diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/pypo-cli.py b/python_apps/pypo/pypo-cli.py
index 76f5482a5..8ececc23d 100755
--- a/python_apps/pypo/pypo-cli.py
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/pypo-cli.py
@@ -115,12 +115,6 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, keyboardInterruptHandler)
 
-    #import daemonize
-    #daemonize.createDaemon()
-    #open("airtime.pid", "w").write(str(os.getpid()) + "\n")
-    #daemonize.drop_privileges("pypo", "pypo")
-    
- 
     # initialize
     g = Global()
 
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/pypofetch.py b/python_apps/pypo/pypofetch.py
index 9c7fc9d84..3100a5dd0 100755
--- a/python_apps/pypo/pypofetch.py
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/pypofetch.py
@@ -83,8 +83,10 @@ class PypoFetch(Thread):
         
 
     def set_export_source(self, export_source):
+        logger = logging.getLogger('fetch')
         self.export_source = export_source
         self.cache_dir = config["cache_dir"] + self.export_source + '/'
+        logger.info("Creating cache directory at %s", self.cache_dir)
 
     def check_matching_timezones(self, server_timezone):
         logger = logging.getLogger('fetch')
@@ -268,7 +270,7 @@ class PypoFetch(Thread):
 
             fileExt = os.path.splitext(media['uri'])[1]
             try:
-                dst = "%s%s/%s%s" % (self.cache_dir, str(pkey), str(media['id']), str(fileExt))
+                dst = "%s%s/%s%s" % (self.cache_dir, pkey, media['id'], fileExt)
 
                 # download media file
                 self.handle_remote_file(media, dst)
@@ -283,11 +285,11 @@ class PypoFetch(Thread):
                     if fsize > 0:
                         pl_entry = \
                         'annotate:export_source="%s",media_id="%s",liq_start_next="%s",liq_fade_in="%s",liq_fade_out="%s",liq_cue_in="%s",liq_cue_out="%s",schedule_table_id="%s":%s' \
-                        % (str(media['export_source']), media['id'], 0, \
-                            str(float(media['fade_in']) / 1000), \
-                            str(float(media['fade_out']) / 1000), \
-                            str(float(media['cue_in'])), \
-                            str(float(media['cue_out'])), \
+                        % (media['export_source'], media['id'], 0, \
+                            float(media['fade_in']) / 1000, \
+                            float(media['fade_out']) / 1000, \
+                            float(media['cue_in']), \
+                            float(media['cue_out']), \
                             media['row_id'], dst)
 
                         """
@@ -375,7 +377,7 @@ class PypoFetch(Thread):
 
         loops = 1        
         while True:
-            logger.info("Loop #"+str(loops))
+            logger.info("Loop #%s", loops)
             try:
                 # Wait for messages from RabbitMQ.  Timeout if we
                 # dont get any after POLL_INTERVAL.
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/pypopush.py b/python_apps/pypo/pypopush.py
index 3eb9090c8..e867ebcfc 100755
--- a/python_apps/pypo/pypopush.py
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/pypopush.py
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ class PypoPush(Thread):
             #Return the time as a floating point number expressed in seconds since the epoch, in UTC.
             epoch_now = time.time()
 
-            logger.debug("Epoch start: " + str(epoch_start))
-            logger.debug("Epoch now: " + str(epoch_now))
+            logger.debug("Epoch start: %s" % epoch_start)
+            logger.debug("Epoch now: %s" % epoch_now)
 
             sleep_time = epoch_start - epoch_now;
 
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ class PypoPush(Thread):
             liquidsoap_data = self.api_client.get_liquidsoap_data(pkey, schedule)
 
             #Sending schedule table row id string.
-            logger.debug("vars.pypo_data %s\n"%(str(liquidsoap_data["schedule_id"])))
-            tn.write(("vars.pypo_data %s\n"%str(liquidsoap_data["schedule_id"])).encode('latin-1'))
+            logger.debug("vars.pypo_data %s\n"%(liquidsoap_data["schedule_id"]))
+            tn.write(("vars.pypo_data %s\n"%liquidsoap_data["schedule_id"]).encode('latin-1'))
 
             logger.debug('Preparing to push playlist %s' % pkey)
             for item in playlist: