diff --git a/deluge/plugins/execute/execute/core.py b/deluge/plugins/execute/execute/core.py
index 9d95f74f9..fafe2037f 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/execute/execute/core.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/execute/execute/core.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class Core(CorePluginBase):
             save_path = info["save_path"]
 
         # getProcessOutputAndValue requires args to be str
-        if isinstance(torrent_name, unicode):
+        if isinstance(torrent_id, unicode):
             torrent_id = torrent_id.encode("utf-8", "ignore")
         if isinstance(torrent_name, unicode):
             torrent_name = torrent_name.encode("utf-8", "ignore")