diff --git a/Socialmetrica.package/NitterUser.class/instance/configureDefaultReportingPeriod.st b/Socialmetrica.package/NitterUser.class/instance/configureDefaultReportingPeriod.st
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f041732
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Socialmetrica.package/NitterUser.class/instance/configureDefaultReportingPeriod.st
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+accessing
+configureDefaultReportingPeriod
+	[ config at: 'reportingPeriod' ]
+		onErrorDo: [ self config
+				at: 'reportingPeriod'
+				put: (Timespan
+						starting: messages oldest created asDateAndTime
+						ending: messages newest created asDateAndTime + 1 minute) ]
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diff --git a/Socialmetrica.package/NitterUser.class/instance/messages.st b/Socialmetrica.package/NitterUser.class/instance/messages.st
index b0f5c5f..45af756 100644
--- a/Socialmetrica.package/NitterUser.class/instance/messages.st
+++ b/Socialmetrica.package/NitterUser.class/instance/messages.st
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 accessing
 messages
-
 	messages ifNil: [ messages := TweetsCollection new ].
 	messages ifEmpty: [ self getLocalMessages ].
 	messages ifEmpty: [ self getRemoteMessagesFromHtml ].
-	[ config at: 'reportingPeriod' ] 
-		onErrorDo: [ self config 
-			at: 'reportingPeriod'
-			put: (Timespan 
-				starting: (messages oldest created asDateAndTime) 
-				ending: (messages newest created asDateAndTime + 1 minute)) ].
-	^ messages select: [ :message | message created between: self reportingPeriod start and: self reportingPeriod end ]
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+	config at: 'reportingPeriod' ifAbsent: [ ^ messages ].
+	"self configureDefaultReportingPeriod."
+	^ messages
+		select: [ :message | 
+			message created
+				between: self reportingPeriod start
+				and: self reportingPeriod end ]
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