diff --git a/ifttt/ifttt.php b/ifttt/ifttt.php
index 55f46091f..ddd64394c 100644
--- a/ifttt/ifttt.php
+++ b/ifttt/ifttt.php
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ function ifttt_message($uid, $item)
 	//$_REQUEST['date'] = $item['date'];
 	//$_REQUEST['uri'] = $item['url'];
 
-	if (strstr($item['url'], 'facebook.com')) {
+	if (!empty($item['url']) && strstr($item['url'], 'facebook.com')) {
 		$hash = hash('ripemd128', $item['url']);
 		$_REQUEST['extid'] = Protocol::FACEBOOK;
 		$_REQUEST['message_id'] = Item::newURI($uid, Protocol::FACEBOOK . ':' . $hash);
diff --git a/pumpio/pumpio.php b/pumpio/pumpio.php
index 862a75b54..9960ec562 100644
--- a/pumpio/pumpio.php
+++ b/pumpio/pumpio.php
@@ -138,9 +138,6 @@ function pumpio_registerclient(App $a, $host)
 
 function pumpio_connect(App $a)
 {
-	// Start a session.  This is necessary to hold on to  a few keys the callback script will also need
-	session_start();
-
 	// Define the needed keys
 	$consumer_key = PConfig::get(local_user(), 'pumpio', 'consumer_key');
 	$consumer_secret = PConfig::get(local_user(), 'pumpio', 'consumer_secret');
@@ -174,7 +171,7 @@ function pumpio_connect(App $a)
 	// Create a new instance of the oauth_client_class library.  For this step, all we need to give the library is our
 	// Consumer Key and Consumer Secret
 	$client = new oauth_client_class;
-	$client->debug = 1;
+	$client->debug = 0;
 	$client->server = '';
 	$client->oauth_version = '1.0a';
 	$client->request_token_url = 'https://'.$hostname.'/oauth/request_token';
@@ -202,7 +199,7 @@ function pumpio_connect(App $a)
 
 	if ($success) {
 		logger("pumpio_connect: authenticated");
-		$o .= L10n::t("You are now authenticated to pumpio.");
+		$o = L10n::t("You are now authenticated to pumpio.");
 		$o .= '<br /><a href="'.$a->get_baseurl().'/settings/connectors">'.L10n::t("return to the connector page").'</a>';
 	} else {
 		logger("pumpio_connect: could not connect");
@@ -361,20 +358,17 @@ function pumpio_settings_post(App $a, array &$b)
 			$host = trim($host);
 			$host = str_replace(["https://", "http://"], ["", ""], $host);
 
-			if (isset($_POST['pumpio'])) {
-				PConfig::set(local_user(), 'pumpio', 'post'           , intval($_POST['pumpio']));
-				PConfig::set(local_user(), 'pumpio', 'import'         , $_POST['pumpio_import']);
-				PConfig::set(local_user(), 'pumpio', 'host'           , $host);
-				PConfig::set(local_user(), 'pumpio', 'user'           , $user);
-				PConfig::set(local_user(), 'pumpio', 'public'         , $_POST['pumpio_public']);
-				PConfig::set(local_user(), 'pumpio', 'mirror'         , $_POST['pumpio_mirror']);
-				PConfig::set(local_user(), 'pumpio', 'post_by_default', intval($_POST['pumpio_bydefault']));
+			PConfig::set(local_user(), 'pumpio', 'post'           , defaults($_POST, 'pumpio', false));
+			PConfig::set(local_user(), 'pumpio', 'import'         , defaults($_POST, 'pumpio_import', false));
+			PConfig::set(local_user(), 'pumpio', 'host'           , $host);
+			PConfig::set(local_user(), 'pumpio', 'user'           , $user);
+			PConfig::set(local_user(), 'pumpio', 'public'         , defaults($_POST, 'pumpio_public', false));
+			PConfig::set(local_user(), 'pumpio', 'mirror'         , defaults($_POST, 'pumpio_mirror', false));
+			PConfig::set(local_user(), 'pumpio', 'post_by_default', defaults($_POST, 'pumpio_bydefault', false));
 
-				if (!$_POST['pumpio_mirror']) {
-					PConfig::delete(local_user(), 'pumpio', 'lastdate');
-				}
+			if (!empty($_POST['pumpio_mirror'])) {
+				PConfig::delete(local_user(), 'pumpio', 'lastdate');
 			}
-			//header("Location: ".$a->get_baseurl()."/pumpio/connect");
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/xmpp/xmpp.php b/xmpp/xmpp.php
index 41b02f067..e589f9229 100644
--- a/xmpp/xmpp.php
+++ b/xmpp/xmpp.php
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ function xmpp_addon_settings_post()
 		return;
 	}
 
-	PConfig::set(local_user(), 'xmpp', 'enabled', intval($_POST['xmpp_enabled']));
-	PConfig::set(local_user(), 'xmpp', 'individual', intval($_POST['xmpp_individual']));
-	PConfig::set(local_user(), 'xmpp', 'bosh_proxy', $_POST['xmpp_bosh_proxy']);
+	PConfig::set(local_user(), 'xmpp', 'enabled', defaults($_POST, 'xmpp_enabled', false));
+	PConfig::set(local_user(), 'xmpp', 'individual', defaults($_POST, 'xmpp_individual', false));
+	PConfig::set(local_user(), 'xmpp', 'bosh_proxy', defaults($_POST, 'xmpp_bosh_proxy', ''));
 
 	info(L10n::t('XMPP settings updated.') . EOL);
 }