diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/common/AutoPlaylistManager.php b/airtime_mvc/application/common/AutoPlaylistManager.php
index 36e97b20d..eefc6377f 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/common/AutoPlaylistManager.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/common/AutoPlaylistManager.php
@@ -18,53 +18,23 @@ class AutoPlaylistManager {
         return empty($lastPolled) || (microtime(true) > $lastPolled + self::$_AUTOPLAYLIST_POLL_INTERVAL_SECONDS);
     }
 
-    /*
-     * This function is copied from the TestUser class and is used to instantiate a user so that
-     * the Scheduler model can be utilized by buildAutoPlaylist.
-     * Not sure if this is the best strategy but it works.
-    */    
-    public static function loginUser()
-    {
-        $authAdapter = Application_Model_Auth::getAuthAdapter();
-
-        //pass to the adapter the submitted username and password
-        $authAdapter->setIdentity('admin')
-                    ->setCredential('admin');
-
-        $auth = Zend_Auth::getInstance();
-        $result = $auth->authenticate($authAdapter);
-        if ($result->isValid()) {
-            //all info about this user from the login table omit only the password
-            $userInfo = $authAdapter->getResultRowObject(null, 'password');
-
-            //the default storage is a session with namespace Zend_Auth
-            $authStorage = $auth->getStorage();
-            $authStorage->write($userInfo);
-        }
-    }
-     
      /**
      * Find all shows with autoplaylists who have yet to have their playlists built and added to the schedule
      *
      */
     public static function buildAutoPlaylist() {
-        // Starting a session so that the User can be created
-	Zend_Session::start();
-        static::loginUser();
-	Logging::info("Checking to run Auto Playlist");
+        Logging::info("Checking to run Auto Playlist");
         $autoPlaylists = static::_upcomingAutoPlaylistShows();
-       foreach ($autoPlaylists as $autoplaylist) {
-       	    // creates a ShowInstance object to build the playlist in from the ShowInstancesQuery Object     
-	    $si = new Application_Model_ShowInstance($autoplaylist->getDbId());
-	    $playlistid = $si->GetAutoPlaylistId();
+        foreach ($autoPlaylists as $autoplaylist) {
+            // creates a ShowInstance object to build the playlist in from the ShowInstancesQuery Object     
+            $si = new Application_Model_ShowInstance($autoplaylist->getDbId());
+            $playlistid = $si->GetAutoPlaylistId();
             Logging::info("Scheduling $playlistid");
             // call the addPlaylist to show function and don't check for user permission to avoid call to non-existant user object
             $si->addPlaylistToShow($playlistid, false);
             $si->setAutoPlaylistBuilt(true);
-
-            }
+        }
         Application_Model_Preference::setAutoPlaylistPollLock(microtime(true));
-	Zend_Session::stop();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Scheduler.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Scheduler.php
index f3f0c508c..cf542dce5 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Scheduler.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Scheduler.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
-class Application_Model_Scheduler
+final class Application_Model_Scheduler
 {
     private $con;
     private $fileInfo = array(
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class Application_Model_Scheduler
 
     private $checkUserPermissions = true;
 
-    public function __construct()
+    public function __construct($checkUserPermissions=true)
     {
         $this->con = Propel::getConnection(CcSchedulePeer::DATABASE_NAME);
 
@@ -40,7 +40,11 @@ class Application_Model_Scheduler
             $this->nowDT = DateTime::createFromFormat("U", time(), new DateTimeZone("UTC"));
         }
 
-        $this->user = Application_Model_User::getCurrentUser();
+        $this->setCheckUserPermissions($checkUserPermissions);
+
+        if ($this->checkUserPermissions) {
+            $this->user = Application_Model_User::getCurrentUser();
+        }
 
         $this->crossfadeDuration = Application_Model_Preference::GetDefaultCrossfadeDuration();
     }
@@ -76,7 +80,7 @@ class Application_Model_Scheduler
     }
 
     /*
-     * make sure any incoming requests for scheduling are ligit.
+     * make sure any incoming requests for scheduling are legit.
     *
     * @param array $items, an array containing pks of cc_schedule items.
     */
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/ShowInstance.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/ShowInstance.php
index bbccd538d..a87d53951 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/ShowInstance.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/ShowInstance.php
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ SQL;
         $ts = intval($this->_showInstance->getDbLastScheduled("U")) ? : 0;
         $id = $this->_showInstance->getDbId();
 
-        $scheduler = new Application_Model_Scheduler();
+        $scheduler = new Application_Model_Scheduler($checkUserPerm);
         $scheduler->scheduleAfter(
             array(array("id" => 0, "instance"  => $id, "timestamp" => $ts)),
             array(array("id" => $pl_id, "type" => "playlist"))