diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/common/DateHelper.php b/airtime_mvc/application/common/DateHelper.php
index cc02544cd..8ad1e438b 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/common/DateHelper.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/common/DateHelper.php
@@ -417,5 +417,16 @@ class Application_Common_DateHelper
     
         return $res;
     }
+
+    /* Returns a string of seconds converted into 'H:i:s.t' format
+     * 
+     */
+    public static function convertSecondsToTimeFormat($p_seconds)
+    {
+        $time = explode('.', $p_seconds);
+        $seconds = $time[0];
+        $milliseconds = $time[1];
+        return sprintf("%02d%s%02d%s%02d%s%d", floor($seconds/3600), ':', ($seconds/60)%60, ':', $seconds%60, '.', $milliseconds);
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Scheduler.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Scheduler.php
index 18716f1e9..bac2618bd 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Scheduler.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Scheduler.php
@@ -448,6 +448,12 @@ class Application_Model_Scheduler
                     } else {
                         $sched = new CcSchedule();
                     }
+
+                    // default fades are in seconds
+                    // we need to convert to '00:00:00' format
+                    $file['fadein'] = Application_Common_DateHelper::convertSecondsToTimeFormat($file['fadein']);
+                    $file['fadeout'] = Application_Common_DateHelper::convertSecondsToTimeFormat($file['fadeout']);
+                    
                     $sched->setDbStarts($nextStartDT)
                         ->setDbEnds($endTimeDT)
                         ->setDbCueIn($file['cuein'])