diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/airtime.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/airtime.py
index a295686b1..f6df354d4 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/airtime.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/airtime.py
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ class AirtimeMessageReceiver(Loggable):
     def _execute_message(self,evt,message):
         self.dispatch_table[evt](message)
 
-    def __request_now_bootstrap(self, directory_id=None, directory=None):
+    def __request_now_bootstrap(self, directory_id=None, directory=None,
+            all_files=True):
         if (not directory_id) and (not directory):
             raise ValueError("You must provide either directory_id or \
                     directory")
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ class AirtimeMessageReceiver(Loggable):
             self.fatal_exception("Unknown error when writing metadata to: '%s'"
                     % md_path, e)
 
-    def new_watch(self, msg):
+    def new_watch(self, msg, restart=False):
         msg['directory'] = normpath(msg['directory'])
         self.logger.info("Creating watch for directory: '%s'" %
                 msg['directory'])
@@ -133,7 +134,8 @@ class AirtimeMessageReceiver(Loggable):
                         msg['directory'])
                 self.new_watch(msg)
         else:
-            self.__request_now_bootstrap( directory=msg['directory'] )
+            self.__request_now_bootstrap( directory=msg['directory'],
+                    all_files=restart)
             self.manager.add_watch_directory(msg['directory'])
 
     def remove_watch(self, msg):
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/bootstrap.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/bootstrap.py
index 1e5bd1a22..0a13ea0b4 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/bootstrap.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/bootstrap.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class Bootstrapper(Loggable):
         """
         for d in self.db.list_storable_paths(): self.flush_watch(d, last_ran)
 
-    def flush_watch(self, directory, last_ran):
+    def flush_watch(self, directory, last_ran, all_files=False):
         """
         flush a single watch/imported directory. useful when wanting to to
         rescan, or add a watched/imported directory
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ class Bootstrapper(Loggable):
                 modded += 1
                 dispatcher.send(signal=self.watch_signal, sender=self,
                         event=ModifyFile(f))
-        db_songs = set(( song for song in self.db.directory_get_files(directory)
+        db_songs = set(( song for song in self.db.directory_get_files(directory,
+            all_files)
             if mmp.sub_path(directory,song) ))
         # Get all the files that are in the database but in the file
         # system. These are the files marked for deletions
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/syncdb.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/syncdb.py
index 1f3674e53..0c14fb038 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/syncdb.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/syncdb.py
@@ -75,15 +75,15 @@ class AirtimeDB(Loggable):
         l.append(self.recorded_path())
         return l
 
-    def dir_id_get_files(self, dir_id):
+    def dir_id_get_files(self, dir_id, all_files=True):
         """
         Get all files in a directory with id dir_id
         """
         base_dir = self.id_to_dir[ dir_id ]
         return set(( os.path.join(base_dir,p) for p in
-            self.apc.list_all_db_files( dir_id ) ))
+            self.apc.list_all_db_files( dir_id, all_files ) ))
 
-    def directory_get_files(self, directory):
+    def directory_get_files(self, directory, all_files=True):
         """
         returns all the files(recursively) in a directory. a directory is an
         "actual" directory path instead of its id. This is super hacky because
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ class AirtimeDB(Loggable):
         normal_dir = os.path.normpath(unicode(directory))
         if normal_dir not in self.dir_to_id:
             raise NoDirectoryInAirtime( normal_dir, self.dir_to_id )
-        all_files = self.dir_id_get_files( self.dir_to_id[normal_dir] )
+        all_files = self.dir_id_get_files( self.dir_to_id[normal_dir],
+                all_files )
         if normal_dir == self.recorded_path():
             all_files = [ p for p in all_files if
                     mmp.sub_path( self.recorded_path(), p ) ]