / RSS: WWT</small>
+                                                   <small class="heading"><span style="float: left; margin-left: .3em; margin-top: 4px;" class="ui-icon ui-icon-info"></span>Search: None / RSS: None</small>
                                                 </div>                                            
                                          </div>
+-->
                                          <div class="row checkbox left clearfix">
                                                 <input type="checkbox" id="enable_32p" onclick="initConfigCheckbox($(this));" name="enable_32p" value=1 ${config['enable_32p']} /><label>Enable 32P</label>
                                                 <div align="left">
@@ -1212,7 +1214,11 @@
                                      %>
                                      <a href="#" title="${folder_options}"><img src="interfaces/default/images/info32.png" height="16" alt="" /></a>
                                      <small>Use: $Publisher, $Series, $Year<br />
-                                                                E.g.: $Publisher/$Series ($Year) = DC Comics/Action Comics (2011)</small>
+                                         %if 'windows' in mylar.OS_DETECT.lower():
+                                               E.g.: $Publisher\$Series ($Year) = DC Comics\Action Comics (2011)</small>
+                                         %else:
+                                               E.g.: $Publisher/$Series ($Year) = DC Comics/Action Comics (2011)</small>
+                                         %endif
                                  </div>
                                  <div class="row">
                                     <label> File Format</label>
diff --git a/mylar/config.py b/mylar/config.py
index 63e45bb7..41accffc 100644
--- a/mylar/config.py
+++ b/mylar/config.py
@@ -841,6 +841,9 @@ class Config(object):
             self.ALT_PULL = 2
             config.set('Weekly', 'alt_pull', str(self.ALT_PULL))
 
+        #force off public torrents usage as currently broken.
+        self.ENABLE_PUBLIC = False
+
         try:
             if not any([self.SAB_HOST is None, self.SAB_HOST == '', 'http://' in self.SAB_HOST[:7], 'https://' in self.SAB_HOST[:8]]):
                 self.SAB_HOST = 'http://' + self.SAB_HOST
diff --git a/mylar/webserve.py b/mylar/webserve.py
index 74cf4cfa..7db738de 100644
--- a/mylar/webserve.py
+++ b/mylar/webserve.py
@@ -5370,14 +5370,14 @@ class WebInterface(object):
         checked_configs = ['enable_https', 'launch_browser', 'syno_fix', 'auto_update', 'annuals_on', 'api_enabled', 'nzb_startup_search',
                            'enforce_perms', 'sab_to_mylar', 'torrent_local', 'torrent_seedbox', 'rtorrent_ssl', 'rtorrent_verify', 'rtorrent_startonload',
                            'enable_torrents', 'enable_rss', 'nzbsu', 'nzbsu_verify',
-                           'dognzb', 'dognzb_verify', 'experimental', 'enable_torrent_search', 'enable_public', 'enable_32p', 'enable_torznab',
+                           'dognzb', 'dognzb_verify', 'experimental', 'enable_torrent_search', 'enable_32p', 'enable_torznab',
                            'newznab', 'use_minsize', 'use_maxsize', 'ddump', 'failed_download_handling', 'sab_client_post_processing', 'nzbget_client_post_processing',
                            'failed_auto', 'post_processing', 'enable_check_folder', 'enable_pre_scripts', 'enable_snatch_script', 'enable_extra_scripts',
                            'enable_meta', 'cbr2cbz_only', 'ct_tag_cr', 'ct_tag_cbl', 'ct_cbz_overwrite', 'rename_files', 'replace_spaces', 'zero_level',
                            'lowercase_filenames', 'autowant_upcoming', 'autowant_all', 'comic_cover_local', 'alternate_latest_series_covers', 'cvinfo', 'snatchedtorrent_notify',
                            'prowl_enabled', 'prowl_onsnatch', 'pushover_enabled', 'pushover_onsnatch', 'boxcar_enabled',
                            'boxcar_onsnatch', 'pushbullet_enabled', 'pushbullet_onsnatch', 'telegram_enabled', 'telegram_onsnatch', 'slack_enabled', 'slack_onsnatch',
-                           'email_enabled', 'email_enc', 'email_ongrab', 'email_onpost', 'opds_enable', 'opds_authentication', 'opds_metainfo', 'enable_ddl', 'deluge_pause']
+                           'email_enabled', 'email_enc', 'email_ongrab', 'email_onpost', 'opds_enable', 'opds_authentication', 'opds_metainfo', 'enable_ddl', 'deluge_pause'] #enable_public
 
         for checked_config in checked_configs:
             if checked_config not in kwargs: