diff --git a/src/zm_monitor.cpp b/src/zm_monitor.cpp
index d056eb2e4..59f11daaf 100644
--- a/src/zm_monitor.cpp
+++ b/src/zm_monitor.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ std::string load_monitor_sql =
 "`SectionLength`, `MinSectionLength`, `FrameSkip`, `MotionFrameSkip`, "
 "`FPSReportInterval`, `RefBlendPerc`, `AlarmRefBlendPerc`, `TrackMotion`, `Exif`,"
 "`RTSPServer`, `RTSPStreamName`,"
-"`SignalCheckPoints`, `SignalCheckColour`, `Importance`-2 FROM `Monitors`";
+"`SignalCheckPoints`, `SignalCheckColour`, `Importance`-1 FROM `Monitors`";
 
 std::string CameraType_Strings[] = {
   "Local",
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ Monitor::Monitor()
  "SectionLength, MinSectionLength, FrameSkip, MotionFrameSkip, "
  "FPSReportInterval, RefBlendPerc, AlarmRefBlendPerc, TrackMotion, Exif,"
  "`RTSPServer`,`RTSPStreamName`,
- "SignalCheckPoints, SignalCheckColour, Importance-2 FROM Monitors";
+ "SignalCheckPoints, SignalCheckColour, Importance-1 FROM Monitors";
 */
 
 void Monitor::Load(MYSQL_ROW dbrow, bool load_zones=true, Purpose p = QUERY) {
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ void Monitor::Load(MYSQL_ROW dbrow, bool load_zones=true, Purpose p = QUERY) {
   rtsp_server = (*dbrow[col] != '0'); col++;
   rtsp_streamname = dbrow[col]; col++;
 
- /*"SignalCheckPoints, SignalCheckColour, Importance-2 FROM Monitors"; */
+ /*"SignalCheckPoints, SignalCheckColour, Importance-1 FROM Monitors"; */
   signal_check_points = atoi(dbrow[col]); col++;
   signal_check_colour = strtol(dbrow[col][0] == '#' ? dbrow[col]+1 : dbrow[col], 0, 16); col++;
 
@@ -607,6 +607,7 @@ void Monitor::Load(MYSQL_ROW dbrow, bool load_zones=true, Purpose p = QUERY) {
   grayscale_val = signal_check_colour & 0xff; /* Clear all bytes but lowest byte */
 
   importance = dbrow[col] ? atoi(dbrow[col]) : 0;// col++;
+  if (importance < 0) importance = 0; // Should only be >= 0
 
   // How many frames we need to have before we start analysing
   ready_count = std::max(warmup_count, pre_event_count);