diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/DownloadClientTests/SabProviderTests/SabProviderFixture.cs b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/DownloadClientTests/SabProviderTests/SabProviderFixture.cs
index dd3feeb22..50d6e939d 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/DownloadClientTests/SabProviderTests/SabProviderFixture.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/DownloadClientTests/SabProviderTests/SabProviderFixture.cs
@@ -43,15 +43,15 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.ProviderTests.DownloadClientTests.SabProviderTests
         private void WithFailResponse()
         {
             Mocker.GetMock<HttpProvider>()
-                    .Setup(s => s.DownloadString(It.IsAny<String>())).Returns("failed");
+                    .Setup(s => s.DownloadString(It.IsAny<String>())).Returns("{ \"status\": false, \"error\": \"API Key Required\" }");
         }
 
         [Test]
         public void add_url_should_format_request_properly()
         {
             Mocker.GetMock<HttpProvider>(MockBehavior.Strict)
-                    .Setup(s => s.DownloadString("http://192.168.5.55:2222/api?mode=addurl&name=http://www.nzbclub.com/nzb_download.aspx?mid=1950232&priority=0&pp=3&cat=tv&nzbname=My+Series+Name+-+5x2-5x3+-+My+title+%5bBluray720p%5d+%5bProper%5d&apikey=5c770e3197e4fe763423ee7c392c25d1&ma_username=admin&ma_password=pass"))
-                    .Returns("ok");
+                    .Setup(s => s.DownloadString("http://192.168.5.55:2222/api?mode=addurl&name=http://www.nzbclub.com/nzb_download.aspx?mid=1950232&priority=0&pp=3&cat=tv&nzbname=My+Series+Name+-+5x2-5x3+-+My+title+%5bBluray720p%5d+%5bProper%5d&output=json&apikey=5c770e3197e4fe763423ee7c392c25d1&ma_username=admin&ma_password=pass"))
+                    .Returns("{ \"status\": true }");
 
             //Act
             Mocker.Resolve<SabProvider>().DownloadNzb(url, title).Should().BeTrue();
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.ProviderTests.DownloadClientTests.SabProviderTests
         public void newzbin_add_url_should_format_request_properly()
         {
             Mocker.GetMock<HttpProvider>(MockBehavior.Strict)
-                    .Setup(s => s.DownloadString("http://192.168.5.55:2222/api?mode=addid&name=6107863&priority=0&pp=3&cat=tv&nzbname=My+Series+Name+-+5x2-5x3+-+My+title+%5bBluray720p%5d+%5bProper%5d&apikey=5c770e3197e4fe763423ee7c392c25d1&ma_username=admin&ma_password=pass"))
-                    .Returns("ok");
+                    .Setup(s => s.DownloadString("http://192.168.5.55:2222/api?mode=addid&name=6107863&priority=0&pp=3&cat=tv&nzbname=My+Series+Name+-+5x2-5x3+-+My+title+%5bBluray720p%5d+%5bProper%5d&output=json&apikey=5c770e3197e4fe763423ee7c392c25d1&ma_username=admin&ma_password=pass"))
+                    .Returns("{ \"status\": true }");
 
 
             //Act
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.ProviderTests.DownloadClientTests.SabProviderTests
             WithFailResponse();
 
             //Act
-            Mocker.Resolve<SabProvider>().DownloadNzb(url, title).Should().BeFalse();
-            ExceptionVerification.ExpectedWarns(1);
+            Assert.Throws<ApplicationException>(() => Mocker.Resolve<SabProvider>().DownloadNzb(url, title).Should().BeFalse());
+            //ExceptionVerification.ExpectedErrors(1);
         }
 
         [Test]
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Model/Sabnzbd/SabAddResponse.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Model/Sabnzbd/SabAddResponse.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43e0a89a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Model/Sabnzbd/SabAddResponse.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Model.Sabnzbd
+{
+    public class SabAddResponse
+    {
+        public bool Status { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonProperty(PropertyName = "nzo_ids")]
+        public List<String> Ids { get; set; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj b/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
index 275cbbb70..8d3bead02 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Model\LanguageType.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Model\MisnamedEpisodeModel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Model\QualityModel.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Model\Sabnzbd\SabAddResponse.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Model\Sabnzbd\SabHistoryItem.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Model\Sabnzbd\SabHistory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Model\Sabnzbd\SabJsonError.cs" />
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/DownloadClients/SabProvider.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/DownloadClients/SabProvider.cs
index 91684cb12..252b7b2b3 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/DownloadClients/SabProvider.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/DownloadClients/SabProvider.cs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Providers.DownloadClients
                 string name = GetNzbName(url);
                 string nzbName = HttpUtility.UrlEncode(title);
 
-                string action = string.Format("mode=addurl&name={0}&priority={1}&pp=3&cat={2}&nzbname={3}",
+                string action = string.Format("mode=addurl&name={0}&priority={1}&pp=3&cat={2}&nzbname={3}&output=json",
                     name, priority, cat, nzbName);
 
                 if (url.ToLower().Contains("newzbin"))
@@ -98,19 +98,17 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Providers.DownloadClients
                 string request = GetSabRequest(action);
                 logger.Info("Adding report [{0}] to the queue.", title);
 
-                var response = _httpProvider.DownloadString(request).Replace("\n", String.Empty);
+                var response = _httpProvider.DownloadString(request);
             
                 logger.Debug("Queue Response: [{0}]", response);
 
-                if (response == "ok")
-                    return true;
-
-                logger.Warn("SAB returned unexpected response '{0}'", response);
+                CheckForError(response);
+                return true;
             }
 
             catch (WebException ex)
             {
-                logger.Error("Error communicating with SAB");
+                logger.Error("Error communicating with SAB: " + ex.Message);
             }
 
             return false;