diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/pure.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/pure.py
index 70136f730..2657ec2d7 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/pure.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/pure.py
@@ -270,8 +270,10 @@ def organized_path(old_path, root_path, orig_md):
     ext = extension(old_path)
     # The blocks for each if statement look awfully similar. Perhaps there is a
     # way to simplify this code
-    normal_md = default_to_f(orig_md, path_md, unicode_unknown,
-                             lambda dictionary, key: len(dictionary[key]) == 0)
+    def default_f(dictionary, key):
+        if key in dictionary: return len(dictionary[key]) == 0
+        else: return True
+    normal_md = default_to_f(orig_md, path_md, unicode_unknown, default_f)
     if is_airtime_recorded(normal_md):
         fname = u'%s-%s-%s.%s' % ( normal_md['MDATA_KEY_YEAR'],
                 normal_md['MDATA_KEY_TITLE'],
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/upgrade2.2.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/upgrade2.2.py
index 9fadbfec7..4c243be85 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/upgrade2.2.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/upgrade2.2.py
@@ -2,17 +2,6 @@ import os
 from configobj import ConfigObj
 import traceback
 
-defaults = {
-    'check_filesystem_events' : 5,
-    'check_airtime_events' : 30,
-    'touch_interval' : 5,
-    'chunking_number' : 450,
-    'request_max_wait' : 3.0,
-    'rmq_event_wait' : 0.1,
-    'logpath' : '/var/log/airtime/media-monitor/media-monitor.log',
-    'index_path' : '/var/tmp/airtime/media-monitor/last_index',
-}
-
 upgrades_config = {
         '/etc/airtime/media-monitor.cfg' :
         {