diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php
index 296cfcdaf..4547230d5 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ class ApiController extends Zend_Controller_Action
                 if(is_file($filepath)){
                     $full_path = $media->getPropelOrm()->getDbFilepath();
                     $file_base_name = strrchr($full_path, '/');
+                    if (!$file_base_name) {
+                        $file_base_name = $full_path;
+                    } 
                     $file_base_name = substr($file_base_name, 1);
                     // possibly use fileinfo module here in the future.
                     // http://www.php.net/manual/en/book.fileinfo.php