diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/pure.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/pure.py
index c8add6875..960d0c8a4 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/pure.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/pure.py
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ def last_modified(path):
     exist we set this time 0 so that any files on the filesystem were modified after it
     """
     if os.path.exists(path):
-        os.path.gmtime(path)
+        return os.path.getmtime(path)
     else: 0
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/toucher.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/toucher.py
index 39c6d159b..485f19677 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/toucher.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/toucher.py
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ class Toucher(Loggable):
             self.logger.info("Failed to touch file: '%s'. Logging exception." % self.path)
             self.logger.info(str(e))
 
-"""
-http://code.activestate.com/lists/python-ideas/8982/
-"""
+#http://code.activestate.com/lists/python-ideas/8982/
 from datetime import datetime
 
 import threading
@@ -61,7 +59,6 @@ class RepeatTimer(threading.Thread):
 
 
 class ToucherThread(Loggable):
-    """docstring for ToucherThread"""
     def __init__(self, path, interval=5):
         if not os.path.exists(path):
             try:
@@ -72,5 +69,6 @@ class ToucherThread(Loggable):
                 raise CouldNotCreateIndexFile(path,e)
         cb = Toucher(path)
         t = RepeatTimer(interval, cb)
+        t.daemon = True # thread terminates once process is done
         t.start()
 
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/mm2.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/mm2.py
index 5060b03c3..919584d17 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/mm2.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/mm2.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import pyinotify
 import sys
 import os
+
 from media.monitor.listeners import OrganizeListener, StoreWatchListener
 from media.monitor.organizer import Organizer
 from media.monitor.events import PathChannel
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ from media.monitor.syncdb import SyncDB
 from media.monitor.exceptions import FailedToObtainLocale, FailedToSetLocale, NoConfigFile
 from media.monitor.airtime import AirtimeNotifier, AirtimeMessageReceiver
 import media.monitor.pure as mmp
+
 from api_clients import api_client as apc
 
 log = get_logger()