diff --git a/pbp/job_agent/job_agent.py b/pbp/job_agent/job_agent.py
index f003d4f..6de4683 100644
--- a/pbp/job_agent/job_agent.py
+++ b/pbp/job_agent/job_agent.py
@@ -146,35 +146,35 @@ def synth_pbp_meta_gen(
         command = "pbp-meta-gen"
 
         # Check if recorder is not None or an empty string
-        if recorder and recorder != "":
+        if recorder not in [None, ""]:
             command += f" --recorder {recorder}"
 
         # Check if uri is not None or an empty string
-        if uri and uri != "":
+        if uri not in [None, ""]:
             command += f" --uri {uri}"
 
         # Check if output_dir is not None or an empty string
-        if output_dir and output_dir != "":
+        if output_dir not in [None, ""]:
             command += f" --output-dir {output_dir}"
 
         # Check if json_base_dir is not None or an empty string
-        if json_base_dir and json_base_dir != "":
+        if json_base_dir not in [None, ""]:
             command += f" --json-base-dir {json_base_dir}"
 
         # Check if xml_dir is not None or an empty string
-        if xml_dir and xml_dir != "":
+        if xml_dir not in [None, ""]:
             command += f" --xml-dir {xml_dir}"
 
         # Check if start is not None or an empty string
-        if start and start != "":
+        if start not in [None, ""]:
             command += f" --start {start}"
 
         # Check if end is not None or an empty string
-        if end and end != "":
+        if end not in [None, ""]:
             command += f" --end {end}"
 
         # Check if prefix is not None or an empty string
-        if prefix and prefix != "":
+        if prefix not in [None, ""]:
             command += f" --prefix {prefix}"
 
         return command
diff --git a/pbp/meta_gen/gen_soundtrap.py b/pbp/meta_gen/gen_soundtrap.py
index 69b908f..a13a489 100644
--- a/pbp/meta_gen/gen_soundtrap.py
+++ b/pbp/meta_gen/gen_soundtrap.py
@@ -88,19 +88,22 @@ def run(self):
             start_dt = self.start - timedelta(days=1)
             end_dt = self.end + timedelta(days=1)
 
-            if scheme == "file":
-                parsed_uri = urllib.parse.urlparse(self.audio_loc)
-
+            if scheme == "file" or scheme == "":
+                #parsed_uri = urllib.parse.urlparse(self.audio_loc)
                 if os.name == "nt":
-                    wav_path = Path(parsed_uri.path[3:])
+                    #wav_path = Path(parsed_uri.path[3:])
+                    wav_path = Path(self.audio_loc)
                 else:
-                    wav_path = Path(parsed_uri.path)
+                    wav_path = Path(self.audio_loc)
 
                 for filename in progressbar(
                     sorted(wav_path.rglob("*.wav")), prefix="Searching : "
                 ):
+                    xml_path = os.path.join(self.xml_dir, f"{filename.stem}.log.xml"),
+                    print("xml_path", xml_path)
                     wav_path = filename.parent / f"{filename.stem}.wav"
                     xml_path = Path(self.xml_dir + "/" + f"{filename.stem}.log.xml")
+                    print("xml_path", xml_path)
                     start_dt = get_datetime(wav_path, self.prefixes)
 
                     # Must have a start date to be valid and also must have a corresponding xml file