diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrent.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrent.cs
index 523d2033e..b43092da0 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrent.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrent.cs
@@ -40,23 +40,9 @@ protected override string AddFromMagnetLink(RemoteEpisode remoteEpisode, string
         {
             _proxy.AddTorrentFromUrl(magnetLink, Settings);
 
-            // Wait until url has been resolved before returning
-            var TRIES = 5;
-            var RETRY_DELAY = 500; //ms
-            var ready = false;
-
-            for (var i = 0; i < TRIES; i++)
-            {
-                ready = _proxy.HasHashTorrent(hash, Settings);
-                if (ready)
-                {
-                    break;
-                }
-
-                Thread.Sleep(RETRY_DELAY);
-            }
-
-            if (ready)
+            var tries = 10;
+            var retryDelay = 500;
+            if (WaitForTorrent(hash, tries, retryDelay))
             {
                 _proxy.SetTorrentLabel(hash, Settings.TvCategory, Settings);
 
@@ -69,8 +55,8 @@ protected override string AddFromMagnetLink(RemoteEpisode remoteEpisode, string
             }
             else
             {
-                _logger.Debug("Magnet {0} could not be resolved in {1} tries at {2} ms intervals.", magnetLink, TRIES, RETRY_DELAY);
-                // Remove from client, since it is discarded
+                _logger.Debug("rTorrent could not resolve magnet {0}. Removing", magnetLink);
+
                 RemoveItem(hash, true);
 
                 return null;
@@ -80,14 +66,28 @@ protected override string AddFromMagnetLink(RemoteEpisode remoteEpisode, string
         protected override string AddFromTorrentFile(RemoteEpisode remoteEpisode, string hash, string filename, byte[] fileContent)
         {
             _proxy.AddTorrentFromFile(filename, fileContent, Settings);
-            _proxy.SetTorrentLabel(hash, Settings.TvCategory, Settings);
 
-            SetPriority(remoteEpisode, hash);
-            SetDownloadDirectory(hash);
+            var tries = 2;
+            var retryDelay = 100;
+            if (WaitForTorrent(hash, tries, retryDelay))
+            {
+                _proxy.SetTorrentLabel(hash, Settings.TvCategory, Settings);
 
-            _proxy.StartTorrent(hash, Settings);
+                SetPriority(remoteEpisode, hash);
+                SetDownloadDirectory(hash);
 
-            return hash;
+                _proxy.StartTorrent(hash, Settings);
+
+                return hash;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                _logger.Debug("rTorrent could not add file");
+
+                RemoveItem(hash, true);
+
+                return null;
+            }
         }
 
         public override string Name
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public override IEnumerable<DownloadClientItem> GetItems()
                     else if (torrent.IsActive) item.Status = DownloadItemStatus.Downloading;
                     else if (!torrent.IsActive) item.Status = DownloadItemStatus.Paused;
 
-                    // Since we do not know the user's intent, do not let Sonarr to remove the torrent
+                    // No stop ratio data is present, so do not delete
                     item.IsReadOnly = true;
 
                     items.Add(item);
@@ -251,5 +251,22 @@ private void SetDownloadDirectory(string hash)
                 _proxy.SetTorrentDownloadDirectory(hash, Settings.TvDirectory, Settings);
             }
         }
+
+        private bool WaitForTorrent(string hash, int tries, int retryDelay)
+        {
+            for (var i = 0; i < tries; i++)
+            {
+                if (_proxy.HasHashTorrent(hash, Settings))
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
+
+                Thread.Sleep(retryDelay);
+            }
+
+            _logger.Debug("Could not find hash {0} in {1} tries at {2} ms intervals.", hash, tries, retryDelay);
+
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrentProxy.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrentProxy.cs
index 7a3f21613..b90fdb47f 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrentProxy.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrentProxy.cs
@@ -97,11 +97,13 @@ public List<RTorrentTorrent> GetTorrents(RTorrentSettings settings)
             var items = new List<RTorrentTorrent>();
             foreach (object[] torrent in ret)
             {
+                var labelDecoded = System.Web.HttpUtility.UrlDecode((string) torrent[3]);
+
                 var item = new RTorrentTorrent();
                 item.Name = (string) torrent[0];
                 item.Hash = (string) torrent[1];
                 item.Path = (string) torrent[2];
-                item.Category = (string) torrent[3];
+                item.Category = labelDecoded;
                 item.TotalSize = (long) torrent[4];
                 item.RemainingSize = (long) torrent[5];
                 item.DownRate = (long) torrent[6];
@@ -172,10 +174,12 @@ public void SetTorrentLabel(string hash, string label, RTorrentSettings settings
         {
             _logger.Debug("Executing remote method: d.set_custom1");
 
+            var labelEncoded = System.Web.HttpUtility.UrlEncode(label);
+
             var client = BuildClient(settings);
 
-            var setLabel = client.SetLabel(hash, label);
-            if (setLabel != label)
+            var setLabel = client.SetLabel(hash, labelEncoded);
+            if (setLabel != labelEncoded)
             {
                 throw new DownloadClientException("Could set label on torrent: {0}.", hash);
             }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrentSettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrentSettings.cs
index 5983c3e40..81715246c 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrentSettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrentSettings.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public RTorrentSettings()
         [FieldDefinition(1, Label = "Port", Type = FieldType.Textbox)]
         public int Port { get; set; }
 
-        [FieldDefinition(2, Label = "Url Base", Type = FieldType.Textbox, Advanced = true, HelpText = "Adds a suffix the rpc url, see http://[host]:[port]/[urlBase], by default this should be RPC2")]
+        [FieldDefinition(2, Label = "Url Path", Type = FieldType.Textbox, HelpText = "Path to the XMLRPC endpoint, see http(s)://[host]:[port]/[urlPath]. When using ruTorrent this usually is RPC2 or (path to ruTorrent)/plugins/rpc/rpc.php")]
         public string UrlBase { get; set; }
 
         [FieldDefinition(3, Label = "Use SSL", Type = FieldType.Checkbox)]