diff --git a/src/controller/buffersController.py b/src/controller/buffersController.py
index daa88d68..829dd537 100644
--- a/src/controller/buffersController.py
+++ b/src/controller/buffersController.py
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ class baseBufferController(bufferController):
 
  @_tweets_exist
  def direct_message(self, *args, **kwargs):
-  tweet = self.get_tweet()
+  tweet = self.get_right_tweet()
   if self.type == "dm":
    screen_name = tweet["sender"]["screen_name"]
    users = utils.get_all_users(tweet, self.session.db)
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ class baseBufferController(bufferController):
   urls = utils.find_urls(tweet)
   if len(urls) == 1:
    sound.URLPlayer.play(urls[0], self.session.settings["sound"]["volume"])
-  else:
+  elif len(urls) > 1:
    urls_list = dialogs.urlList.urlList()
    urls_list.populate_list(urls)
    if urls_list.get_response() == widgetUtils.OK:
diff --git a/src/controller/mainController.py b/src/controller/mainController.py
index ff429128..1797b512 100644
--- a/src/controller/mainController.py
+++ b/src/controller/mainController.py
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ class Controller(object):
   widgetUtils.connect_event(self.view, widgetUtils.MENU, self.manage_accounts, self.view.manage_accounts)
   widgetUtils.connect_event(self.view, widgetUtils.MENU, self.update_profile, menuitem=self.view.updateProfile)
   widgetUtils.connect_event(self.view, widgetUtils.MENU, self.user_details, menuitem=self.view.details)
+  widgetUtils.connect_event(self.view, widgetUtils.MENU, self.toggle_autoread, menuitem=self.view.autoread)
   widgetUtils.connect_event(self.view.nb, widgetUtils.NOTEBOOK_PAGE_CHANGED, self.buffer_changed)
 
  def __init__(self):
@@ -1086,5 +1087,15 @@ class Controller(object):
   if hasattr(buffer, "user_details"):
    buffer.user_details()
 
+ def toggle_autoread(self, *args, **kwargs):
+  buffer = self.get_current_buffer()
+  if hasattr(buffer, "session") and buffer.session == None: return
+  if buffer.name not in buffer.session.settings["other_buffers"]["autoread_buffers"]:
+   buffer.session.settings["other_buffers"]["autoread_buffers"].append(buffer.name)
+   output.speak(_(u"The auto-reading of new tweets is enabled for this buffer"))
+  elif buffer.name in buffer.session.settings["other_buffers"]["autoread_buffers"]:
+   buffer.session.settings["other_buffers"]["autoread_buffers"].remove(buffer.name)
+   output.speak(_(u"The auto-reading of new tweets is disabled for this buffer"))
+
  def __del__(self):
   config.app.write()
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diff --git a/src/output.py b/src/output.py
index 5e34a5ed..3ba6eb16 100644
--- a/src/output.py
+++ b/src/output.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import sys
 
 speaker = None
 
-def speak(text, interrupt=True):
+def speak(text, interrupt=False):
  global speaker
  if not speaker:
   setup()
diff --git a/src/wxUI/view.py b/src/wxUI/view.py
index 8d41171a..5d985bc1 100644
--- a/src/wxUI/view.py
+++ b/src/wxUI/view.py
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ class mainFrame(wx.Frame):
   self.mute = buffer.Append(wx.NewId(), _(u"&Mute"))
   self.mute.Enable(False)
   self.autoread = buffer.Append(wx.NewId(), _(u"&Autoread tweets for this buffer"))
-  self.autoread.Enable(False)
   self.clear = buffer.Append(wx.NewId(), _(u"&Clear buffer"))
   self.deleteTl = buffer.Append(wx.NewId(), _(u"&Remove buffer"))
 #  self.deleteTl.Enable(False)