diff --git a/pandora/backend/managers.py b/pandora/backend/managers.py
index 11446911b..737e3d439 100644
--- a/pandora/backend/managers.py
+++ b/pandora/backend/managers.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import models
 
 
 def keyType(key):
-    if key in ('released'):
+    if key in ('released', ):
         return "date"
     if key in ('year', 'cast.length'):
         return "int"
@@ -66,8 +66,10 @@ class MovieManager(Manager):
         conditions = []
         for condition in data['query']['conditions']:
             k = condition.get('key', 'all')
+            if not k: k = 'all'
             v = condition['value']
             op = condition.get('operator', None)
+            if not op: op = '~'
             if op.startswith('!'):
                 op = op[1:]
                 exclude = True
diff --git a/pandora/backend/views.py b/pandora/backend/views.py
index 9f62a0d1d..30163d235 100644
--- a/pandora/backend/views.py
+++ b/pandora/backend/views.py
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ def _parse_query(data, user):
     for key in ('sort', 'keys', 'group', 'list', 'range', 'ids'):
         if key in data:
             query[key] = data[key]
-    print query
     query['qs'] = models.Movie.objects.find(data, user)
     #group by only allows sorting by name or number of itmes
     return query