diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Show.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Show.php
index d9c6c834c..9fcaee13e 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Show.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Show.php
@@ -1833,7 +1833,8 @@ SELECT si.starts AS start_timestamp,
        starts,
        ends
 FROM cc_show_instances si,
-     cc_show s
+     LEFT JOIN cc_show s
+     ON si.instance_id = s.id
 WHERE si.show_id = s.id
   AND si.starts <= :timeNow1::timestamp
   AND si.ends > :timeNow2::timestamp
@@ -1875,7 +1876,8 @@ SELECT si.starts AS start_timestamp,
        starts,
        ends
 FROM cc_show_instances si,
-     cc_show s
+     LEFT JOIN cc_show s
+     ON si.instance_id = s.id
 WHERE si.show_id = s.id
   AND si.starts > :timeNow1::timestamp - INTERVAL '2 days'
   AND si.ends < :timeNow2::timestamp + INTERVAL '2 days'
@@ -2012,9 +2014,10 @@ SELECT si.starts AS start_timestamp,
        s.url,
        starts,
        ends
-FROM cc_show_instances,
-     cc_show
-WHERE si.show_id = s.id"
+FROM cc_show_instances si
+     LEFT JOIN cc_show s
+     ON si.instance_id = s.id
+WHERE si.show_id = s.id
   AND si.starts >= :timeStart::timestamp
   AND si.starts < :timeEnd::timestamp
   AND modified_instance != TRUE
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/eventcontractor.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/eventcontractor.py
index f9ff96dd7..ececfb846 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/eventcontractor.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/eventcontractor.py
@@ -48,8 +48,12 @@ class EventContractor(Loggable):
             # checked against the newest event 'evt' in this case
             self.unregister( old_e )
         evt.add_safe_pack_hook( lambda : self.__unregister(evt) )
-        assert evt.path not in self.store, \
-            "Clean up should have been called by '%s'" % evt
+
+        if evt.path in self.store:
+            self.logger.warn("Clean up should have been called by '%s'" %
+                    str(evt))
+            self.logger.warn("Overwriting event for '%s'" % evt.path)
+
         self.store[ evt.path ] = evt
         return True # We actually added something, hence we return true.
 
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/events.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/events.py
index 660ff4c40..1941ea5b1 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/events.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/events.py
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ class BaseEvent(Loggable):
         self._raw_event   = evt
         self.path         = evt.path
         self.__class__    = evt.__class__
-        # We don't transfer the _pack_hook over to the new event
-        # TODO : perhaps we should call the old events pack_hook just to make
-        # sure everything is done cleanly?
+        # Clean up old hook and transfer the new events hook
+        self.reset_hook()
+        self.add_safe_pack_hook( evt._pack_hook )
         return self
 
     def assign_owner(self,req):
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/metadata.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/metadata.py
index 7405d3b12..e2af483bd 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/metadata.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/metadata.py
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ class Metadata(Loggable):
             return
         # TODO : Simplify the way all of these rules are handled right not it's
         # extremely unclear and needs to be refactored.
+        if full_mutagen is None: raise BadSongFile(fpath)
         self.__metadata = Metadata.airtime_dict(full_mutagen)
         # Now we extra the special values that are calculated from the mutagen
         # object itself:
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/pure.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/pure.py
index 77a725941..3116fa3fd 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/pure.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/pure.py
@@ -477,10 +477,11 @@ def file_playable(pathname):
     #between them.  We run the command as pypo because otherwise the target file
     #is opened with write permissions, and this causes an inotify ON_CLOSE_WRITE
     #event to be fired :/
-    return True
     command = ("airtime-liquidsoap -c 'output.dummy" + \
         "(audio_to_stereo(single(\"%s\")))' > /dev/null 2>&1") % \
         pathname.replace("'", "'\\''")
+    print(command)
+    return True
     return_code = subprocess.call(command, shell=True)
     return (return_code == 0)
 
diff --git a/utils/rabbitmq-update-pid.sh b/utils/rabbitmq-update-pid.sh
index d5360b2fe..a756c0d1c 100755
--- a/utils/rabbitmq-update-pid.sh
+++ b/utils/rabbitmq-update-pid.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ pid_found="$?"
 
 if [ "$pid_found" == "0" ]; then
     #PID is available in the status message
-    rabbitmqstatus=`/etc/init.d/rabbitmq-server status | grep "\[{pid"`
-    rabbitmqpid=`echo $rabbitmqstatus | sed "s/.*,\(.*\)\}.*/\1/"`
+    rabbitmqpid=`/etc/init.d/rabbitmq-server status | grep "\[{pid" | sed "s/.*,\(.*\)\}.*/\1/"`
 else
     #PID should be available from file
     rabbitmqpid=`sed "s/.*,\(.*\)\}.*/\1/" /var/lib/rabbitmq/pids`