diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/pure.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/pure.py
index e4a89aebc..d256c7d20 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/pure.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/pure.py
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ def normalized_metadata(md, original_path):
     # Note: I don't know why I'm doing a unicode string comparison here
     # that part is copied from the original code
     if is_airtime_recorded(new_md):
-        hour,minute,second,name = md['MDATA_KEY_TITLE'].split("-",4)
+        hour,minute,second,name = md['MDATA_KEY_TITLE'].split("-",3)
         # We assume that MDATA_KEY_YEAR is always given for airtime recorded
         # shows
         new_md['MDATA_KEY_TITLE'] = u'%s-%s-%s:%s:%s' % \