diff --git a/twitter_scraper.py b/twitter_scraper.py
index 7e71b96..b549f7f 100644
--- a/twitter_scraper.py
+++ b/twitter_scraper.py
@@ -32,7 +32,13 @@ def gen_tweets(pages):
             dot = "."
             tweets = []
             for tweet in html.find('.stream-item'):
-                text = tweet.find('.tweet-text')[0].full_text
+                tweet_text_elements = tweet.find('.tweet-text')
+                if not tweet_text_elements:
+                    continue
+                text_container = tweet_text_elements[0]
+                for hidden_child in text_container.lxml.find_class('u-hidden'):
+                    hidden_child.drop_tree()
+                text = text_container.full_text.strip()
                 tweetId = tweet.find(
                     '.js-permalink')[0].attrs['data-conversation-id']
                 time = datetime.fromtimestamp(