diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor/airtimefilemonitor/airtimenotifier.py b/python_apps/media-monitor/airtimefilemonitor/airtimenotifier.py
index b38cbdc7f..72dee15f2 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor/airtimefilemonitor/airtimenotifier.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor/airtimefilemonitor/airtimenotifier.py
@@ -187,9 +187,14 @@ class AirtimeNotifier(Notifier):
 
         mm = self.proc_fun()
 
+        self.mmc.set_needed_file_permissions(directory, True)
         for (path, dirs, files) in os.walk(directory):
+            
+            for d in dirs:
+                self.mmc.set_needed_file_permissions(os.path.join(path, d), True)
+            
             for filename in files:
-                full_filepath = path+"/"+filename
+                full_filepath = os.path.join(path, filename)
 
                 if self.mmc.is_audio_file(full_filepath):
                     if self.mmc.set_needed_file_permissions(full_filepath, False):
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor/airtimefilemonitor/mediamonitorcommon.py b/python_apps/media-monitor/airtimefilemonitor/mediamonitorcommon.py
index 3da4abcea..8a250db47 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor/airtimefilemonitor/mediamonitorcommon.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor/airtimefilemonitor/mediamonitorcommon.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class MediaMonitorCommon:
     def set_needed_file_permissions(self, item, is_dir):
         try:
             omask = os.umask(0)
-            if not self.has_correct_permissions(item, 'www-data', 'www-data'):
+            if not self.has_correct_permissions(item, 'www-data', 'www-data') or not self.has_correct_permissions(item, 'pypo', 'pypo'):
                 # stats.st_mode is the original permission
                 # stat.S_IROTH - readable by all permission
                 # stat.S_IXOTH - excutable by all permission