diff --git a/twitterwidgets.py b/twitterwidgets.py
index 381d663..4f07bd7 100644
--- a/twitterwidgets.py
+++ b/twitterwidgets.py
@@ -340,11 +340,10 @@ class TweetBox(gtk.VBox):
         #  Apparently, this must wait until pygtk 2.18
 
     
-    def on_url_clicked(self, widget):
+    def on_url_clicked(self, widget, event):
         # fixme: we're catching this signal just to debug why it doesn't get emitted
         #   seems to be related to EventBox?
         print 'debug: on_url_clicked()'
-        return True
 
 
 # end class TweetBox
@@ -437,6 +436,8 @@ class Status():
         self.user = User()
         self.id = None
         self.created_at = None
+        self.in_reply_to_screen_name = None
+        self.in_reply_to_status_id = None
 
 class User():
     def __init__(self):