diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PreferenceController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PreferenceController.php
index 98a890152..9cfceb270 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PreferenceController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PreferenceController.php
@@ -348,10 +348,8 @@ class PreferenceController extends Zend_Controller_Action
     public function rescanWatchDirectoryAction()
     {
         $dir = Application_Model_MusicDir::getDirByPath($this->getRequest()->getParam("dir"));
-        $id = $dir->getId();
-        $data = array();
-        $data['directory'] = $dir->getDirectory();
-        $data['id'] = $id;
+        $data = array( 'directory' => $dir->getDirectory(),
+            'id' => $dir->getId());
         Application_Model_RabbitMq::SendMessageToMediaMonitor('rescan_watch', $data);
         die(); # Get rid of this ugliness later
     }