diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/modules/rest/controllers/MediaController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/modules/rest/controllers/MediaController.php
index f88c397d1..1604d1262 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/modules/rest/controllers/MediaController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/modules/rest/controllers/MediaController.php
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ class Rest_MediaController extends Zend_Rest_Controller
             }
     
             if (!$fileForm->isValidPartial($whiteList)) {
-                throw Exception("Data validation failed");
+                throw new Exception("Data validation failed");
             }
         } catch (Exception $e) {
             $errors = $fileForm->getErrors();