diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor/airtimefilemonitor/airtimeprocessevent.py b/python_apps/media-monitor/airtimefilemonitor/airtimeprocessevent.py
index 6d2ae0e6c..8a4cd6bd5 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor/airtimefilemonitor/airtimeprocessevent.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor/airtimefilemonitor/airtimeprocessevent.py
@@ -168,11 +168,10 @@ class AirtimeProcessEvent(ProcessEvent):
                         md[m] = orig_md[m]
 
             #make sure all track numbers are at least 2 digits long in the filepath.
-            if len(str(md['MDATA_KEY_TRACKNUMBER'])) == 1:
-                md['MDATA_KEY_TRACKNUMBER'] = "0"+str(md['MDATA_KEY_TRACKNUMBER'])
+            md['MDATA_KEY_TRACKNUMBER'] = "%02d" % (int(md['MDATA_KEY_TRACKNUMBER']))
 
             #format bitrate as 128kbps
-            md['MDATA_KEY_BITRATE'] = str(md['MDATA_KEY_BITRATE'])[0:3]+"kbps"
+            md['MDATA_KEY_BITRATE'] = str(md['MDATA_KEY_BITRATE']/1000)+"kbps"
 
             filepath = None
             #file is recorded by Airtime