diff --git a/install_minimal/airtime-install b/install_minimal/airtime-install
index 86691c427..4a9ff3a25 100755
--- a/install_minimal/airtime-install
+++ b/install_minimal/airtime-install
@@ -107,12 +107,28 @@ echo "* Making sure /etc/default/locale is set properly"
 set +e
 update-locale
 cat /etc/default/locale | grep -i "LANG=.*UTF-\?8"
-set -e
 if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then
-    echo "non UTF-8 default locale found in /etc/default/locale."
+    echo -e " * Fail\n"
+    echo "A non UTF-8 default locale found in /etc/default/locale. Airtime requires
+a UTF-8 locale to run. To fix this please do the following:
+
+Ubuntu:
+Put line 'en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8' (or similar) without quotes to '/var/lib/locales/supported.d/local', 
+replacing any existing lines.
+A list of supported locales is available in '/usr/share/i18n/SUPPORTED'
+Then run 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales'
+
+Debian:
+Run 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales' and use the interface to select 'en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8' (or similar).
+On the second page select this new locale as the default.
+
+After these changes have been made simply run install again.
+
+Now exiting install...
+"
     exit 1
 fi
-
+set -e
 
 # Check if airtime exists already
 set +e
diff --git a/install_minimal/upgrades/airtime-2.1.3/data/upgrade.sql b/install_minimal/upgrades/airtime-2.1.3/data/upgrade.sql
index 2f413bf0c..4e11ea91c 100644
--- a/install_minimal/upgrades/airtime-2.1.3/data/upgrade.sql
+++ b/install_minimal/upgrades/airtime-2.1.3/data/upgrade.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 DELETE FROM cc_pref WHERE keystr = 'system_version';
 INSERT INTO cc_pref (keystr, valstr) VALUES ('system_version', '2.1.3');
 
-UPDATE cc_show_instances SET time_filled='00:00:00' WHERE time_filled IS NULL;\
+UPDATE cc_show_instances SET time_filled='00:00:00' WHERE time_filled IS NULL;
 ALTER TABLE cc_subjs ADD COLUMN cell_phone VARCHAR(255);
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor/airtimefilemonitor/airtimemetadata.py b/python_apps/media-monitor/airtimefilemonitor/airtimemetadata.py
index 35c1830e6..35b5135ab 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor/airtimefilemonitor/airtimemetadata.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor/airtimefilemonitor/airtimemetadata.py
@@ -221,11 +221,17 @@ class AirtimeMetadata:
             md['MDATA_KEY_COPYRIGHT'] = self.truncate_to_length(md['MDATA_KEY_COPYRIGHT'], 512)
         #end of db truncation checks.
 
-
-        md['MDATA_KEY_BITRATE'] = file_info.info.bitrate
-        md['MDATA_KEY_SAMPLERATE'] = file_info.info.sample_rate
-        md['MDATA_KEY_DURATION'] = self.format_length(file_info.info.length)
-        md['MDATA_KEY_MIME'] = file_info.mime[0]
+        try:
+            md['MDATA_KEY_BITRATE'] = getattr(file_info.info, "bitrate", 0)
+            md['MDATA_KEY_SAMPLERATE'] = getattr(file_info.info, "sample_rate", 0)
+            
+            #TODO: WHATS A GOOD DEFAULT VALUE???
+            md['MDATA_KEY_DURATION'] = self.format_length(file_info.info.length)
+            
+            #TODO: WHATS A GOOD DEFAULT VALUE???
+            md['MDATA_KEY_MIME'] = file_info.mime[0]
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.warn(e)
 
         if "mp3" in md['MDATA_KEY_MIME']:
             md['MDATA_KEY_FTYPE'] = "audioclip"
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/airtime-playout-init-d b/python_apps/pypo/airtime-playout-init-d
index 0723a657d..c2e27f320 100755
--- a/python_apps/pypo/airtime-playout-init-d
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/airtime-playout-init-d
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ monit_restart() {
         start-stop-daemon --stop --oknodo --retry TERM/5/0/30 --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE1
         rm -f $PIDFILE1
         
-        start-stop-daemon --start --background --quiet --chuid $USERID:$GROUPID --make-pidfile --pidfile $PIDFILE0 --startas $DAEMON0
+        start-stop-daemon --start --background --quiet --chuid $ROOTUSERID:$ROOTUSERID --make-pidfile --pidfile $PIDFILE0 --startas $DAEMON0
         
         start-stop-daemon --start --background --quiet --chuid $USERID:$GROUPID \
         --nicelevel -15 --make-pidfile --pidfile $PIDFILE1 --startas $DAEMON1