diff --git a/src/searchengine/nova3/helpers.py b/src/searchengine/nova3/helpers.py
index 18e7510e6..d3960dda0 100644
--- a/src/searchengine/nova3/helpers.py
+++ b/src/searchengine/nova3/helpers.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def retrieve_url(url):
 def download_file(url, referer=None):
     """ Download file at url and write it to a file, return the path to the file and the url """
     file, path = tempfile.mkstemp()
-    file = os.fdopen(file, "w")
+    file = os.fdopen(file, "wb")
     # Download url
     req = urllib.request.Request(url)
     if referer is not None:
diff --git a/src/searchengine/nova3/nova2dl.py b/src/searchengine/nova3/nova2dl.py
index b04974966..eb64c7e03 100755
--- a/src/searchengine/nova3/nova2dl.py
+++ b/src/searchengine/nova3/nova2dl.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 import sys
 import os
 import glob
-from .helpers import download_file
+from helpers import download_file
 
 supported_engines = dict()
 
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 		engine.download_torrent(download_param)
 	else:
 		print(download_file(download_param))
-	sys.exit(0)
\ No newline at end of file
+	sys.exit(0)