diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/LibraryController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/LibraryController.php
index ce2f36c86..67efa7638 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/LibraryController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/LibraryController.php
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ class LibraryController extends Zend_Controller_Action
                     return;
                 }
                 else {
+                    $res = settype($res, "integer");
                     $data = array("filepath" => $file->getFilePath(), "delete" => $res);
                     RabbitMq::SendMessageToMediaMonitor("file_delete", $data);
                 }
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/StoredFile.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/StoredFile.php
index aa711094d..90754b0b6 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/StoredFile.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/StoredFile.php
@@ -318,6 +318,8 @@ class StoredFile {
 
         Playlist::DeleteFileFromAllPlaylists($this->getId());
         $this->_file->delete();
+
+        return $res;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor/airtimefilemonitor/airtimenotifier.py b/python_apps/media-monitor/airtimefilemonitor/airtimenotifier.py
index 3af4ac541..acbe3602b 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor/airtimefilemonitor/airtimenotifier.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor/airtimefilemonitor/airtimenotifier.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class AirtimeNotifier(Notifier):
             self.logger.info("Adding file to ignore: %s ", filepath)
             mm.add_filepath_to_ignore(filepath)
 
-            if m['delete'] == "true":
+            if m['delete']:
                 self.logger.info("Deleting file: %s ", filepath)
                 os.unlink(filepath)