diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Anthelion.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Anthelion.cs
index e4d2597fe..28e195e8c 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Anthelion.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Anthelion.cs
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.Definitions
                 { "order_way", "desc" },
                 { "action", "basic" },
                 { "searchsubmit", "1" },
-                { "searchstr", imdbId.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace() ? imdbId : term }
+                { "searchstr", imdbId.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace() ? imdbId : term.Replace(".", " ") }
             };
 
             var catList = Capabilities.Categories.MapTorznabCapsToTrackers(categories);