diff --git a/src/Forms/VobSubOcr.cs b/src/Forms/VobSubOcr.cs
index d3ed41db6..bce3e726d 100644
--- a/src/Forms/VobSubOcr.cs
+++ b/src/Forms/VobSubOcr.cs
@@ -3903,8 +3903,8 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Forms
             {
                 line = threadText;
             }
-            if (checkBoxAutoFixCommonErrors.Checked)
-                line = OcrFixEngine.FixOcrErrorsViaHardcodedRules(line, _lastLine, null); // TODO: add abbreviations list
+            if (checkBoxAutoFixCommonErrors.Checked && _ocrFixEngine != null)
+                line = _ocrFixEngine.FixOcrErrorsViaHardcodedRules(line, _lastLine, null); // TODO: add abbreviations list
 
             if (checkBoxRightToLeft.Checked)
                 line = ReverseNumberStrings(line);
@@ -4109,8 +4109,8 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Forms
             {
                 line = threadText;
             }
-            if (checkBoxAutoFixCommonErrors.Checked)
-                line = OcrFixEngine.FixOcrErrorsViaHardcodedRules(line, _lastLine, null); // TODO: add abbreviations list
+            if (checkBoxAutoFixCommonErrors.Checked && _ocrFixEngine != null)
+                line = _ocrFixEngine.FixOcrErrorsViaHardcodedRules(line, _lastLine, null); // TODO: add abbreviations list
 
             if (checkBoxRightToLeft.Checked)
                 line = ReverseNumberStrings(line);
@@ -4606,8 +4606,8 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Forms
                 line = line.Replace("9-O", "9-0");
             }
 
-            if (checkBoxAutoFixCommonErrors.Checked)
-                line = OcrFixEngine.FixOcrErrorsViaHardcodedRules(line, _lastLine, null); // TODO: add abbreviations list
+            if (checkBoxAutoFixCommonErrors.Checked && _ocrFixEngine != null)
+                line = _ocrFixEngine.FixOcrErrorsViaHardcodedRules(line, _lastLine, null); // TODO: add abbreviations list
 
             if (checkBoxRightToLeft.Checked)
                 line = ReverseNumberStrings(line);
diff --git a/src/Logic/OCR/OcrFixEngine.cs b/src/Logic/OCR/OcrFixEngine.cs
index 2719449f0..352397a6d 100644
--- a/src/Logic/OCR/OcrFixEngine.cs
+++ b/src/Logic/OCR/OcrFixEngine.cs
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Logic.OCR
             return false;
         }
 
-        public static string FixOcrErrorsViaHardcodedRules(string input, string lastLine, HashSet<string> abbreviationList)
+        public string FixOcrErrorsViaHardcodedRules(string input, string lastLine, HashSet<string> abbreviationList)
         {
             if (!Configuration.Settings.Tools.OcrFixUseHardcodedRules)
                 return input;
@@ -1227,7 +1227,6 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Logic.OCR
                 input = input.Insert(idx + Environment.NewLine.Length + 4, " ");
             }
 
-
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(lastLine) ||
                 lastLine.EndsWith(".") ||
                 lastLine.EndsWith("!") ||
@@ -1244,6 +1243,8 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Logic.OCR
                         string uppercaseLetter = st.StrippedText[0].ToString().ToUpper();
                         if (st.StrippedText.Length > 1 && uppercaseLetter == "L" && "abcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxz".Contains(st.StrippedText[1].ToString()))
                             uppercaseLetter = "I";
+                        if (st.StrippedText.StartsWith("lo ") && _threeLetterIsoLanguageName == "ita")
+                            uppercaseLetter = "I";
                         st.StrippedText = st.StrippedText.Remove(0, 1).Insert(0, uppercaseLetter);
                         input = st.Pre + st.StrippedText + st.Post;
                     }