diff --git a/src/listen.py b/src/listen.py
index 83bab82..58273d0 100644
--- a/src/listen.py
+++ b/src/listen.py
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ errors_encountered = 0
 
 def on_response(resp):
     ttweet = TalentTweet.create_from_v2api_response(resp)
+    if ttweet is None:
+        print('Couldn\'t create ttweet from the response:')
+        print(resp)
+        return
+
     tweet_username = util.get_username(ttweet.author_id)
         
     if ttweet.is_cross_company():
@@ -67,4 +72,4 @@ def run():
         else:
             print('API stream exited gracefully.')
         print('Re-running listen mode...')
-        print(f'(Had {errors_encountered} errors so far.)')
\ No newline at end of file
+        print(f'(Had {errors_encountered} errors so far.)')
diff --git a/src/talent_lists.py b/src/talent_lists.py
index 40beba1..5eb4fbf 100644
--- a/src/talent_lists.py
+++ b/src/talent_lists.py
@@ -54,4 +54,5 @@ def get_twitter_rules():
             curr_rule = f'from:{name}'
         else:
             curr_rule = test_rule
-    return rules
\ No newline at end of file
+    rules.append(curr_rule)
+    return rules
diff --git a/src/talenttweet.py b/src/talenttweet.py
index a7ad1be..0df9631 100644
--- a/src/talenttweet.py
+++ b/src/talenttweet.py
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ class TalentTweet:
     @staticmethod
     def create_from_v2api_response(resp):
         tweet = resp.data
+        if tweet is None: return None
         
         mrq = twapi.TwAPI.get_mrq(resp)
         rt_target = None
@@ -181,4 +182,4 @@ class TalentTweet:
 
     def get_datetime_str(self):
         unpad = '#' if platform.system() == 'Windows' else '-'
-        return self.date_time.strftime(f'%b %{unpad}d %Y, %{unpad}I:%M%p (%Z)')
\ No newline at end of file
+        return self.date_time.strftime(f'%b %{unpad}d %Y, %{unpad}I:%M%p (%Z)')
diff --git a/src/twapi.py b/src/twapi.py
index b03334c..e44e5f8 100644
--- a/src/twapi.py
+++ b/src/twapi.py
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ class TwAPI:
             print('done')
         except:
             print('error occurred trying to create main tweet, falling back to URL-main + reply screencap format')
+            traceback.print_exc()
             text += f"\n{ttweet_url}"
             try:
                 print('posting main tweet...', end='')