diff --git a/resources/lib/KodiMonitor.py b/resources/lib/KodiMonitor.py
index a0fcdc4b..ab55c281 100644
--- a/resources/lib/KodiMonitor.py
+++ b/resources/lib/KodiMonitor.py
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ class Kodi_Monitor(xbmc.Monitor):
             # and when the playcount is updated byt he sync it just sends the same data back to the server
             # if you add this back in you will never be able to trigger a play status update while the sync is running
             
-            xbmc.log("Kodi_Monitor -> onNotification -> VideoLibrary.OnUpdate : " + str(data))
             jsondata = json.loads(data)
             if jsondata != None:
+                xbmc.log("Kodi_Monitor -> onNotification -> VideoLibrary.OnUpdate : " + str(data))
                 playcount = None
                 playcount = jsondata.get("playcount")
                 item = jsondata.get("item").get("id")
diff --git a/resources/lib/WriteKodiDB.py b/resources/lib/WriteKodiDB.py
index f5dd229c..5138cd47 100644
--- a/resources/lib/WriteKodiDB.py
+++ b/resources/lib/WriteKodiDB.py
@@ -126,7 +126,12 @@ class WriteKodiDB():
         changes = self.updatePropertyArray(KodiItem,"writer",people.get("Writer"),"movie")
         changes = self.updatePropertyArray(KodiItem,"director",people.get("Director"),"movie")
         changes = self.updatePropertyArray(KodiItem,"genre",MBitem.get("Genres"),"movie")
-        changes = self.updatePropertyArray(KodiItem,"studio",studios,"movie")
+        
+        if(studios != None):
+            for x in range(0, len(studios)):
+                studios[x] = studios[x].replace("/", "&")
+            changes = self.updatePropertyArray(KodiItem,"studio",studios,"movie")
+            
         # FIXME --> ProductionLocations not returned by MB3 server !?
         self.updatePropertyArray(KodiItem,"country",MBitem.get("ProductionLocations"),"movie")
         
@@ -196,7 +201,11 @@ class WriteKodiDB():
         
 
         changes = self.updatePropertyArray(KodiItem,"genre",MBitem.get("Genres"),"tvshow")
-        changes = self.updatePropertyArray(KodiItem,"studio",studios,"tvshow")
+        
+        if(studios != None):
+            for x in range(0, len(studios)):
+                studios[x] = studios[x].replace("/", "&")
+            changes = self.updatePropertyArray(KodiItem,"studio",studios,"tvshow")
         
         # FIXME --> ProductionLocations not returned by MB3 server !?
         changes = self.updatePropertyArray(KodiItem,"country",MBitem.get("ProductionLocations"),"tvshow")
@@ -349,10 +358,9 @@ class WriteKodiDB():
         elif fileType == "movie":
             id = KodiItem['movieid']   
             jsoncommand = '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "VideoLibrary.SetMovieDetails", "params": { "movieid": %i, "%s": %s}, "id": 1 }'
-        
-        
+
         pendingChanges = False
-        if propertyCollection != None:
+        if propertyCollection != None:   
             currentvalues = set(KodiItem[propertyName])
             genrestring = ""
             for item in propertyCollection: