diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/forms/EditAudioMD.php b/airtime_mvc/application/forms/EditAudioMD.php
index 7f9770254..d03fab339 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/forms/EditAudioMD.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/forms/EditAudioMD.php
@@ -169,13 +169,13 @@ class Application_Form_EditAudioMD extends Zend_Form
             ));
         $this->addElement($language);
 
-        $validCuePattern = '/^[0-9]{1,2}:[0-9]{1,2}:[0-9]{1,2}(\.\d{1,6})?$/';
+        $validCuePattern = '/^(?:[0-9]{1,2}:)?(?:[0-9]{1,2}:)?[0-9]{1,6}(\.\d{1,6})?$/';
 
         $cueIn = new Zend_Form_Element_Text('cuein');
         $cueIn->class = 'input_text';
         $cueIn->setLabel("Cue In:");
         $cueInValidator = Application_Form_Helper_ValidationTypes::overrideRegexValidator(
-            $validCuePattern, _(sprintf("Specify cue in time in the format %s", "hh:mm:ss(.dddddd)"))
+            $validCuePattern, _(sprintf("Specify cue in time in the format %s", "(hh:mm:)ss(.dddddd)"))
         );
         $cueIn->setValidators(array($cueInValidator));
         $this->addElement($cueIn);
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class Application_Form_EditAudioMD extends Zend_Form
         $cueOut->class = 'input_text';
         $cueOut->setLabel('Cue Out:');
         $cueOutValidator = Application_Form_Helper_ValidationTypes::overrideRegexValidator(
-            $validCuePattern, _(sprintf("Specify cue out time in the format %s", "hh:mm:ss(.dddddd)"))
+            $validCuePattern, _(sprintf("Specify cue out time in the format %s", "(hh:mm:)ss(.dddddd)"))
         );
         $cueOut->setValidators(array($cueOutValidator));
         $this->addElement($cueOut);