diff --git a/ffnet.py b/ffnet.py
index 00e0fb5..94fd995 100644
--- a/ffnet.py
+++ b/ffnet.py
@@ -98,7 +98,10 @@ class FFNet(FanfictionSiteAdapter):
 			elif l.find("<SELECT title='chapter navigation'") != -1:
 				if len(urls) > 0:
 					continue
-				u = l.decode('utf-8')
+				try:
+					u = l.decode('utf-8')
+				except UnicodeEncodeError, e:
+					u = l
 				u = re.sub('&\#[0-9]+;', ' ', u)
 				s2 = bs.BeautifulSoup(u)
 				options = s2.findAll('option')
diff --git a/ficwad.py b/ficwad.py
index de2137b..dab4fe0 100644
--- a/ficwad.py
+++ b/ficwad.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
 import os
 import re
 import sys
@@ -9,6 +11,7 @@ import urllib2 as u2
 import urlparse as up
 import BeautifulSoup as bs
 import htmlentitydefs as hdefs
+import logging
 
 from adapter import *
 
@@ -62,8 +65,6 @@ class FicWad(FanfictionSiteAdapter):
 				if title != "Story Index":
 					result.append((url,title))
 			
-		print('Story "%s" by %s' % (self.storyName, self.authorName))
-		
 		return result
 	
 	def getStoryName(self):
diff --git a/output.py b/output.py
index 866005b..95656e4 100644
--- a/output.py
+++ b/output.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class HTMLWriter(FanficWriter):
 		self.basePath = base
 		self.name = re.sub('&\#[0-9]+;', '_', name.replace(" ", "_").replace(":","_"))
 		self.storyTitle = name
-		self.fileName = self.basePath + '/' + self.name + '.html'
+		self.fileName = self.basePath + '/' + re.sub('[^a-zA-Z0-9_\'-]+','',self.name) + '.html'
 		self.authorName = author
 		
 		self.inmemory = inmemory
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ class EPubFanficWriter(FanficWriter):
 		self.basePath = base
 		self.name = re.sub('&\#[0-9]+;', '_', name.replace(" ", "_").replace(":","_"))
 		self.storyTitle = name
-		self.directory = self.basePath + '/' + self.name
+		self.directory = self.basePath + '/' + re.sub('[^a-zA-Z0-9_\'-]+','',self.name)
+
 		self.inmemory = inmemory
 		self.authorName = author