diff --git a/backends/twitter/Requests/CreateFriendRequest.cpp b/backends/twitter/Requests/CreateFriendRequest.cpp
index 335aee9f..e1f94e54 100644
--- a/backends/twitter/Requests/CreateFriendRequest.cpp
+++ b/backends/twitter/Requests/CreateFriendRequest.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ DEFINE_LOGGER(logger, "CreateFriendRequest")
 
 void CreateFriendRequest::run()
 {
+	LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, user << ": Sending follow request for " << frnd)
 	replyMsg = "";
 	success = twitObj->friendshipCreate(frnd, false);
 	if(success) twitObj->getLastWebResponse(replyMsg);
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ void CreateFriendRequest::finalize()
 		std::string error;
 		error = getErrorMessage(replyMsg);
 		if(error.length()) LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger, user << " " << error)
+		else LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, user << ": Now following " << frnd)
 		callBack(user, frnd, error);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/backends/twitter/TwitterPlugin.cpp b/backends/twitter/TwitterPlugin.cpp
index 56e0dd72..55a89b43 100644
--- a/backends/twitter/TwitterPlugin.cpp
+++ b/backends/twitter/TwitterPlugin.cpp
@@ -176,13 +176,24 @@ void TwitterPlugin::handleMessageSendRequest(const std::string &user, const std:
 
 void TwitterPlugin::handleBuddyUpdatedRequest(const std::string &user, const std::string &buddyName, const std::string &alias, const std::vector<std::string> &groups) 
 {
-	LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, user << ": Added buddy " << buddyName << ".");
-	handleBuddyChanged(user, buddyName, alias, groups, pbnetwork::STATUS_ONLINE);
+	if(connectionState[user] != CONNECTED) {
+		LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger, user << " is not connected to twitter!")
+		return;
+	}
+
+	tp->runAsThread(new CreateFriendRequest(sessions[user], user, buddyName, 
+											boost::bind(&TwitterPlugin::createFriendResponse, this, _1, _2, _3)));
+	//handleBuddyChanged(user, buddyName, alias, groups, pbnetwork::STATUS_ONLINE);
 }
 
 void TwitterPlugin::handleBuddyRemovedRequest(const std::string &user, const std::string &buddyName, const std::vector<std::string> &groups) 
 {
-
+	if(connectionState[user] != CONNECTED) {
+		LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger, user << " is not connected to twitter!")
+		return;
+	}
+	tp->runAsThread(new DestroyFriendRequest(sessions[user], user, buddyName, 
+											 boost::bind(&TwitterPlugin::deleteFriendResponse, this, _1, _2, _3)));
 }
 
 
@@ -445,6 +456,7 @@ void TwitterPlugin::deleteFriendResponse(std::string &user, std::string &frnd, s
 	} if(twitterMode == SINGLECONTACT) {
 		handleMessage(user, "twitter-account", std::string("You are not following ") + frnd + "anymore");
 	} else if(twitterMode == MULTIPLECONTACT) {
+		handleBuddyRemoved(user, frnd);
 	}
 }