diff --git a/install_minimal/airtime-install b/install_minimal/airtime-install
index b395f409b..ccc2f5c4b 100755
--- a/install_minimal/airtime-install
+++ b/install_minimal/airtime-install
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ python ${SCRIPTPATH}/../python_apps/icecast2/install/icecast2-install.py
 # reload its config files.
 /etc/init.d/monit restart
 
+#allow monit to boot up before issuing commands
+sleep 1
 
 set +e
 monit monitor airtime-media-monitor
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/airtime-liquidsoap b/python_apps/pypo/airtime-liquidsoap
index d2ece4db6..14f7ff94b 100755
--- a/python_apps/pypo/airtime-liquidsoap
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/airtime-liquidsoap
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ virtualenv_bin="/usr/lib/airtime/airtime_virtualenv/bin/"
 ls_user="pypo"
 export HOME="/var/tmp/airtime/pypo/"
 api_client_path="/usr/lib/airtime/"
-ls_path="/usr/lib/airtime/pypo/bin/liquidsoap_bin/liquidsoap"
+ls_path="/usr/lib/airtime/pypo/bin/liquidsoap_bin/liquidsoap --verbose"
 ls_param="/usr/lib/airtime/pypo/bin/liquidsoap_scripts/ls_script.liq"
 
 exec 2>&1
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/airtime-playout-init-d b/python_apps/pypo/airtime-playout-init-d
index f873f671a..ffa300d1e 100755
--- a/python_apps/pypo/airtime-playout-init-d
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/airtime-playout-init-d
@@ -107,11 +107,21 @@ case "${1:-''}" in
            # status commands here
            /usr/bin/airtime-check-system
         ;;
+  'stop-liquidsoap')
+           echo -n "Stopping Liquidsoap: "
+           liquidsoap_stop
+           echo "Done."
+        ;;
+  'start-liquidsoap')
+           echo -n "Starting Liquidsoap: "
+           liquidsoap_start
+           echo "Done."
+        ;;
   'restart-liquidsoap')
            # restart commands here
            echo -n "Restarting Liquidsoap: "
-           liquidsoap_stop
-           liquidsoap_start
+           stop-liquidsoap
+           start-liquidsoap
            echo "Done."
         ;;
   *)      # no parameter specified
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/install/pypo-install.py b/python_apps/pypo/install/pypo-install.py
index 4b7219534..ae53df546 100644
--- a/python_apps/pypo/install/pypo-install.py
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/install/pypo-install.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ try:
   os.remove(config["bin_dir"]+"/bin/liquidsoap_scripts/liquidsoap.cfg")
   
   print "Setting permissions"
-  #os.system("chmod -R 755 "+config["bin_dir"])
+  os.system("chmod 755 "+os.path.join(config["bin_dir"], "liquidsoap_scripts/notify.sh"))
   os.system("chown -R pypo:pypo "+config["bin_dir"])
   os.system("chown -R pypo:pypo "+config["cache_base_dir"])
 
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_scripts/ls_lib.liq b/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_scripts/ls_lib.liq
index c59a211f0..72f202b64 100644
--- a/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_scripts/ls_lib.liq
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_scripts/ls_lib.liq
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 def notify(m)
+  log("/usr/lib/airtime/pypo/bin/liquidsoap_scripts/notify.sh --data='#{!pypo_data}' --media-id=#{m['schedule_table_id']}")
   system("/usr/lib/airtime/pypo/bin/liquidsoap_scripts/notify.sh --data='#{!pypo_data}' --media-id=#{m['schedule_table_id']}")
-  print("/usr/lib/airtime/pypo/bin/liquidsoap_scripts/notify.sh --data='#{!pypo_data}' --media-id=#{m['schedule_table_id']}")
 end
 
 # A function applied to each metadata chunk
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ def output_to(output_type, type, bitrate, host, port, pass, mount_point, url, de
         end
         output = output.icecast(host = host,
                     port = port,
-                    encoding = "UTF-8",
                     password = pass,
                     mount = mount_point,
                     fallible = true,
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_scripts/notify.sh b/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_scripts/notify.sh
index 0f1cc73e9..51563c124 100755
--- a/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_scripts/notify.sh
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_scripts/notify.sh
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ SCRIPT=`readlink -f $0`
 # Absolute path this script is in
 SCRIPTPATH=`dirname $SCRIPT`
 
-cd ${SCRIPTPATH}/../ && ./pypo-notify.py $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 $6 $7 $8 &
+cd ${SCRIPTPATH}/../ && python pypo-notify.py $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 $6 $7 $8 &