diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/common/FileDataHelper.php b/airtime_mvc/application/common/FileDataHelper.php
index 4f8738b05..fc93c64fe 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/common/FileDataHelper.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/common/FileDataHelper.php
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
 <?php
-/**
- * Created by PhpStorm.
- * User: sourcefabric
- * Date: 17/02/15
- */
 
 class FileDataHelper {
 
@@ -12,9 +7,16 @@ class FileDataHelper {
      * at all costs, so check the data and sanitize it if necessary
      * @param array $data array containing new file metadata
      */
-    public static function sanitizeData(&$data) {
-        // If the track number isn't numeric, this will return 0
-        $data["track_number"] = intval($data["track_number"]);
+    public static function sanitizeData(&$data)
+    {
+        if (array_key_exists("track_number", $data)) {
+            // If the track number isn't numeric, this will return 0
+            $data["track_number"] = intval($data["track_number"]);
+        }
+        if (array_key_exists("year", $data)) {
+            // If the track number isn't numeric, this will return 0
+            $data["year"] = intval($data["year"]);
+        }
     }
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/LibraryController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/LibraryController.php
index 1f17ebc9b..3e7d33cd7 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/LibraryController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/LibraryController.php
@@ -441,12 +441,11 @@ class LibraryController extends Zend_Controller_Action
                 $serialized[$j["name"]] = $j["value"];
             }
 
-            if ($form->isValid($serialized)) {
-                // Sanitize any incorrect metadata that slipped past validation
-                FileDataHelper::sanitizeData($serialized);
-                $file->setDbColMetadata($serialized);
+            // Sanitize any wildly incorrect metadata before it goes to be validated.
+            FileDataHelper::sanitizeData($serialized);
 
-                $this->_redirect('Library');
+            if ($form->isValid($serialized)) {
+                $file->setDbColMetadata($serialized);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/modules/rest/controllers/MediaController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/modules/rest/controllers/MediaController.php
index 4df2cc7a8..cbe53ac30 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/modules/rest/controllers/MediaController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/modules/rest/controllers/MediaController.php
@@ -119,9 +119,6 @@ class Rest_MediaController extends Zend_Rest_Controller
             $file->save();
             return;
         } else {
-            // Sanitize any incorrect metadata that slipped past validation
-            FileDataHelper::sanitizeData($whiteList);
-
             /* If full_path is set, the post request came from ftp.
              * Users are allowed to upload folders via ftp. If this is the case
              * we need to include the folder name with the file name, otherwise
@@ -175,8 +172,6 @@ class Rest_MediaController extends Zend_Rest_Controller
             $file->save();
             return;
         } else if ($file && isset($requestData["resource_id"])) {
-            // Sanitize any incorrect metadata that slipped past validation
-            FileDataHelper::sanitizeData($whiteList);
 
             $file->fromArray($whiteList, BasePeer::TYPE_FIELDNAME);
             
@@ -206,8 +201,6 @@ class Rest_MediaController extends Zend_Rest_Controller
                 ->setHttpResponseCode(200)
                 ->appendBody(json_encode(CcFiles::sanitizeResponse($file)));
         } else if ($file) {
-            // Sanitize any incorrect metadata that slipped past validation
-            FileDataHelper::sanitizeData($whiteList);
 
             //local file storage
             $file->setDbDirectory(self::MUSIC_DIRS_STOR_PK);
@@ -304,6 +297,9 @@ class Rest_MediaController extends Zend_Rest_Controller
 
     private function validateRequestData($file, &$whiteList)
     {
+        // Sanitize any wildly incorrect metadata before it goes to be validated
+        FileDataHelper::sanitizeData($whiteList);
+
         try {        
             // EditAudioMD form is used here for validation
             $fileForm = new Application_Form_EditAudioMD();