diff --git a/src/controller/listsController.py b/src/controller/listsController.py
index 41daf315..bc87d097 100644
--- a/src/controller/listsController.py
+++ b/src/controller/listsController.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class listsController(object):
    name = dialog.get("name")
    description = dialog.get("description")
    p = dialog.get("public")
-   if public == True:
+   if p == True:
     mode = "public"
    else:
     mode = "private"
@@ -73,4 +73,4 @@ class listsController(object):
  def open_list_as_buffer(self, *args, **kwargs):
   if self.dialog.lista.get_count() == 0: return
   list = self.session.db["lists"][self.dialog.get_item()]
-  pub.sendMessage("create-new-buffer", buffer="list", account=self.session.db["user_name"], create=list["slug"])
\ No newline at end of file
+  pub.sendMessage("create-new-buffer", buffer="list", account=self.session.db["user_name"], create=list["name"])
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/controller/mainController.py b/src/controller/mainController.py
index b4fba78b..56f81aba 100644
--- a/src/controller/mainController.py
+++ b/src/controller/mainController.py
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ class Controller(object):
  def set_buffer_positions(self,session):
   "Sets positions for buffers if values exist in the database."
   for i in self.buffers:
-   if str(i.name+"_pos") in session.db and hasattr(i.buffer,'list'):
+   if i.name+"_pos" in session.db and hasattr(i.buffer,'list'):
     i.buffer.list.select_item(session.db[str(i.name+"_pos")])
 
  def logout_account(self, session_id):
diff --git a/src/twitter/utils.py b/src/twitter/utils.py
index be478fe0..df52b1c5 100644
--- a/src/twitter/utils.py
+++ b/src/twitter/utils.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def find_item(id, listItem):
 
 def find_list(name, lists):
  for i in range(0, len(lists)):
-  if lists[i]["slug"] == name:  return lists[i]["id"]
+  if lists[i]["name"] == name:  return lists[i]["id"]
 
 def find_previous_reply(id, listItem):
  for i in range(0, len(listItem)):