diff --git a/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.py b/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.py
index 5b8b93809..03bba94f2 100644
--- a/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.py
+++ b/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.py
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ class AirtimeApiClient():
     @staticmethod
     def create_right_config(log=None,config_path=None):
         if config_path: AirtimeApiClient.default_config = config_path
+        elif (not AirtimeApiClient.default_config):
+            raise ValueError("Cannot slip config_path attribute when it has \
+                              never been passed yet")
         return AirtimeApiClient( logger=None, config_path=AirtimeApiClient.default_config )
 
     def __init__(self, logger=None,config_path='/etc/airtime/api_client.cfg'):
@@ -465,6 +468,7 @@ class AirtimeApiClient():
         except Exception, e:
             response = None
             logger.error("Exception: %s", e)
+            self.logger.debug(traceback.format_exc())
 
         return response
 
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/update/replaygainupdater.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/update/replaygainupdater.py
index a494d907a..a92cbb357 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/update/replaygainupdater.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/update/replaygainupdater.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import traceback
 import os
 import time
 
-from api_clients import api_client
 from media.update import replaygain
 from media.monitor.log import Loggable
 
@@ -23,17 +22,16 @@ class ReplayGainUpdater(Thread, Loggable):
     """
 
     @staticmethod
-    def start_reply_gain():
-        me = ReplayGainUpdater()
+    def start_reply_gain(apc):
+        me = ReplayGainUpdater(apc)
         me.daemon = True
         me.start()
 
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self,apc):
         Thread.__init__(self)
-        self.api_client = api_client.AirtimeApiClient.create_right_config()
+        self.api_client = apc
 
     def main(self):
-
         raw_response = self.api_client.list_all_watched_dirs()
         if 'dirs' not in raw_response:
             self.logger.error("Could not get a list of watched directories \
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/mm2.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/mm2.py
index aa6e7e6ce..d02539ccb 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/mm2.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/mm2.py
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ watch_syncer = WatchSyncer(signal='watch',
                            chunking_number=config['chunking_number'],
                            timeout=config['request_max_wait'])
 
-ReplayGainUpdater.start_reply_gain()
-
 apiclient = apc.AirtimeApiClient.create_right_config(log=log,
         config_path=api_client_config)
 
+ReplayGainUpdater.start_reply_gain(apiclient)
+
 # TODO : Need to do setup_media_monitor call somewhere around here to get
 # import/organize dirs
 sdb = AirtimeDB(apiclient)