diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 26f2c68d3..7fd074756 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 11.8.0
+current_version = 11.8.1
 commit = True
 tag = False
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 12a43fe20..89642047e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-nzbToMedia v11.8.0
+nzbToMedia v11.8.1
 ==================
 
 Provides an [efficient](https://github.com/clinton-hall/nzbToMedia/wiki/Efficient-on-demand-post-processing) way to handle postprocessing for [CouchPotatoServer](https://couchpota.to/ "CouchPotatoServer") and [SickBeard](http://sickbeard.com/ "SickBeard") (and its [forks](https://github.com/clinton-hall/nzbToMedia/wiki/Failed-Download-Handling-%28FDH%29#sick-beard-and-its-forks))
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 10429f300..7f611bac4 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 Change_LOG / History
 
+V11.8.1 12/29/2018
+
+Fix cleanup for nzbToMedia installed as a git submodule
+
 V11.8.0 12/28/2018
 
 Add version information
diff --git a/cleanup.py b/cleanup.py
index 3f022289e..33b379dd7 100644
--- a/cleanup.py
+++ b/cleanup.py
@@ -106,9 +106,7 @@ def clean_folders(*paths):
 
 def clean(*paths):
     """Clean up bytecode and obsolete folders."""
-    with WorkingDirectory(module_path()) as cwd:
-        if cwd.working_directory != cwd.original_directory:
-            print('Changing to directory:', cwd.working_directory)
+    def _clean(*paths):
         print('\n-- Cleaning bytecode --')
         try:
             result = clean_bytecode()
@@ -124,8 +122,19 @@ def clean(*paths):
                 print(error)
             else:
                 print(result or 'No folders to clean\n')
+
+    with WorkingDirectory(module_path()) as cwd:
+        if cwd.working_directory != cwd.original_directory:
+            print('Changing to directory:', cwd.working_directory)
+
+        if os.path.exists('.git'):
+            _clean(*paths)
+        else:
+            print('Directory is not a git repository')
+
         if cwd.working_directory != cwd.original_directory:
             print('Returning to directory: ', cwd.original_directory)
+
         print('\n-- Cleanup finished --\n')
 
 
diff --git a/core/__init__.py b/core/__init__.py
index 29fb4491b..c4cfdf4b0 100644
--- a/core/__init__.py
+++ b/core/__init__.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 from core.transcoder import transcoder
 from core.databases import mainDB
 
-__version__ = '11.8.0'
+__version__ = '11.8.1'
 
 # Client Agents
 NZB_CLIENTS = ['sabnzbd', 'nzbget', 'manual']
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b014ad2f0..1bf81072b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def read(*names, **kwargs):
 
 setup(
     name='nzbToMedia',
-    version='11.8.0',
+    version='11.8.1',
     license='GPLv3',
     description='Efficient on demand post processing',
     long_description="""