diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php
index 2abdc31cc..332a42ce0 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ class ApiController extends Zend_Controller_Action
                 ->addActionContext('get-stream-setting', 'json')
                 ->addActionContext('status', 'json')
                 ->addActionContext('register-component', 'json')
-                ->addActionContext('update-liquidsoap-error', 'json')
-                ->addActionContext('update-liquidsoap-connection', 'json')
+                ->addActionContext('update-liquidsoap-status', 'json')
                 ->addActionContext('library-init', 'json')
                 ->addActionContext('live-chat', 'json')
                 ->initContext();
@@ -780,22 +779,14 @@ class ApiController extends Zend_Controller_Action
         Application_Model_ServiceRegister::Register($component, $remoteAddr);
     }
     
-    public function updateLiquidsoapErrorAction(){
+    public function updateLiquidsoapStatusAction(){
         $request = $this->getRequest();
         
-        $error_msg = $request->getParam('error_msg');
+        $msg = $request->getParam('msg');
         $stream_id = $request->getParam('stream_id');
         $boot_time = $request->getParam('boot_time');
-        Application_Model_StreamSetting::setLiquidsoapError($stream_id, $error_msg, $boot_time);
-    }
-    
-    public function updateLiquidsoapConnectionAction(){
-        $request = $this->getRequest();
         
-        $stream_id = $request->getParam('stream_id');
-        $boot_time = $request->getParam('boot_time');    
-        // setting error_msg as "" when there is no error_msg
-        Application_Model_StreamSetting::setLiquidsoapError($stream_id, "OK", $boot_time);
+        Application_Model_StreamSetting::setLiquidsoapError($stream_id, $msg, $boot_time);
     }
     
     /**
diff --git a/install_minimal/upgrades/airtime-2.0.0/api_client.cfg.200 b/install_minimal/upgrades/airtime-2.0.0/api_client.cfg.200
index f9da7739a..2d51bb2d2 100644
--- a/install_minimal/upgrades/airtime-2.0.0/api_client.cfg.200
+++ b/install_minimal/upgrades/airtime-2.0.0/api_client.cfg.200
@@ -92,11 +92,8 @@ generate_range_url = 'generate_range_dp.php'
 # URL to tell Airtime we want to get stream setting
 get_stream_setting = 'get-stream-setting/format/json/api_key/%%api_key%%/'
 
-#URL to update liquidsoap error msg
-update_liquidsoap_error = 'update-liquidsoap-error/format/json/api_key/%%api_key%%/error_msg/%%error_msg%%/stream_id/%%stream_id%%/boot_time/%%boot_time%%'
-
-#URL to update liquidsoap connection
-update_liquidsoap_connection = 'update-liquidsoap-connection/format/json/api_key/%%api_key%%/stream_id/%%stream_id%%/boot_time/%%boot_time%%'
+#URL to update liquidsoap status
+update_liquidsoap_status = 'update-liquidsoap-status/format/json/api_key/%%api_key%%/msg/%%msg%%/stream_id/%%stream_id%%/boot_time/%%boot_time%%'
 
 ##############
 # OBP config #
diff --git a/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.cfg b/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.cfg
index f9da7739a..2d51bb2d2 100644
--- a/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.cfg
+++ b/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.cfg
@@ -92,11 +92,8 @@ generate_range_url = 'generate_range_dp.php'
 # URL to tell Airtime we want to get stream setting
 get_stream_setting = 'get-stream-setting/format/json/api_key/%%api_key%%/'
 
-#URL to update liquidsoap error msg
-update_liquidsoap_error = 'update-liquidsoap-error/format/json/api_key/%%api_key%%/error_msg/%%error_msg%%/stream_id/%%stream_id%%/boot_time/%%boot_time%%'
-
-#URL to update liquidsoap connection
-update_liquidsoap_connection = 'update-liquidsoap-connection/format/json/api_key/%%api_key%%/stream_id/%%stream_id%%/boot_time/%%boot_time%%'
+#URL to update liquidsoap status
+update_liquidsoap_status = 'update-liquidsoap-status/format/json/api_key/%%api_key%%/msg/%%msg%%/stream_id/%%stream_id%%/boot_time/%%boot_time%%'
 
 ##############
 # OBP config #
diff --git a/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.py b/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.py
index 22b13fdcb..7459d63e8 100755
--- a/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.py
+++ b/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.py
@@ -571,29 +571,15 @@ class AirTimeApiClient(ApiClientInterface):
         except Exception, e:
             logger.error("Exception: %s", e)
     
-    def notify_liquidsoap_error(self, error_msg, stream_id, time):
+    def notify_liquidsoap_status(self, msg, stream_id, time):
         logger = logging.getLogger()
         try:
-            url = "http://%s:%s/%s/%s" % (self.config["base_url"], str(self.config["base_port"]), self.config["api_base"], self.config["update_liquidsoap_error"])
-            
-            url = url.replace("%%api_key%%", self.config["api_key"])
-            error_msg = error_msg.replace('/', ' ')
-            encoded_msg = urllib.quote(error_msg, '')
-            url = url.replace("%%error_msg%%", encoded_msg)
-            url = url.replace("%%stream_id%%", stream_id)
-	    url = url.replace("%%boot_time%%", time)
-            logger.debug(url)
-            req = urllib2.Request(url)
-            response = urllib2.urlopen(req).read()
-        except Exception, e:
-            logger.error("Exception: %s", e)
-        
-    def notify_liquidsoap_connection(self, stream_id, time):
-        logger = logging.getLogger()
-        try:
-            url = "http://%s:%s/%s/%s" % (self.config["base_url"], str(self.config["base_port"]), self.config["api_base"], self.config["update_liquidsoap_connection"])
+            url = "http://%s:%s/%s/%s" % (self.config["base_url"], str(self.config["base_port"]), self.config["api_base"], self.config["update_liquidsoap_status"])
             
             url = url.replace("%%api_key%%", self.config["api_key"])
+            msg = msg.replace('/', ' ')
+            encoded_msg = urllib.quote(msg, '')
+            url = url.replace("%%msg%%", encoded_msg)
             url = url.replace("%%stream_id%%", stream_id)
             url = url.replace("%%boot_time%%", time)
             logger.debug(url)
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_scripts/ls_lib.liq b/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_scripts/ls_lib.liq
index f6e966989..b1a98f3c6 100644
--- a/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_scripts/ls_lib.liq
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_scripts/ls_lib.liq
@@ -37,15 +37,17 @@ def to_live(old,new) =
 end
 
 
-def output_to(output_type, type, bitrate, host, port, pass, mount_point, url, description, genre, user, s, stream) =
+def output_to(output_type, type, bitrate, host, port, pass, mount_point, url, description, genre, user, s, stream, connected) =
     def on_error(msg)
-        system("/usr/lib/airtime/pypo/bin/liquidsoap_scripts/notify.sh --error='#{msg}' --stream-id=#{stream} --time=#{time}")
-        log("/usr/lib/airtime/pypo/bin/liquidsoap_scripts/notify.sh --error='#{msg}' --stream-id=#{stream} --time=#{time}")
+        connected := "false"
+        system("/usr/lib/airtime/pypo/bin/liquidsoap_scripts/notify.sh --error='#{msg}' --stream-id=#{stream} --time=#{!time}")
+        log("/usr/lib/airtime/pypo/bin/liquidsoap_scripts/notify.sh --error='#{msg}' --stream-id=#{stream} --time=#{!time}")
         5.
     end
     def on_connect()
-        system("/usr/lib/airtime/pypo/bin/liquidsoap_scripts/notify.sh --connect --stream-id=#{stream} --time=#{time}")
-        log("/usr/lib/airtime/pypo/bin/liquidsoap_scripts/notify.sh --connect --stream-id=#{stream} --time=#{time}")
+        connected := "true"
+        system("/usr/lib/airtime/pypo/bin/liquidsoap_scripts/notify.sh --connect --stream-id=#{stream} --time=#{!time}")
+        log("/usr/lib/airtime/pypo/bin/liquidsoap_scripts/notify.sh --connect --stream-id=#{stream} --time=#{!time}")
     end
     if output_type == "icecast" then
         user_ref = ref user
@@ -136,7 +138,8 @@ def output_to(output_type, type, bitrate, host, port, pass, mount_point, url, de
         if url == "" then
             url_ref := "N/A"
         end
-        output.shoutcast = output.shoutcast(host = host,
+        output.shoutcast = output.shoutcast(id = "shoutcast_stream_#{stream}",
+                    host = host,
                     port = port,
                     password = pass,
                     fallible = true,
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_scripts/ls_script.liq b/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_scripts/ls_script.liq
index 4e72261bb..42bc1e479 100644
--- a/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_scripts/ls_script.liq
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_scripts/ls_script.liq
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ set("log.stdout", true)
 set("server.telnet", true)
 set("server.telnet.port", 1234)
 
-time = gettimeofday()
+time = ref string_of(gettimeofday())
 
 queue = audio_to_stereo(request.queue(id="queue", length=0.5))
 queue = cue_cut(queue)
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ stream_metadata_type = ref 0
 station_name = ref ''
 show_name = ref ''
 
+s1_connected = ref ''
+s2_connected = ref ''
+s3_connected = ref ''
+s1_namespace = ref ''
+s2_namespace = ref ''
+s3_namespace = ref ''
+
 %include "ls_lib.liq"
 
 server.register(namespace="vars", "pypo_data", fun (s) -> begin pypo_data := s "Done" end)
@@ -24,6 +31,8 @@ server.register(namespace="vars", "web_stream_enabled", fun (s) -> begin web_str
 server.register(namespace="vars", "stream_metadata_type", fun (s) -> begin stream_metadata_type := int_of_string(s) s end)
 server.register(namespace="vars", "show_name", fun (s) -> begin show_name := s s end)
 server.register(namespace="vars", "station_name", fun (s) -> begin station_name := s s end)
+server.register(namespace="vars", "bootup_time", fun (s) -> begin time := s s end)
+server.register(namespace="streams", "connection_status", fun (s) -> begin "1:#{!s1_connected},2:#{!s2_connected},3:#{!s3_connected}" end)
 
 
 default = amplify(0.00001, noise())
@@ -100,19 +109,34 @@ if output_sound_device then
 end
 
 if s1_enable == true then
-    #output_to(output_type, type, bitrate, host, port, pass, mount_point, url, description, genre, s)
-    output_to(s1_output, s1_type, s1_bitrate, s1_host, s1_port, s1_pass, s1_mount, s1_url, s1_description, s1_genre, s1_user, s, "1")
+    if s1_output == 'shoutcast' then
+        s1_namespace := "shoutcast_stream_1"
+    else
+        s1_namespace := s1_mount
+    end
+    server.register(namespace=!s1_namespace, "connected", fun (s) -> begin !s1_connected end)
+    output_to(s1_output, s1_type, s1_bitrate, s1_host, s1_port, s1_pass, s1_mount, s1_url, s1_description, s1_genre, s1_user, s, "1", s1_connected)
 end
 
 if s2_enable == true then
-    #output_to(output_type, type, bitrate, host, port, pass, mount_point, url, description, genre, s)
-    output_to(s2_output, s2_type, s2_bitrate, s2_host, s2_port, s2_pass, s2_mount, s2_url, s2_description, s2_genre, s2_user, s, "2")
+    if s2_output == 'shoutcast' then
+        s2_namespace := "shoutcast_stream_2"
+    else
+        s2_namespace := s2_mount
+    end
+    server.register(namespace=!s2_namespace, "connected", fun (s) -> begin !s2_connected end)
+    output_to(s2_output, s2_type, s2_bitrate, s2_host, s2_port, s2_pass, s2_mount, s2_url, s2_description, s2_genre, s2_user, s, "2", s2_connected)
     
 end
 
 if s3_enable == true then
-    #output_to(output_type, type, bitrate, host, port, pass, mount_point, url, description, genre, s)
-    output_to(s3_output, s3_type, s3_bitrate, s3_host, s3_port, s3_pass, s3_mount, s3_url, s3_description, s3_genre, s3_user, s, "3")
+    if s3_output == 'shoutcast' then
+        s3_namespace := "shoutcast_stream_3"
+    else
+        s3_namespace := s3_mount
+    end
+    server.register(namespace=!s3_namespace, "connected", fun (s) -> begin !s3_connected end)
+    output_to(s3_output, s3_type, s3_bitrate, s3_host, s3_port, s3_pass, s3_mount, s3_url, s3_description, s3_genre, s3_user, s, "3", s3_connected)
 end
 
 ignore(output.dummy(blank()))
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/pypo-notify.py b/python_apps/pypo/pypo-notify.py
index a6cf103dc..42fb523fc 100644
--- a/python_apps/pypo/pypo-notify.py
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/pypo-notify.py
@@ -82,24 +82,14 @@ class Notify:
         logger.debug("Response: "+json.dumps(response))
     
     # @pram time: time that LS started
-    def notify_liquidsoap_error(self, error_msg, stream_id, time):
+    def notify_liquidsoap_status(self, msg, stream_id, time):
         logger = logging.getLogger()
         
         logger.debug('#################################################')
-        logger.debug('# Calling server to update liquidsoap error     #')
+        logger.debug('# Calling server to update liquidsoap status    #')
         logger.debug('#################################################')
-        logger.debug('error msg = '+ str(error_msg))
-        response = self.api_client.notify_liquidsoap_error(error_msg, stream_id, time) 
-        logger.debug("Response: "+json.dumps(response))
-    
-    # @pram time: time that LS started
-    def notify_liquidsoap_connection(self, stream_id, time):
-        logger = logging.getLogger()
-        
-        logger.debug('#################################################')
-        logger.debug('# Calling server to update liquidsoap connection#')
-        logger.debug('#################################################')
-        response = self.api_client.notify_liquidsoap_connection(stream_id, time) 
+        logger.debug('msg = '+ str(msg))
+        response = self.api_client.notify_liquidsoap_status(msg, stream_id, time) 
         logger.debug("Response: "+json.dumps(response))
         
 if __name__ == '__main__':
@@ -115,13 +105,13 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     if options.error and options.stream_id:
         try:
             n = Notify()
-            n.notify_liquidsoap_error(options.error, options.stream_id, options.time)
+            n.notify_liquidsoap_status(options.error, options.stream_id, options.time)
         except Exception, e:
             print e
     elif options.connect and options.stream_id:
         try:
             n = Notify()
-            n.notify_liquidsoap_connection(options.stream_id, options.time)
+            n.notify_liquidsoap_status("OK", options.stream_id, options.time)
         except Exception, e:
             print e
     else:
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/pypofetch.py b/python_apps/pypo/pypofetch.py
index 06d2271bc..7c020586e 100644
--- a/python_apps/pypo/pypofetch.py
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/pypofetch.py
@@ -216,6 +216,41 @@ class PypoFetch(Thread):
             self.process_schedule(self.schedule_data, "scheduler", False)
         else:
             logger.info("No change detected in setting...")
+            self.update_liquidsoap_connection_status()
+    """
+        updates the status of liquidsoap connection to the streaming server
+        This fucntion updates the bootup time variable in liquidsoap script
+    """
+    def update_liquidsoap_connection_status(self):
+        logger = logging.getLogger('fetch')
+        tn = telnetlib.Telnet(LS_HOST, LS_PORT)
+        # update the boot up time of liquidsoap. Since liquidsoap is not restarting,
+        # we are manually adjusting the bootup time variable so the status msg will get
+        # updated.
+        current_time = time.time()
+        boot_up_time_command = "vars.bootup_time "+str(current_time)+"\n"
+        tn.write(boot_up_time_command)
+        tn.write("streams.connection_status\n")
+        tn.write('exit\n')
+        
+        output = tn.read_all()
+        output_list = output.split("\r\n")
+        stream_info = output_list[2]
+        
+        # streamin info is in the form of:
+        # eg. s1:true,2:true,3:false
+        streams = stream_info.split(",")
+        logger.info(streams)
+        
+        fake_time = current_time + 1
+        for s in streams:
+            info = s.split(':')
+            stream_id = info[0]
+            status = info[1]
+            if(status == "true"):
+                self.api_client.notify_liquidsoap_status("OK", stream_id, str(fake_time))
+                
+        
         
     def set_export_source(self, export_source):
         logger = logging.getLogger('fetch')