diff --git a/inbox.py b/inbox.py
index b3442dac4..b7d79dab7 100644
--- a/inbox.py
+++ b/inbox.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def runInboxQueue(baseDir: str,httpPrefix: str,personCache: {},queue: [],domain:
 
             # Try a few times to obtain teh public key
             pubKey=None
-            for tries in range(5):
+            for tries in range(8):
                 keyId=None
                 signatureParams=queueJson['headers'].split(',')
                 for signatureItem in signatureParams:
@@ -141,13 +141,18 @@ def runInboxQueue(baseDir: str,httpPrefix: str,personCache: {},queue: [],domain:
                     continue
 
                 pubKey=getPersonPubKey(session,keyId,personCache,debug)
-                if not pubKey:
-                    if debug:
-                        print('DEBUG: Retry '+str(tries+1)+' obtaining public key for '+queueJson['keyId'])
-                    time.sleep(5)
+                print('********* pubkey7825 '+str(pubKey))
+                if pubKey:
+                    print('DEBUG: public key: '+str(pubKey))
+                    break
+                    
+                if debug:
+                    print('DEBUG: Retry '+str(tries+1)+' obtaining public key for '+keyId)
+                time.sleep(5)
+
             if not pubKey:
                 if debug:
-                    print('DEBUG: public key could not be obtained from '+queueJson['keyId'])
+                    print('DEBUG: public key could not be obtained from '+keyId)
                 os.remove(queueFilename)
                 queue.pop(0)
                 continue
@@ -163,18 +168,22 @@ def runInboxQueue(baseDir: str,httpPrefix: str,personCache: {},queue: [],domain:
                 queue.pop(0)
                 continue
 
+            if debug:
+                print('DEBUG: Signature check success')
+
             if receiveFollowRequest(baseDir, \
                                     queueJson.post, \
                                     federationList):
             
                 if debug:
-                    print('DEBUG: Follow accepted from '+queueJson['keyId'])
+                    print('DEBUG: Follow accepted from '+keyId)
                     os.remove(queueFilename)
                     queue.pop(0)
                     continue
                     
             if debug:
                 print('DEBUG: Queue post accepted')
+
             # move to the destination inbox
             os.rename(queueFilename,queueJson['destination'])
             queue.pop(0)
diff --git a/posts.py b/posts.py
index f330ba7dd..f4707145a 100644
--- a/posts.py
+++ b/posts.py
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ def getUserUrl(wfRequest) -> str:
 
 def parseUserFeed(session,feedUrl: str,asHeader: {}) -> None:
     feedJson = getJson(session,feedUrl,asHeader,None)
+    if not feedJson:
+        return
 
     if 'orderedItems' in feedJson:
         for item in feedJson['orderedItems']:
@@ -86,6 +88,8 @@ def getPersonBox(session,wfRequest: {},personCache: {},boxName='inbox') -> (str,
     personJson = getPersonFromCache(personUrl,personCache)
     if not personJson:
         personJson = getJson(session,personUrl,asHeader,None)
+        if not personJson:
+            return None
     if not personJson.get(boxName):
         return personPosts
     personId=None
@@ -113,6 +117,8 @@ def getPersonPubKey(session,personUrl: str,personCache: {},debug: bool) -> str:
         if debug:
             print('DEBUG: Obtaining public key for '+personUrl)
         personJson = getJson(session,personUrl,asHeader,None)
+        if not personJson:
+            return None
     pubKey=None
     if personJson.get('publicKey'):
         if personJson['publicKey'].get('publicKeyPem'):
@@ -644,8 +650,9 @@ def getPublicPostsOfPerson(nickname,domain,raw,simple):
     cachedWebfingers={}
     federationList=[]
 
-    handle="https://"+domain+"/@"+nickname
-    wfRequest = webfingerHandle(session,handle,True,cachedWebfingers)
+    httpPrefix='https'
+    handle=httpPrefix+"://"+domain+"/@"+nickname
+    wfRequest = webfingerHandle(session,handle,httpPrefix,cachedWebfingers)
     if not wfRequest:
         sys.exit()
 
diff --git a/session.py b/session.py
index 0a2d7a28e..37dca3f0b 100644
--- a/session.py
+++ b/session.py
@@ -33,9 +33,12 @@ def getJson(session,url: str,headers: {},params: {}) -> {}:
         sessionParams=params
     sessionHeaders['User-agent'] = "Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 5.1.1; Nexus 5 Build/LMY48B; wv)"
     session.cookies.clear()
-    result=session.get(url, headers=sessionHeaders, params=sessionParams)
-    #print("*****result "+url+' ' + str(result))
-    return result.json()
+    try:
+        result=session.get(url, headers=sessionHeaders, params=sessionParams)
+        return result.json()
+    except:
+        pass
+    return None
 
 def postJson(session,postJsonObject: {},federationList: [],inboxUrl: str,headers: {}) -> str:
     """Post a json message to the inbox of another person
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
index 9514eb43e..571794a94 100644
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ def testPostMessageBetweenServers():
     while not (testServerAliceRunning and testServerBobRunning):
         time.sleep(1)
         
-    time.sleep(6)
+    time.sleep(8)
 
     print('Alice sends to Bob')
     os.chdir(aliceDir)
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ def testPostMessageBetweenServers():
     sendResult = sendPost(sessionAlice,aliceDir,'alice', aliceDomain, alicePort, 'bob', bobDomain, bobPort, ccUrl, httpPrefix, 'Why is a mouse when it spins?', followersOnly, saveToFile, clientToServer, federationList, aliceSendThreads, alicePostLog, aliceCachedWebfingers,alicePersonCache,inReplyTo, inReplyToAtomUri, subject)
     print('sendResult: '+str(sendResult))
 
-    for i in range(10):
+    for i in range(60):
         time.sleep(1)
     
     # stop the servers
diff --git a/webfinger.py b/webfinger.py
index 0d20be27c..d1d319633 100644
--- a/webfinger.py
+++ b/webfinger.py
@@ -50,9 +50,10 @@ def webfingerHandle(session,handle: str,httpPrefix: str,cachedWebfingers: {}) ->
     url = '{}://{}/.well-known/webfinger'.format(httpPrefix,domain)
     par = {'resource': 'acct:{}'.format(nickname+'@'+wfDomain)}
     hdr = {'Accept': 'application/jrd+json'}
-    #try:
-    result = getJson(session, url, hdr, par)
-    #except:
+    try:
+        result = getJson(session, url, hdr, par)
+    except:
+        return None
     #    print("Unable to webfinger " + url + ' ' + str(hdr) + ' ' + str(par))
     storeWebfingerInCache(nickname+'@'+wfDomain,result,cachedWebfingers)
     return result