diff --git a/schneiderbot_twitter.py b/schneiderbot_twitter.py
index fd235be..6f81008 100644
--- a/schneiderbot_twitter.py
+++ b/schneiderbot_twitter.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def check_pepito_and_post_auto(bot, update):
     api = get_twitter_instance()
     current_status = api.GetUserTimeline(pepito_id)[0]
     global last_status
-    if last_status != current_status:
+    if last_status == None or last_status.AsDict()['id'] != current_status.AsDict()['id']:
         for group_id in pepito_groups:
             bot.send_message(chat_id=group_id, text=current_status.AsDict()['text'])
         last_status = current_status
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ def check_pepito_and_post_manually(bot, update):
     api = get_twitter_instance()
     current_status = api.GetUserTimeline(pepito_id)[0]
     global last_status
-    if last_status != current_status:
+
+    if last_status.AsDict()['id'] != current_status.AsDict()['id']:
         for group_id in pepito_groups:
             bot.send_message(chat_id=group_id, text=current_status.AsDict()['text'])
         last_status = current_status