diff --git a/src/controller/buffersController.py b/src/controller/buffersController.py
index 4d660219..72965887 100644
--- a/src/controller/buffersController.py
+++ b/src/controller/buffersController.py
@@ -249,14 +249,22 @@ class baseBufferController(bufferController):
   uri = None
   if tweet.has_key("long_uri"):
    uri = tweet["long_uri"]
-  tweet = self.session.twitter.twitter.show_status(id=tweet_id)
+  try:
+   tweet = self.session.twitter.twitter.show_status(id=tweet_id)
+  except TwythonError as e:
+   utils.twitter_error(e)
+   return
   if uri != None:
    tweet["text"] = twishort.get_full_text(uri)
   l = tweets.is_long(tweet)
   while l != False:
    tweetsList.append(tweet)
    id = tweets.get_id(l)
-   tweet = self.session.twitter.twitter.show_status(id=id)
+   try:
+    tweet = self.session.twitter.twitter.show_status(id=id)
+   except TwythonError as e:
+    utils.twitter_error(e)
+    continue
    l = tweets.is_long(tweet)
    if l == False:
     tweetsList.append(tweet)
diff --git a/src/twitter/utils.py b/src/twitter/utils.py
index 8bd7f2b7..55e3a01e 100644
--- a/src/twitter/utils.py
+++ b/src/twitter/utils.py
@@ -118,3 +118,10 @@ def is_allowed(tweet, clients):
    allowed = False
    log.exception("Tuit not allowed: %s" % (tweet["text"],))
  return allowed
+
+def twitter_error(error):
+ if error.error_code == 403:
+  msg = _(u"Sorry, you are not authorised to see this status.")
+ elif error.error_code == 404:
+  msg = _(u"No status found with that ID")
+ output.speak(msg)
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