diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/handler.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/handler.py
index 78d954b99..2dc4c0a47 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/handler.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/handler.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ class ReportHandler(Handles):
                 weak=weak)
 
     def report_problem_file(self, event, exception=None):
-        import ipdb; ipdb.set_trace()
         dispatcher.send(signal=self.report_signal, sender=self, event=event,
                 exception=exception)
 
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/listeners.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/listeners.py
index 9fa75ba78..ded376242 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/listeners.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/listeners.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ def mediate_ignored(fn):
         for s_check in skip_events:
             FileMediator.skip_checks.remove( s_check )
             # Only process skip_checks one at a time
+            FileMediator.logger.info("Skip checked: '%s'" % str(event))
             return
         if FileMediator.is_ignored(event.pathname):
             FileMediator.logger.info("Ignoring: '%s' (once)" % event.pathname)
@@ -108,7 +109,6 @@ class OrganizeListener(BaseListener, pyinotify.ProcessEvent, Loggable):
     @mediate_ignored
     @IncludeOnly(mmp.supported_extensions)
     def process_to_organize(self, event):
-        import ipdb; ipdb.set_trace()
         dispatcher.send(signal=self.signal, sender=self,
                 event=OrganizeFile(event))
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class StoreWatchListener(BaseListener, Loggable, pyinotify.ProcessEvent):
             # into file events until we know for sure if we deleted or moved
             morph = MoveDir(event) if event.dir else MoveFile(event)
             EventRegistry.matching(event).morph_into(morph)
-        #else: self.process_create(event)
+        else: self.process_create(event)
     def process_IN_MOVED_FROM(self, event):
         # Is either delete dir or delete file
         evt = self.process_delete(event)
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/manager.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/manager.py
index b9ef9c8b2..0772c653e 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/manager.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/manager.py
@@ -75,12 +75,22 @@ class Manager(Loggable):
 
     def __create_organizer(self, target_path, recorded_path):
         """
-        private constructor for organizer so that we don't have to repeat
-        adding the channel/signal as a parameter to the original constructor
-        every time
+        creates an organizer at new destination path or modifies the old one
         """
-        return Organizer(channel=self.organize_channel,target_path=target_path,
-                recorded_path=recorded_path)
+        # We avoid creating new instances of organize because of the way it
+        # interacts with pydispatch. We must be careful to never have more than
+        # one instance of OrganizeListener but this is not so easy. (The
+        # singleton hack in Organizer) doesn't work. This is the only thing
+        # that seems to work.
+        if self.organize['organizer']:
+            o = self.organize['organizer']
+            o.channel = self.organize_channel
+            o.target_path = target_path
+            o.recorded_path = recorded_path
+        else:
+            self.organize['organizer'] = Organizer(channel=
+                    self.organize_channel, target_path=target_path,
+                    recorded_path=recorded_path)
 
     def get_problem_files_path(self):
         return self.organize['problem_files_path']
@@ -96,8 +106,7 @@ class Manager(Loggable):
     def set_recorded_path(self, new_path):
         self.__remove_watch(self.organize['recorded_path'])
         self.organize['recorded_path'] = new_path
-        self.organize['organizer'] = self.__create_organizer(
-                self.organize['imported_path'], new_path)
+        self.__create_organizer( self.organize['imported_path'], new_path)
         self.__add_watch(new_path, self.watch_listener)
 
     def get_organize_path(self):
@@ -130,8 +139,7 @@ class Manager(Loggable):
         """
         self.__remove_watch(self.organize['imported_path'])
         self.organize['imported_path'] = new_path
-        self.organize['organizer'] = self.__create_organizer(
-                new_path, self.organize['recorded_path'])
+        self.__create_organizer( new_path, self.organize['recorded_path'])
         self.__add_watch(new_path, self.watch_listener)
 
     def change_storage_root(self, store):
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/organizer.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/organizer.py
index 7cc9ac647..c901082f2 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/organizer.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/organizer.py
@@ -14,11 +14,22 @@ class Organizer(ReportHandler,Loggable):
     pyinotify. (These events are fed to it through StoreWatchListener)
     """
 
+    _instance = None
+    def __new__(cls, channel, target_path, recorded_path):
+        if cls._instance:
+            cls._instance.channel = channel
+            cls._instance.target_path = target_path
+            cls._instance.recorded_path = recorded_path
+        else:
+            cls._instance = super(Organizer, cls).__new__( cls, channel,
+                    target_path, recorded_path)
+        return cls._instance
+
     def __init__(self, channel, target_path, recorded_path):
         self.channel = channel
         self.target_path = target_path
         self.recorded_path = recorded_path
-        super(Organizer, self).__init__(signal=self.channel, weak=True)
+        super(Organizer, self).__init__(signal=self.channel, weak=False)
 
     def handle(self, sender, event):
         """