diff --git a/jarvis/cogs/twitter.py b/jarvis/cogs/twitter.py
index 63cf4f4..c4c6a42 100644
--- a/jarvis/cogs/twitter.py
+++ b/jarvis/cogs/twitter.py
@@ -57,11 +57,12 @@ class TwitterCog(commands.Cog):
                         self._channel_cache[twitter.channel] = find(lambda x: x.id == twitter.channel, channels)
                     channel = self._channel_cache[twitter.channel]
                     for tweet in tweets:
-                        if tweet.retweeted_status and not twitter.retweets:
+                        retweet = "retweeted_status" in tweet.__dict__
+                        if retweet and not twitter.retweets:
                             continue
                         timestamp = int(tweet.created_at.timestamp())
                         url = f"https://twitter.com/{twitter.handle}/status/{tweet.id}"
-                        verb = "re" if tweet.retweeted_status else ""
+                        verb = "re" if retweet else ""
                         await channel.send(f"`@{twitter.handle}` {verb}tweeted this at <t:{timestamp}:f>: {url}")
                     newest = max(tweets, key=lambda x: x.id)
                     twitter.last_tweet = newest.id