diff --git a/Socialmetrica.package/NitterUser.class/instance/getRemoteMessagesFromHtml.st b/Socialmetrica.package/NitterUser.class/instance/getRemoteMessagesFromHtml.st
index bdad00c..f768809 100644
--- a/Socialmetrica.package/NitterUser.class/instance/getRemoteMessagesFromHtml.st
+++ b/Socialmetrica.package/NitterUser.class/instance/getRemoteMessagesFromHtml.st
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 accessing
 getRemoteMessagesFromHtml
 
-	self messages: (self collectRawTweetsUpToPage: 1).
-	^ self messages
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+	^ messages := self collectRawTweetsUpToPage: 1
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diff --git a/Socialmetrica.package/NitterUser.class/instance/messages.st b/Socialmetrica.package/NitterUser.class/instance/messages.st
index c2a442b..552d6a8 100644
--- a/Socialmetrica.package/NitterUser.class/instance/messages.st
+++ b/Socialmetrica.package/NitterUser.class/instance/messages.st
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 accessing
 messages
 
-	messages ifNil: [ ^ messages := TweetsCollection new ].
+	messages ifNil: [ messages := TweetsCollection new ].
 	messages ifEmpty: [ self getRemoteMessagesFromHtml ].
-	self config isEmpty ifTrue: [ ^ messages ].
+	[ 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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