diff --git a/python_apps/airtime_analyzer/airtime_analyzer/analyzer_pipeline.py b/python_apps/airtime_analyzer/airtime_analyzer/analyzer_pipeline.py
index 206e6232e..04dadbed6 100644
--- a/python_apps/airtime_analyzer/airtime_analyzer/analyzer_pipeline.py
+++ b/python_apps/airtime_analyzer/airtime_analyzer/analyzer_pipeline.py
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ class AnalyzerPipeline:
         so that if it crashes, it does not kill the entire airtime_analyzer daemon and
         the failure to import can be reported back to the web application.
     """
-    
+
+    IMPORT_STATUS_FAILED = 2
+
     @staticmethod
     def run_analysis(queue, audio_file_path, import_directory, original_filename, storage_backend, file_prefix, cloud_storage_config):
         """Analyze and import an audio file, and put all extracted metadata into queue.
@@ -86,12 +88,12 @@ class AnalyzerPipeline:
             queue.put(metadata)
         except UnplayableFileError as e:
             logging.exception(e)
-            metadata["import_status"] = 2
+            metadata["import_status"] = IMPORT_STATUS_FAILED
             metadata["reason"] = "The file could not be played."
             raise e
         except Exception as e:
             # Ensures the traceback for this child process gets written to our log files:
-            logging.exception(e) 
+            logging.exception(e)
             raise e
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/python_apps/airtime_analyzer/airtime_analyzer/message_listener.py b/python_apps/airtime_analyzer/airtime_analyzer/message_listener.py
index 642e96f3f..17d749a56 100644
--- a/python_apps/airtime_analyzer/airtime_analyzer/message_listener.py
+++ b/python_apps/airtime_analyzer/airtime_analyzer/message_listener.py
@@ -226,19 +226,19 @@ class MessageListener:
         else:
             raise Exception("Analyzer process terminated unexpectedly.")
         '''
-        results = {}
+        metadata = {}
 
         q = Queue.Queue()
         try:
             AnalyzerPipeline.run_analysis(q, audio_file_path, import_directory, original_filename, storage_backend, file_prefix, cloud_storage_config)
-            results = q.get()
+            metadata = q.get()
         except Exception as e:
             logging.error("Analyzer pipeline exception: %s" % str(e))
-            pass
+            metadata["import_status"] = AnalyzerPipeline.IMPORT_STATUS_FAILED
 
         # Ensure our queue doesn't fill up and block due to unexpected behaviour. Defensive code.
         while not q.empty():
             q.get()
 
-        return results
+        return metadata