diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/configs/constants.php b/airtime_mvc/application/configs/constants.php
index 00055588a..73f996324 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/configs/constants.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/configs/constants.php
@@ -35,3 +35,7 @@ define('UI_MDATA_VALUE_FORMAT_STREAM', 'live stream');
 // Session Keys
 define('UI_PLAYLIST_SESSNAME', 'PLAYLIST');
 
+
+// Soundcloud contants
+define('SC_PROGRESS', -2);
+define('SC_ERROR', -2);
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php
index c7595e429..7e6b5768f 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ class ApiController extends Zend_Controller_Action
                     $this->setSoundCloudErrorCode($code);
                     $this->setSoundCloudErrorMsg($msg);
                     // setting sc id to -3 which indicates error
-                    $this->setSoundCloudFileId(-3);
+                    $this->setSoundCloudFileId(SC_ERROR);
         			if(!in_array($code, array(0, 100))) {
         				break;
         			}
diff --git a/utils/soundcloud-uploader.php b/utils/soundcloud-uploader.php
index df1577d4b..0527e8467 100644
--- a/utils/soundcloud-uploader.php
+++ b/utils/soundcloud-uploader.php
@@ -60,6 +60,6 @@ if(count($argv) != 2){
 $id = $argv[1];
 $file = Application_Model_StoredFile::Recall($id);
 // set id with -2 which is indicator for processing
-$file->setSoundCloudFileId(-2);
+$file->setSoundCloudFileId(SC_PROGRESS);
 $file->uploadToSoundCloud();