diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/update/replaygainupdater.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/update/replaygainupdater.py
index ae5480bef..884b39d8c 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/update/replaygainupdater.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/update/replaygainupdater.py
@@ -22,9 +22,15 @@ class ReplayGainUpdater(Thread, Loggable):
     automatically have its ReplayGain value calculated.
     """
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def start_reply_gain():
+        me = ReplayGainUpdater()
+        me.daemon = True
+        me.start()
+
     def __init__(self):
         Thread.__init__(self)
-        self.api_client = api_client.AirtimeApiClient()
+        self.api_client = api_client.AirtimeApiClient.create_right_config()
 
     def main(self):
 
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/mm2.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/mm2.py
index 905c4eab3..494c8029c 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/mm2.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/mm2.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from media.monitor.exceptions import FailedToObtainLocale, FailedToSetLocale, \
 from media.monitor.airtime import AirtimeNotifier, AirtimeMessageReceiver
 from media.monitor.watchersyncer import WatchSyncer
 from media.monitor.eventdrainer import EventDrainer
+from media.update.replaygainupdater import ReplayGainUpdater
 import media.monitor.pure as mmp
 
 from api_clients import api_client as apc
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ except Exception as e:
 watch_syncer = WatchSyncer(signal='watch',
                            chunking_number=config['chunking_number'],
                            timeout=config['request_max_wait'])
+ReplayGainUpdater.start_reply_gain()
 
 apiclient = apc.AirtimeApiClient.create_right_config(log=log,
         config_path=api_client_config)