diff --git a/etc/init/pandora-encoding.conf b/etc/init/pandora-encoding.conf
index 1471598..bd44100 100644
--- a/etc/init/pandora-encoding.conf
+++ b/etc/init/pandora-encoding.conf
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ env HOME=/home/pandora
 script
 test -e /var/log/pandora || (mkdir -p /var/log/pandora && chown $USER:$USER /var/log/pandora)
 cd $VENV/pandora
-exec /usr/bin/sudo -u pandora $VENV/bin/python $VENV/pandora/manage.py celeryd \
-                   -Q encoding -f /var/log/pandora/pandora-encoding.log -l INFO
+exec /usr/bin/sudo -u $USER $VENV/bin/python $VENV/pandora/manage.py celeryd \
+                   -Q encoding \
+                   -n pandora-encoding \
+                   -f /var/log/pandora/pandora-encoding.log \
+                   -l INFO
 end script
diff --git a/etc/init/pandora-tasks.conf b/etc/init/pandora-tasks.conf
index 8deff38..e1d5b51 100644
--- a/etc/init/pandora-tasks.conf
+++ b/etc/init/pandora-tasks.conf
@@ -16,5 +16,8 @@ script
 test -e /var/log/pandora || (mkdir -p /var/log/pandora && chown $USER:$USER /var/log/pandora)
 cd $VENV/pandora
 exec /usr/bin/sudo -u pandora $VENV/bin/python $VENV/pandora/manage.py celeryd \
-                   -Q default -f /var/log/pandora/pandora-tasks.log -l INFO
+                   -Q default \
+                   -n pandora-default \
+                   -f /var/log/pandora/pandora-tasks.log \
+                   -l INFO
 end script
diff --git a/pandora/archive/views.py b/pandora/archive/views.py
index 9fe0e4d..cc7dd12 100644
--- a/pandora/archive/views.py
+++ b/pandora/archive/views.py
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ def update(request):
     if 'files' in data:
         #update files info async, this takes to long otherwise
         #FIXME: how can client know if update is done? possibly with taksStatus?
-        task_id = '_'.join(['update', user.username, data['volume']])
-        t = tasks.update_files.apply_async(args=[user.username, data['volume'], data['files']], task_id=task_id)
+        t = tasks.update_files.delay(user.username, data['volume'], data['files'])
         response['data']['taskId'] = t.task_id
 
         user_profile = user.get_profile()
@@ -189,8 +188,7 @@ def firefogg_upload(request):
                     f.save()
                     #FIXME: this fails badly if rabbitmq goes down
                     try:
-                        taks_id = 'update_streams_%s' % f.item.itemId
-                        t = item.tasks.update_streams.apply_async(args=[f.item.itemId], task_id=task_id)
+                        t = item.tasks.update_streams.delay((f.item.itemId))
                         data['resultUrl'] = t.task_id
                     except:
                         pass
diff --git a/pandora/item/models.py b/pandora/item/models.py
index 3c6016f..a17b470 100644
--- a/pandora/item/models.py
+++ b/pandora/item/models.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from django.conf import settings
 from ox.django import fields
 import ox
 from ox import stripTags
+import ox.web.imdb
 from ox.normalize import canonicalTitle, canonicalName
 from firefogg import Firefogg
 
@@ -572,7 +573,8 @@ class Item(models.Model):
 
         s.color = int(sum(self.data.get('color', [])))
         s.cuts = len(self.data.get('cuts', []))
-        s.cutsperminute = s.cuts / (s.duration/60)
+        if s.duration:
+            s.cutsperminute = s.cuts / (s.duration/60)
         for key in ('title', 'language', 'country') + self.person_keys:
             setattr(s, '%s_desc'%key, getattr(s, key))
             if not getattr(s, key):
@@ -758,19 +760,20 @@ class Item(models.Model):
             frame = posters[poster]
             timeline = self.path('timeline.64.png')
             timeline = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(settings.MEDIA_ROOT, timeline))
-            cmd = [settings.ITEM_POSTER,
-                   '-t', self.get('title'),
-                   '-d', ', '.join(self.get('directors', ['Unknown Director'])),
-                   '-y', str(self.get('year', '')),
-                   '-f', frame,
-                   '-l', timeline,
-                   '-p', poster
-                  ]
-            if len(self.itemId) == 7:
-                cmd += ['-i', self.itemId]
-            cmd += ['-o', self.oxdbId]
-            p = subprocess.Popen(cmd)
-            p.wait()
+            if os.path.exists(timeline):
+                cmd = [settings.ITEM_POSTER,
+                       '-t', self.get('title'),
+                       '-d', ', '.join(self.get('directors', ['Unknown Director'])),
+                       '-y', str(self.get('year', '')),
+                       '-f', frame,
+                       '-l', timeline,
+                       '-p', poster
+                      ]
+                if len(self.itemId) == 7:
+                    cmd += ['-i', self.itemId]
+                cmd += ['-o', self.oxdbId]
+                p = subprocess.Popen(cmd)
+                p.wait()
         return posters.keys()
 
 class ItemFind(models.Model):
diff --git a/pandora/item/tasks.py b/pandora/item/tasks.py
index b0efb2d..2a90a68 100644
--- a/pandora/item/tasks.py
+++ b/pandora/item/tasks.py
@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@ def update_poster(itemId):
     item.make_poster(True)
 
 @task(ignore_resulsts=True, queue='default')
-def update_imdb(imdbId):
-    item = models.Item.objects.get(itemId=imdbId)
+def update_imdb(itemId):
+    item = models.Item.objects.get(itemId=itemId)
     item.update_imdb()
-    update_poster(itemId)
 
 @task(queue="encoding")
 def update_streams(itemId):