diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php
index 61b5e7999..ade923e5c 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php
@@ -552,11 +552,13 @@ class ApiController extends Zend_Controller_Action
             return $return_hash;
         }
 
-        Logging::info("action: $mode");
-        Logging::info("md: $md");
+        if( !$file ) {
+            Logging::info("action: $mode");
+            Logging::info("md: $md");
+            Logging::info("return: $return_hash");
+        } 
 
-
-        $return_hash['fileid'] = $file->getId();
+        $return_hash['fileid'] = is_null($file) ? '-1' : $file->getId();
 
         return $return_hash;
     }