diff --git a/twoot.py b/twoot.py
index 180cca1..6afc449 100755
--- a/twoot.py
+++ b/twoot.py
@@ -975,7 +975,12 @@ def main(argv):
     in_db_cnt = 0
     for replied_to_tweet, status in timeline:
         # Extract tweet ID and status ID
-        tweet_id = status.find('a', class_='tweet-link').get('href').strip('#m')
+        tweet_link_tag = status.find('a', class_='tweet-link')
+        if tweet_link_tag is None:
+            logging.debug("Malformed timeline item (no tweet link), skipping")
+            continue
+        
+        tweet_id = tweet_link_tag.get('href').strip('#m')
         status_id = tweet_id.split('/')[3]
 
         logging.debug('processing tweet %s', tweet_id)