diff --git a/backends/twitter/TwitterPlugin.cpp b/backends/twitter/TwitterPlugin.cpp
index 3eca8cd5..ac22b00c 100644
--- a/backends/twitter/TwitterPlugin.cpp
+++ b/backends/twitter/TwitterPlugin.cpp
@@ -382,12 +382,21 @@ void TwitterPlugin::directMessageResponse(std::string &user, std::vector<DirectM
 	if(!messages.size()) return;
 	
 	if(twitterMode == SINGLECONTACT) {
-		std::string msglist = "\n***************MSG LIST****************\n";
+
+		std::string msglist = "";
+		std::string msgID = getMostRecentDMID(user);
+		std::string maxID = msgID;
+		
 		for(int i=0 ; i < messages.size() ; i++) {
-			msglist += " - " + messages[i].getSenderData().getScreenName() + ": " + messages[i].getMessage() + "\n";
+			if(cmp(msgID, messages[i].getID()) == -1) {
+				msglist += " - " + messages[i].getSenderData().getScreenName() + ": " + messages[i].getMessage() + "\n";
+				if(cmp(maxID, messages[i].getID()) == -1) maxID = messages[i].getID();
+			}
 		}	
-		msglist += "***************************************\n";
-		handleMessage(user, "twitter-account", msglist);	
+
+		if(msglist.length()) handleMessage(user, "twitter-account", msglist);	
+		updateLastDMID(user, maxID);
+
 	} else if(twitterMode == MULTIPLECONTACT) {
 		
 		std::string msgID = getMostRecentDMID(user);
diff --git a/backends/twitter/TwitterResponseParser.cpp b/backends/twitter/TwitterResponseParser.cpp
index bb6ba276..f8c83746 100644
--- a/backends/twitter/TwitterResponseParser.cpp
+++ b/backends/twitter/TwitterResponseParser.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ std::vector<Status> getTimeline(std::string &xml)
 	std::vector<Status> statuses;
 	Swift::ParserElement::ref rootElement = Swift::StringTreeParser::parse(xml);
 	
+	if(rootElement == NULL) {
+		LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger, "Error while parsing XML")
+		return statuses;
+	}
+
 	if(rootElement->getName() != "statuses") {
 		LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger, "XML doesn't correspond to timeline")
 		return statuses;
@@ -87,6 +92,11 @@ std::vector<DirectMessage> getDirectMessages(std::string &xml)
 	std::vector<DirectMessage> DMs;
 	Swift::ParserElement::ref rootElement = Swift::StringTreeParser::parse(xml);
 	
+	if(rootElement == NULL) {
+		LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger, "Error while parsing XML")
+		return DMs;
+	}
+	
 	if(rootElement->getName() != TwitterReponseTypes::directmessages) {
 		LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger, "XML doesn't correspond to direct-messages")
 		return DMs;
@@ -107,6 +117,11 @@ std::vector<User> getUsers(std::string &xml)
 	std::vector<User> users;
 	Swift::ParserElement::ref rootElement = Swift::StringTreeParser::parse(xml);
 	
+	if(rootElement == NULL) {
+		LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger, "Error while parsing XML")
+		return users;
+	}
+
 	if(rootElement->getName() != TwitterReponseTypes::users) {
 		LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger, "XML doesn't correspond to user list")
 		return users;
@@ -127,6 +142,11 @@ std::vector<std::string> getIDs(std::string &xml)
 	std::vector<std::string> IDs;
 	Swift::ParserElement::ref rootElement = Swift::StringTreeParser::parse(xml);
 
+	if(rootElement == NULL) {
+		LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger, "Error while parsing XML")
+		return IDs;
+	}
+
 	if(rootElement->getName() != TwitterReponseTypes::id_list) {
 		LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger, "XML doesn't correspond to id_list");
 		return IDs;
@@ -146,6 +166,11 @@ std::string getErrorMessage(std::string &xml)
 	std::string error;
 	Swift::ParserElement::ref rootElement = Swift::StringTreeParser::parse(xml);
 
+	if(rootElement == NULL) {
+		LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger, "Error while parsing XML");
+		return "";
+	}
+
 	const std::string xmlns = rootElement->getNamespace();
 	const Swift::ParserElement::ref errorElement = rootElement->getChild(TwitterReponseTypes::error, xmlns);