diff --git a/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.py b/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.py
index 194432743..0064a95d5 100755
--- a/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.py
+++ b/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def encode_to(obj, encoding='utf-8'):
         obj = obj.encode(encoding)
     return obj
     
-def convert_dict_value_to_utf8:
+def convert_dict_value_to_utf8(md):
     #list comprehension to convert all values of md to utf-8
     return dict([(item[0], encode_to(item[1], "utf-8")) for item in md.items()])
 
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ class AirTimeApiClient(ApiClientInterface):
             if(is_record):
                 url = "http://%s:%s/%s/%s" % (self.config["base_url"], str(self.config["base_port"]), self.config["api_base"], self.config["upload_recorded"])
                 url = url.replace("%%fileid%%", str(response[u'id']))
-                url = url.replace("%%showinstanceid%%", md['MDATA_KEY_TRACKNUMBER'])
+                url = url.replace("%%showinstanceid%%", str(md['MDATA_KEY_TRACKNUMBER']))
                 logger.debug(url)
                 url = url.replace("%%api_key%%", self.config["api_key"])