diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor/airtimefilemonitor/airtimenotifier.py b/python_apps/media-monitor/airtimefilemonitor/airtimenotifier.py
index b93ff3c24..b38cbdc7f 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor/airtimefilemonitor/airtimenotifier.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor/airtimefilemonitor/airtimenotifier.py
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class AirtimeNotifier(Notifier):
                 full_filepath = path+"/"+filename
 
                 if self.mmc.is_audio_file(full_filepath):
-                    if self.mmc.has_correct_permissions(full_filepath):
+                    if self.mmc.set_needed_file_permissions(full_filepath, False):
                         self.logger.info("importing %s", full_filepath)
                         event = {'filepath': full_filepath, 'mode': self.config.MODE_CREATE, 'is_recorded_show': False}
                         mm.multi_queue.put(event)
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor/airtimefilemonitor/mediamonitorcommon.py b/python_apps/media-monitor/airtimefilemonitor/mediamonitorcommon.py
index 9d255b7b4..397377502 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor/airtimefilemonitor/mediamonitorcommon.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor/airtimefilemonitor/mediamonitorcommon.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class MediaMonitorCommon:
                 # stat.S_IROTH - readable by all permission
                 # stat.S_IXOTH - excutable by all permission
                 # try to set permission 
-                if self.is_parent_directory(item, self.config.storage_directory) or self.is_parent_directory(item, self.config.imported_directory) or (item, self.config.organize_directory):
+                if self.is_parent_directory(item, self.config.storage_directory) or self.is_parent_directory(item, self.config.imported_directory) or self.is_parent_directory(item, self.config.organize_directory): 
                     if is_dir is True:
                         os.chmod(item, 02777)
                     else:
@@ -89,14 +89,16 @@ class MediaMonitorCommon:
                     # add world readable permission
                     stats = os.stat(item)
                     if is_dir is True:
-                        os.chmod(item, stats.st_mode | stat.S_IROTH | stat.S_IXOTH)
+                        bitor = stats.st_mode | stat.S_IROTH | stat.S_IXOTH
                     else:
-                        os.chmod(item, stats.st_mode | stat.S_IROTH)
-
+                        bitor = stats.st_mode | stat.S_IROTH
+                    os.chmod(item, bitor)
         except Exception, e:
             self.logger.error("Failed to change file's owner/group/permissions. %s", e)
+            return False;
         finally:
             os.umask(omask)
+            return True;
 
 
     #checks if path is a directory, and if it doesnt exist, then creates it.