diff --git a/install_minimal/airtime-install b/install_minimal/airtime-install
index e9bd99df3..e51465fb1 100755
--- a/install_minimal/airtime-install
+++ b/install_minimal/airtime-install
@@ -40,53 +40,6 @@ SCRIPTPATH=`dirname $SCRIPT`
 python $SCRIPTPATH/../python_apps/create-pypo-user.py
 
 $SCRIPTPATH/include/airtime-copy-files.sh
-
-${SCRIPTPATH}/../python_apps/python-virtualenv/virtualenv-install.sh
-virtualenv_bin="/usr/lib/airtime/airtime_virtualenv/bin/"
-. ${virtualenv_bin}activate
-
-set +e
-php --php-ini ${SCRIPTPATH}/airtime-php.ini ${SCRIPTPATH}/include/airtime-install.php $@
-result=$?
-
-if [ "$result" -ne "0" ]; then
-    #There was an error, exit with error code.
-    echo "There was an error during upgrade. Exit code $result"
-    exit 1
-fi
-set -e
-
-python $SCRIPTPATH/../python_apps/pypo/install/pypo-initialize.py
-python $SCRIPTPATH/../python_apps/media-monitor/install/media-monitor-initialize.py
-python $SCRIPTPATH/../python_apps/show-recorder/install/recorder-initialize.py
-
-# Start monit if it is not running, or restart if it is.
-# Need to ensure monit is running before Airtime daemons are run. This is
-# so we can ensure they can register with monit to monitor them when they start.
-# If monit is already running, this step is still useful as we need monit to
-# reload its config files.
-
-echo "Restarting"
-/etc/init.d/monit restart
-echo "Restarting Done"
-
-#give monit some time to boot-up before issuing commands
-sleep 1
-
-set +e
-monit monitor airtime-media-monitor
-sleep 0.5
-monit monitor airtime-liquidsoap
-sleep 0.5
-monit monitor airtime-playout
-sleep 0.5
-monit monitor airtime-show-recorder
-sleep 0.5
-monit monitor rabbitmq-server
-set -e
-
-echo -e "\n*** Verifying your system environment ***"
-sleep 10
-airtime-check-system
+$SCRIPTPATH/include/airtime-initialize.sh $@
 
 echo -e "\n******************************* Install Complete *******************************"
diff --git a/install_minimal/include/airtime-initialize.sh b/install_minimal/include/airtime-initialize.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..b4c820f95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install_minimal/include/airtime-initialize.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+#-e Causes bash script to exit if any of the installers
+#return with a non-zero return value.
+
+if [ `whoami` != 'root' ]; then
+    echo "Please run as root user."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Absolute path to this script, e.g. /home/user/bin/foo.sh
+SCRIPT=`readlink -f $0`
+# Absolute path this script is in, thus /home/user/bin
+SCRIPTPATH=`dirname $SCRIPT`
+
+AIRTIMEROOT=$SCRIPTPATH/../../
+
+$AIRTIMEROOT/python_apps/python-virtualenv/virtualenv-install.sh
+virtualenv_bin="/usr/lib/airtime/airtime_virtualenv/bin/"
+. ${virtualenv_bin}activate
+
+set +e
+php --php-ini ${SCRIPTPATH}/../airtime-php.ini ${SCRIPTPATH}/airtime-install.php $@
+result=$?
+
+if [ "$result" -ne "0" ]; then
+    #There was an error, exit with error code.
+    echo "There was an error during upgrade. Exit code $result"
+    exit 1
+fi
+set -e
+
+python $AIRTIMEROOT/python_apps/pypo/install/pypo-initialize.py
+python $AIRTIMEROOT/python_apps/media-monitor/install/media-monitor-initialize.py
+python $AIRTIMEROOT/python_apps/show-recorder/install/recorder-initialize.py
+
+# Start monit if it is not running, or restart if it is.
+# Need to ensure monit is running before Airtime daemons are run. This is
+# so we can ensure they can register with monit to monitor them when they start.
+# If monit is already running, this step is still useful as we need monit to
+# reload its config files.
+/etc/init.d/monit restart
+
+#give monit some time to boot-up before issuing commands
+sleep 1
+
+set +e
+monit monitor airtime-media-monitor
+monit monitor airtime-liquidsoap
+monit monitor airtime-playout
+monit monitor airtime-show-recorder
+#monit monitor rabbitmq-server
+set -e
+
+echo -e "\n*** Verifying your system environment ***"
+sleep 10
+airtime-check-system
+
diff --git a/install_minimal/include/airtime-install.php b/install_minimal/include/airtime-install.php
index b567de19e..24e452be2 100644
--- a/install_minimal/include/airtime-install.php
+++ b/install_minimal/include/airtime-install.php
@@ -112,16 +112,13 @@ if (isset($opts->o) || $newInstall == true) {
 if ($overwrite) {
     echo "* Creating INI files".PHP_EOL;
     AirtimeIni::CreateIniFiles();
-}
-
-//AirtimeInstall::InstallPhpCode();
-//AirtimeInstall::InstallBinaries();
-
-if ($overwrite) {
     echo "* Initializing INI files".PHP_EOL;
     AirtimeIni::UpdateIniFiles();
 }
 
+//AirtimeInstall::InstallPhpCode(); //copies contents of airtime_mvc to /usr/share
+//AirtimeInstall::InstallBinaries(); //copies utils to /usr/lib/airtime
+
 // Update the build.properties file to point to the correct directory.
 AirtimeIni::UpdateIniValue(AirtimeInstall::CONF_DIR_WWW.'/build/build.properties', 'project.home', AirtimeInstall::CONF_DIR_WWW);
 
@@ -141,10 +138,10 @@ if ($db_install) {
     }
 }
 
-#AirtimeInstall::CreateSymlinksToUtils();
+//AirtimeInstall::CreateSymlinksToUtils();
 
 AirtimeInstall::CreateZendPhpLogFile();
 
-#AirtimeInstall::CreateCronFile();
+//AirtimeInstall::CreateCronFile();
 
 /* FINISHED AIRTIME PHP INSTALLER */
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor/install/media-monitor-initialize.py b/python_apps/media-monitor/install/media-monitor-initialize.py
index 9e908c859..a40c47b7e 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor/install/media-monitor-initialize.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor/install/media-monitor-initialize.py
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ try:
     sts = os.waitpid(p.pid, 0)[1]
 
     #Start media-monitor daemon
+    print "Waiting for media-monitor processes to start..."
     p = Popen("/etc/init.d/airtime-media-monitor stop", shell=True)
+    sts = os.waitpid(p.pid, 0)[1]
     p = Popen("/etc/init.d/airtime-media-monitor start-no-monit", shell=True)
     sts = os.waitpid(p.pid, 0)[1]
 except Exception, e:
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/install/pypo-initialize.py b/python_apps/pypo/install/pypo-initialize.py
index 57a648de2..6fcaebb34 100644
--- a/python_apps/pypo/install/pypo-initialize.py
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/install/pypo-initialize.py
@@ -101,8 +101,9 @@ try:
         print "Unable to connect to the Airtime server."
 
     #restart airtime-playout   
-    print "Waiting for processes to start..."
+    print "Waiting for pypo processes to start..."
     p = Popen("/etc/init.d/airtime-playout stop", shell=True)
+    sts = os.waitpid(p.pid, 0)[1]
     p = Popen("/etc/init.d/airtime-playout start-no-monit", shell=True)
     sts = os.waitpid(p.pid, 0)[1]
     
diff --git a/python_apps/show-recorder/install/recorder-initialize.py b/python_apps/show-recorder/install/recorder-initialize.py
index 83b500637..2027bb06b 100644
--- a/python_apps/show-recorder/install/recorder-initialize.py
+++ b/python_apps/show-recorder/install/recorder-initialize.py
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ try:
     sts = os.waitpid(p.pid, 0)[1]
     
     #start daemon
-    print "Waiting for processes to start..."
+    print "Waiting for show-recorder processes to start..."
     p = Popen("/etc/init.d/airtime-show-recorder stop", shell=True)
+    sts = os.waitpid(p.pid, 0)[1]
     p = Popen("/etc/init.d/airtime-show-recorder start-no-monit", shell=True)
     sts = os.waitpid(p.pid, 0)[1]
 except Exception, e: