diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php
index 4db27f0b3..10a6c49d8 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php
@@ -204,9 +204,9 @@ class Application_Model_Preference
             $fade = $out;
         }
 
-        $fade = number_format($fade, 2);
+        $fade = number_format($fade, 1);
         //fades need 2 leading zeros for DateTime conversion
-        $fade = str_pad($fade, 5, "0", STR_PAD_LEFT);
+        $fade = str_pad($fade, 4, "0", STR_PAD_LEFT);
 
         return $fade;
     }
diff --git a/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.py b/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.py
index f9c85c0a9..9d6b16597 100644
--- a/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.py
+++ b/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.py
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ class AirtimeApiClient(object):
             self.config = ConfigObj(config_path)
             self.services = RequestProvider(self.config)
         except Exception, e:
-            self.logger.error('Error loading config file: %s', e)
+            self.logger.error('Error loading config file: %s', config_path)
+            self.logger.error('Exception: %s', str(e))
             sys.exit(1)
 
     def __get_airtime_version(self):
@@ -377,7 +378,7 @@ class AirtimeApiClient(object):
         response = self.services.get_stream_parameters()
         self.logger.debug(response)
         return response
-    
+
     def push_stream_stats(self, data):
         # TODO : users of this method should do their own error handling
         response = self.services.push_stream_stats(_post_data={'data': json.dumps(data)})