diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/recorded_video.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/recorded_video.rb
index fc787d20a..42f40ea9c 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/recorded_video.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/recorded_video.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ module JamRuby
 
     validates :client_video_source_id, :presence => true
 
+    def upload_sign(content_md5)
+      
+    end
+
     def self.create_from_video_source(video_source, recording)
       recorded_video_source = self.new
       recorded_video_source.recording = recording
diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/recording.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/recording.rb
index 12e6ca119..1d9c6fd9c 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/recording.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/recording.rb
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ module JamRuby
 
     # Called when a user wants to "claim" a recording. To do this, the user must have been one of the tracks in the recording.
     def claim(user, name, description, genre, is_public, upload_to_youtube=false)
-
+      upload_to_youtube = !!upload_to_youtube # Correct where nil is borking save
       unless self.users.exists?(user)
         raise PermissionError, "user was not in this session"
       end
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ module JamRuby
       uploads = []
 
       # Uploads now include videos in addition to the tracks.
-      # This is accomplished using a SQL union via arel, as follows:
+      # This is accomplished using a SQL UNION query via arel, as follows:
 
       # Select fields from track.  Note the reorder, which removes
       # the default scope sort as it b0rks the union.  Also note the
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ module JamRuby
       # Further joining and criteria for the unioned object:
       arel = arel.joins("INNER JOIN (SELECT id as rec_id, all_discarded, duration FROM recordings) recs ON rec_id=recorded_items.recording_id") \
         .where('recorded_items.user_id' => user.id) \
-        .where('recorded_items.fully_uploaded =?', false) \
+        .where('recorded_items.fully_uploaded = ?', false) \
         .where('recorded_items.id > ?', since) \
         .where("upload_failures <= #{APP_CONFIG.max_track_upload_failures}") \
         .where("duration IS NOT NULL") \