diff --git a/twoot.py b/twoot.py
index da8b2e8..ffc5624 100755
--- a/twoot.py
+++ b/twoot.py
@@ -885,8 +885,13 @@ def main(argv):
     in_db_cnt = 0
     for status in timeline:
         # Extract tweet ID and status ID
-        tweet_id = status.find('a', class_='tweet-link').get('href').strip('#m')
-        status_id = tweet_id.split('/')[3]
+        try:
+            tweet_id = status.find('a', class_='tweet-link').get('href').strip('#m')
+            status_id = tweet_id.split('/')[3]
+        except Exception as e:
+            logging.critical('Malformed timeline downloaded from nitter instance')
+            logging.debug(e)
+            shutdown(-1)
 
         logging.debug('processing tweet %s', tweet_id)
 
@@ -995,8 +1000,8 @@ def main(argv):
                 timezone_display = pytz.timezone(TOML['options']['tweet_timezone'])
             else:  # Use local timezone by default
                 timezone_display = datetime.now().astimezone().tzinfo
-            logging.debug("Timestamp UTC " + str(timestamp))
-            logging.debug("Timezone to use" + str(timezone_display))
+            logging.debug("Timestamp UTC: " + str(timestamp))
+            logging.debug("Timezone to use: " + str(timezone_display))
             timestamp_display = pytz.utc.localize(timestamp).astimezone(timezone_display)
             logging.debug("Timestamp converted " + str(timestamp_display))