diff --git a/source/rename_file/changelog.md b/source/rename_file/changelog.md
index d388d4271..dd006223a 100644
--- a/source/rename_file/changelog.md
+++ b/source/rename_file/changelog.md
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 
+**<span style="color:#56adda">0.0.11</span>**
+- fix error in channels test - should be int not str
+
 **<span style="color:#56adda">0.0.10</span>**
 - fix error in replace function variable - vrezh->vrez_height
 
diff --git a/source/rename_file/info.json b/source/rename_file/info.json
index 9859b1068..6af72852c 100644
--- a/source/rename_file/info.json
+++ b/source/rename_file/info.json
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@
         "on_postprocessor_task_results": 0
     },
     "tags": "rename, postprocessor",
-    "version": "0.0.10"
+    "version": "0.0.11"
 }
diff --git a/source/rename_file/plugin.py b/source/rename_file/plugin.py
index e5f48b358..b02c52857 100644
--- a/source/rename_file/plugin.py
+++ b/source/rename_file/plugin.py
@@ -191,7 +191,10 @@ def append(data, settings, abspath, streams):
                 channel_layout = ''
                 logger.info("Not including channel layout - could not extract channel layout from file: '{}'".format(abspath))
             else:
-                if "(side)" in channel_layout: channel_layout = channel_layout.replace("(side)","")
+                if "(side)" in channel_layout:
+                    channel_layout = channel_layout.replace("(side)","")
+                elif: channel_layout == "stereo":
+                    channel_layout = "2.0"
         else:
             channel_layout = ''
 
@@ -293,7 +296,7 @@ def replace(data, settings, abspath, streams):
         audio_codec = streams[astream]["codec_name"]
         channel_layout = streams[astream]["channel_layout"]
         channels = streams[astream]["channels"]
-        if channel_layout == "stereo" and channels == '2':
+        if channel_layout == "stereo" and channels == 2:
             acodec = audio_codec + ' ' + str(channels) + '.0'
         elif channels > 4:
             acodec = audio_codec + ' ' + str(channel_layout).replace('(side)','')