diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/airtime.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/airtime.py
index 11436009a..fa23d2fbd 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/airtime.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/airtime.py
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ from media.monitor.log        import Loggable
 from media.monitor.syncdb     import AirtimeDB
 from media.monitor.exceptions import DirectoryIsNotListed
 from media.monitor.bootstrap  import Bootstrapper
-from media.monitor.listeners  import FileMediator
 
-from media.saas.thread import apc
+from media.saas.thread import apc, user
 
 class AirtimeNotifier(Loggable):
     """
@@ -192,7 +191,7 @@ class AirtimeMessageReceiver(Loggable):
                 # request that we'd normally get form pyinotify. But right
                 # now event contractor would take care of this sort of
                 # thing anyway so this might not be necessary after all
-                FileMediator.ignore(msg['filepath'])
+                user().file_mediator.ignore(msg['filepath'])
                 os.unlink(msg['filepath'])
                 # Verify deletion:
                 if not os.path.exists(msg['filepath']):
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/listeners.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/listeners.py
index 081d0c4a4..c268319e8 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/listeners.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/listeners.py
@@ -6,38 +6,31 @@ from functools import wraps
 import media.monitor.pure as mmp
 from media.monitor.pure import IncludeOnly
 from media.monitor.events import OrganizeFile, NewFile, MoveFile, DeleteFile, \
-                                 DeleteDir, EventRegistry, MoveDir,\
+                                 DeleteDir, MoveDir,\
                                  DeleteDirWatch
-from media.monitor.log import Loggable, get_logger
-from media.saas.thread import getsig
+from media.monitor.log import Loggable
+from media.saas.thread import getsig, user
 # Note: Because of the way classes that inherit from pyinotify.ProcessEvent
 # interact with constructors. you should only instantiate objects from them
 # using keyword arguments. For example:
 # OrganizeListener('watch_signal') <= wrong
 # OrganizeListener(signal='watch_signal') <= right
 
-class FileMediator(object):
-    """
-    FileMediator is used an intermediate mechanism that filters out certain
-    events.
-    """
-    ignored_set = set([]) # for paths only
-    logger = get_logger()
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def is_ignored(path): return path in FileMediator.ignored_set
-    @staticmethod
-    def ignore(path): FileMediator.ignored_set.add(path)
-    @staticmethod
-    def unignore(path): FileMediator.ignored_set.remove(path)
+class FileMediator(Loggable):
+    """ FileMediator is used an intermediate mechanism that filters out
+    certain events. """
+    def __init__(self)        : self.ignored_set = set([]) # for paths only
+    def is_ignored(self,path) : return path in self.ignored_set
+    def ignore(self, path)    : self.ignored_set.add(path)
+    def unignore(self, path)  : self.ignored_set.remove(path)
 
 def mediate_ignored(fn):
     @wraps(fn)
     def wrapped(self, event, *args,**kwargs):
         event.pathname = unicode(event.pathname, "utf-8")
-        if FileMediator.is_ignored(event.pathname):
-            FileMediator.logger.info("Ignoring: '%s' (once)" % event.pathname)
-            FileMediator.unignore(event.pathname)
+        if user().file_mediator.is_ignored(event.pathname):
+            user().file_mediator.logger.info("Ignoring: '%s' (once)" % event.pathname)
+            user().file_mediator.unignore(event.pathname)
         else: return fn(self, event, *args, **kwargs)
     return wrapped
 
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/saas/airtimeinstance.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/saas/airtimeinstance.py
index eed54101a..6293fe61d 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/saas/airtimeinstance.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/saas/airtimeinstance.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from media.monitor.exceptions import NoConfigFile
 from media.monitor.pure import LazyProperty
 from media.monitor.config import MMConfig
 from media.monitor.owners import Owner
+from media.monitor.listeners import FileMediator
 from api_clients.api_client import AirtimeApiClient
 
 # poor man's phantom types...
@@ -51,3 +52,7 @@ class AirtimeInstance(object):
     @LazyProperty
     def owner(self):
         return Owner()
+    @LazyProperty
+    def file_mediator(self):
+        return FileMediator()
+