diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/StoredFile.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/StoredFile.php
index c005243db..efe81c7b9 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/StoredFile.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/StoredFile.php
@@ -396,7 +396,6 @@ SQL;
             return $possible_ext;
         }
 
-
         // We fallback to guessing the extension from the mimetype if we
         // cannot extract it from the file name
 
@@ -993,15 +992,18 @@ SQL;
     /**
      *
      * Enter description here ...
-     * @param $dir_id - if this is not provided, it returns all files with full path constructed.
+     * @param $dir_id - if this is not provided, it returns all files with full
+     * path constructed.
      */
     public static function listAllFiles($dir_id=null, $all)
     {
         $con = Propel::getConnection();
 
-        $sql = "SELECT filepath as fp"
-                ." FROM CC_FILES as f"
-                ." WHERE f.directory = :dir_id";
+        $sql = <<<SQL
+SELECT filepath AS fp
+FROM CC_FILES AS f
+WHERE f.directory = :dir_id 
+SQL;
                 
         if (!$all) {
             $sql .= " AND f.file_exists = 'TRUE'";
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/library/library.js b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/library/library.js
index e5cae78e0..795bcb010 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/library/library.js
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/library/library.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ var AIRTIME = (function(AIRTIME) {
         "track_num"   : "n",
         "year"        : "n",
         "owner_id"    : "s",
+        "info_url"    : "s",
         "replay_gain" : "n"
     };
     
@@ -1041,6 +1042,7 @@ function addQtipToSCIcons(){
  */
 function validateAdvancedSearch(divs) {
     var valid = true,
+        allValid = true,
         fieldName,
         fields,
         searchTerm = Array(),
@@ -1053,7 +1055,6 @@ function validateAdvancedSearch(divs) {
 
     searchTerm[0] = "";
     searchTerm[1] = "";
-    
     $.each(divs, function(i, div){
         fieldName = $(div).children(':nth-child(2)').attr('id');
         fields = $(div).children().find('input');
@@ -1085,6 +1086,7 @@ function validateAdvancedSearch(divs) {
                 //string fields do not need validation
                 if (searchTermType !== "s") {
                     valid = regExpr.test(searchTerm[i]);
+                    if (!valid) allValid = false;
                 }
                 
                 addRemoveValidationIcons(valid, $(field));
@@ -1107,13 +1109,9 @@ function validateAdvancedSearch(divs) {
                 return false;
             }
         });
-        
-        if (!valid) {
-            return false;
-        }
     });
-    
-    return valid;
+
+    return allValid;
 }
 
 function addRemoveValidationIcons(valid, field) {
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/eventcontractor.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/eventcontractor.py
index ececfb846..b80f3ba4e 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/eventcontractor.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/eventcontractor.py
@@ -2,6 +2,45 @@ from media.monitor.log    import Loggable
 from media.monitor.events import DeleteFile
 
 class EventContractor(Loggable):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.store = {}
+    def event_registered(self, evt):
+        """
+        returns true if the event is registered which means that there is
+        another "unpacked" event somewhere out there with the same path
+        """
+        return evt.path in self.store
+
+    def get_old_event(self, evt):
+        """
+        get the previously registered event with the same path as 'evt'
+        """
+        return self.store[ evt.path ]
+
+    def register(self, evt):
+        if self.event_registered(evt):
+            ev_proxy = self.get_old_event(evt)
+            if ev_proxy.same_event(evt):
+                ev_proxy.merge_proxy(evt)
+                return False
+            # delete overrides any other event
+            elif evt.is_event(DeleteFile):
+                ev_proxy.merge_proxy(evt)
+                return False
+            else:
+                ev_proxy.run_hook()
+                ev_proxy.reset_hook()
+
+        self.store[ evt.path ] = evt
+        evt.set_pack_hook( lambda : self.__unregister(evt) )
+        return True
+
+    def __unregister(self, evt):
+        del self.store[evt.path]
+
+
+# Delete this class when done using
+class EventContractor2(Loggable):
     """
     This class is responsible for "contracting" events together to ease the
     load on airtime. It does this by morphing old events into newer ones
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/events.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/events.py
index 88c7c1b30..69f751d69 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/events.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/events.py
@@ -42,6 +42,43 @@ class EventRegistry(object):
         raise Exception("You can instantiate this class. Must only use class \
                          methods")
 
+
+class EventProxy(object):
+    """
+    A container object for instances of BaseEvent (or it's subclasses) used for
+    event contractor
+    """
+    def __init__(self, orig_evt):
+        self.orig_evt   = orig_evt
+        self.evt        = orig_evt
+        self.reset_hook()
+        if hasattr(orig_evt, 'path'): self.path = orig_evt.path
+
+    def set_pack_hook(self, l):
+        self._pack_hook = l
+
+    def reset_hook(self):
+        self._pack_hook = lambda : None
+
+    def run_hook(self):
+        self._pack_hook()
+
+    def safe_pack(self):
+        self.run_hook()
+        # make sure that cleanup hook is never called twice for the same event
+        self.reset_hook()
+        return self.evt.safe_pack()
+
+    def merge_proxy(self, proxy):
+        self.evt = proxy.evt
+
+    def is_event(self, real_event):
+        return isinstance(self.evt, real_event)
+
+    def same_event(self, proxy):
+        return self.evt.__class__ == proxy.evt.__class__
+
+
 class HasMetaData(object):
     """
     Any class that inherits from this class gains the metadata attribute that
@@ -91,6 +128,9 @@ class BaseEvent(Loggable):
         """
         self._pack_hook = k
 
+    def proxify(self):
+        return EventProxy(self)
+
     # As opposed to unsafe_pack...
     def safe_pack(self):
         """
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/pure.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/pure.py
index b6f3897ff..adeebfe69 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/pure.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/pure.py
@@ -490,7 +490,6 @@ def file_playable(pathname):
     command = ("airtime-liquidsoap -c 'output.dummy" + \
         "(audio_to_stereo(single(\"%s\")))' > /dev/null 2>&1") % \
         pathname.replace("'", "'\\''")
-    print(command)
     return True
     return_code = subprocess.call(command, shell=True)
     return (return_code == 0)
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/watchersyncer.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/watchersyncer.py
index 214335fb6..61146326a 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/watchersyncer.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/watchersyncer.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from media.monitor.log             import Loggable
 from media.monitor.exceptions      import BadSongFile
 from media.monitor.pure            import LazyProperty
 from media.monitor.eventcontractor import EventContractor
+from media.monitor.events          import EventProxy
 
 import api_clients.api_client as ac
 
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ class WatchSyncer(ReportHandler,Loggable):
             try:
                 # If there is a strange bug anywhere in the code the next line
                 # should be a suspect
-                if self.contractor.register(event): self.push_queue( event )
+                if self.contractor.register(EventProxy(event)): self.push_queue( event )
                 #self.push_queue( event )
             except BadSongFile as e:
                 self.fatal_exception("Received bas song file '%s'" % e.path, e)
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/tests/prepare_tests.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/tests/prepare_tests.py
index 2522468ef..4e9a2247c 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/tests/prepare_tests.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/tests/prepare_tests.py
@@ -1,19 +1,15 @@
-import shutil
-import subprocess
 # The tests rely on a lot of absolute paths and other garbage so this file
 # configures all of that
+
 music_folder = u'/home/rudi/music'
 o_path = u'/home/rudi/throwaway/ACDC_-_Back_In_Black-sample-64kbps.ogg'
 watch_path = u'/home/rudi/throwaway/fucking_around/watch/',
 real_path1 = u'/home/rudi/throwaway/fucking_around/watch/unknown/unknown/ACDC_-_Back_In_Black-sample-64kbps-64kbps.ogg'
 opath = u"/home/rudi/Airtime/python_apps/media-monitor2/tests/"
 ppath = u"/home/rudi/Airtime/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/"
-sample_config = u'/home/rudi/Airtime/python_apps/media-monitor2/tests/api_client.cfg'
-real_config = u'/home/rudi/Airtime/python_apps/media-monitor2/tests/live_client.cfg'
+
 api_client_path = '/etc/airtime/api_client.cfg'
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    shutil.copy(api_client_path, real_config)
-    # TODO : fix this to use liberal permissions
-    subprocess.call(["chown","rudi",real_config])
+# holdover from the time we had a special config for testing
+sample_config = api_client_path
+real_config = api_client_path
 
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/tests/test_api_client.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/tests/test_api_client.py
index f89b5efb3..26f1a25ef 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/tests/test_api_client.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/tests/test_api_client.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import prepare_tests
 
 class TestApiClient(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
-        test_path = prepare_tests.real_config
+        test_path = prepare_tests.api_client_path
+        print("Running from api_config: %s" % test_path)
         if not os.path.exists(test_path):
             print("path for config does not exist: '%s' % test_path")
             # TODO : is there a cleaner way to exit the unit testing?
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/tests/test_eventcontractor.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/tests/test_eventcontractor.py
index da35a71d1..f5ad827c2 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/tests/test_eventcontractor.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/tests/test_eventcontractor.py
@@ -3,48 +3,37 @@ from media.monitor.eventcontractor import EventContractor
 #from media.monitor.exceptions import BadSongFile
 from media.monitor.events import FakePyinotify, NewFile, MoveFile, \
 DeleteFile
-from mock import patch
 
 class TestMMP(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_event_registered(self):
         ev = EventContractor()
-        e1 = NewFile( FakePyinotify('bullshit.mp3') )
-        e2 = MoveFile( FakePyinotify('bullshit.mp3') )
+        e1 = NewFile( FakePyinotify('bullshit.mp3') ).proxify()
+        e2 = MoveFile( FakePyinotify('bullshit.mp3') ).proxify()
         ev.register(e1)
         self.assertTrue( ev.event_registered(e2) )
 
     def test_get_old_event(self):
         ev = EventContractor()
-        e1 = NewFile( FakePyinotify('bullshit.mp3') )
-        e2 = MoveFile( FakePyinotify('bullshit.mp3') )
+        e1 = NewFile( FakePyinotify('bullshit.mp3') ).proxify()
+        e2 = MoveFile( FakePyinotify('bullshit.mp3') ).proxify()
         ev.register(e1)
         self.assertEqual( ev.get_old_event(e2), e1 )
 
     def test_register(self):
         ev = EventContractor()
-        e1 = NewFile( FakePyinotify('bullshit.mp3') )
-        e2 = DeleteFile( FakePyinotify('bullshit.mp3') )
+        e1 = NewFile( FakePyinotify('bullshit.mp3') ).proxify()
+        e2 = DeleteFile( FakePyinotify('bullshit.mp3') ).proxify()
         self.assertTrue( ev.register(e1) )
 
-        # Check that morph_into is called when it should be
-        with patch.object(NewFile, 'morph_into', return_value='kimchi') \
-        as mock_method:
-            ret = ev.register(e2)
-            self.assertFalse(ret)
-            mock_method.assert_called_once_with(e2)
-
-        # This time we are not patching morph
         self.assertFalse( ev.register(e2) )
-        # We did not an element
-        self.assertTrue( len(ev.store.keys()) == 1 )
-        morphed = ev.get_old_event(e2)
-        self.assertTrue( isinstance(morphed, DeleteFile) )
+
+        self.assertEqual( len(ev.store.keys()), 1 )
 
         delete_ev = e1.safe_pack()[0]
         self.assertEqual( delete_ev['mode'], u'delete')
-        self.assertTrue( len(ev.store.keys()) == 0 )
+        self.assertEqual( len(ev.store.keys()), 0 )
 
-        e3 = DeleteFile( FakePyinotify('horseshit.mp3') )
+        e3 = DeleteFile( FakePyinotify('horseshit.mp3') ).proxify()
         self.assertTrue( ev.register(e3) )
         self.assertTrue( ev.register(e2) )
 
@@ -58,11 +47,12 @@ class TestMMP(unittest.TestCase):
                 DeleteFile( FakePyinotify(p) ),
                 NewFile( FakePyinotify(p) ),
                 NewFile( FakePyinotify(p) ), ]
+        events = map(lambda x: x.proxify(), events)
         actual_events = []
         for e in events:
             if ev.register(e):
                 actual_events.append(e)
         self.assertEqual( len(ev.store.keys()), 1 )
-        packed = [ x.safe_pack() for x in actual_events ]
+        #packed = [ x.safe_pack() for x in actual_events ]
 
 if __name__ == '__main__': unittest.main()