diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/IndexerTests/NewznabTests/NewznabRequestGeneratorFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/IndexerTests/NewznabTests/NewznabRequestGeneratorFixture.cs
index c111487a0..cb2fe419e 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/IndexerTests/NewznabTests/NewznabRequestGeneratorFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/IndexerTests/NewznabTests/NewznabRequestGeneratorFixture.cs
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.IndexerTests.NewznabTests
             var pages = results.GetTier(0).Take(2).Select(t => t.First()).ToList();
 
             pages[0].Url.FullUri.Should().Contain("q=Monkey%20Island+100");
-            pages[1].Url.FullUri.Should().Contain("q=Monkey%20Island+s05e04");
+            pages[1].Url.FullUri.Should().Contain("q=Monkey%20Island&season=5&ep=4");
         }
 
         [Test]
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Newznab/NewznabRequestGenerator.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Newznab/NewznabRequestGenerator.cs
index 23579375f..d453a7479 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Newznab/NewznabRequestGenerator.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Newznab/NewznabRequestGenerator.cs
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.Newznab
                     if (Settings.AnimeStandardFormatSearch && searchCriteria.SeasonNumber > 0 && searchCriteria.EpisodeNumber > 0)
                     {
                         pageableRequests.Add(GetPagedRequests(MaxPages, Settings.AnimeCategories, "search",
-                        string.Format("&q={0}+s{1:00}e{2:00}",
+                        string.Format("&q={0}&season={1}&ep={2}",
                         NewsnabifyTitle(queryTitle),
                         searchCriteria.SeasonNumber,
                         searchCriteria.EpisodeNumber)));