diff --git a/resources/lib/itemtypes.py b/resources/lib/itemtypes.py
index 18c90517..8151ee93 100644
--- a/resources/lib/itemtypes.py
+++ b/resources/lib/itemtypes.py
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class Items(object):
                         title = item['Name']
 
                         if itemtype == "Episode":
-                            title = "%s - %s" % (item['SeriesName'], title)
+                            title = "%s - %s" % (item.get('SeriesName', "Unknown"), title)
 
                         if pdialog:
                             percentage = int((float(count) / float(total))*100)
@@ -1284,7 +1284,6 @@ class TVShows(Items):
             self.logMsg("Skipping: %s. SeriesId is missing." % itemid, 1)
             return False
             
-        seriesName = item['SeriesName']
         season = item.get('ParentIndexNumber')
         episode = item.get('IndexNumber', -1)
        
diff --git a/resources/lib/librarysync.py b/resources/lib/librarysync.py
index d3a441dd..1335f585 100644
--- a/resources/lib/librarysync.py
+++ b/resources/lib/librarysync.py
@@ -1363,7 +1363,8 @@ class ManualSync(LibrarySync):
 
                     if pdialog:
                         percentage = int((float(count) / float(total))*100)
-                        pdialog.update(percentage, message="%s - %s" % (episode['SeriesName'], episode['Name']))
+                        title = "%s - %s" % (episode.get('SeriesName', "Unknown"), episode['Name'])
+                        pdialog.update(percentage, message=title)
                         count += 1
                     tvshows.add_updateEpisode(episode)