diff --git a/eve_api/tasks/character.py b/eve_api/tasks/character.py
index aab6902..a0a5c26 100644
--- a/eve_api/tasks/character.py
+++ b/eve_api/tasks/character.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def import_eve_character(character_id, api_key=None, user_id=None, callback=None
         pchar = import_eve_character_func(character_id, api_key, user_id, log)
     except APIAccessException, exc:
         log.error('Error importing character - flagging for retry')
-        import_eve_character.retry(args=[char, api_key, user_id, callback], exc=exc, kwargs=kwargs)
+        import_eve_character.retry(args=[character_id, api_key, user_id, callback], exc=exc, kwargs=kwargs)
 
     if callback:
         subtask(callback).delay(character=pchar.id)
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def import_eve_characters(character_list, api_key=None, user_id=None, callback=N
         results = [import_eve_character_func(char, api_key, user_id, log) for char in character_list]
     except APIAccessException, exc:
         log.error('Error importing characters - flagging for retry')
-        import_eve_characters.retry(args=[char, api_key, user_id, callback], exc=exc, kwargs=kwargs)
+        import_eve_characters.retry(args=[character_list, api_key, user_id, callback], exc=exc, kwargs=kwargs)
     if callback:
         subtask(callback).delay(characters=results)
     else: