diff --git a/application/controllers/ApiController.php b/application/controllers/ApiController.php
index 4f5f4eae3..9a8d45a01 100644
--- a/application/controllers/ApiController.php
+++ b/application/controllers/ApiController.php
@@ -268,11 +268,25 @@ class ApiController extends Zend_Controller_Action
 
         if(Application_Model_Preference::GetDoSoundCloudUpload())
         {
-            $show = new Show($show_inst->getShowId());
-            $description = $show->getDescription();
+            for($i=0; $i<3; $i++) {
 
-            $soundcloud = new ATSoundcloud();
-            $soundcloud->uploadTrack($file->getRealFilePath(), $file->getName(), $description);
+                $show = new Show($show_inst->getShowId());
+                $description = $show->getDescription();
+
+                try {
+                    $soundcloud = new ATSoundcloud();
+                    $soundcloud->uploadTrack($file->getRealFilePath(), $file->getName(), $description);
+                    break;
+                }
+                catch (Services_Soundcloud_Invalid_Http_Response_Code_Exception $e) {
+                    $code = $e->getHttpCode();
+                    if($code != 0) {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                sleep(60);
+            }
         }
 
         $this->view->id = $file->getId(); 
diff --git a/application/models/Soundcloud.php b/application/models/Soundcloud.php
index 78e9223a5..1fc5efa99 100644
--- a/application/models/Soundcloud.php
+++ b/application/models/Soundcloud.php
@@ -48,22 +48,12 @@ class ATSoundcloud {
                 'track[description]' => $description
             );
 
-            try {
-                $response = json_decode(
-                    $this->_soundcloud->post('tracks', $track_data),
-                    true
-                );
-
-                echo var_dump($response);
-            } 
-            catch (Services_Soundcloud_Invalid_Http_Response_Code_Exception $e) {
-                echo $e->getMessage();
-            }
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            echo "could not get soundcloud token";
-        }
+          
+            $response = json_decode(
+                $this->_soundcloud->post('tracks', $track_data),
+                true
+            );
+        }  
     }
 
 }