diff --git a/src/util/get_tweet.py b/src/util/get_tweet.py
index 855a1156..85a5b6be 100644
--- a/src/util/get_tweet.py
+++ b/src/util/get_tweet.py
@@ -4,11 +4,18 @@
 from util.vars import get_json_data
 
 # Read curl.txt
-with open("curl.txt", "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
-    cURL = uncurl.parse_context("".join([line.strip() for line in file]))
+try:
+    with open("curl.txt", "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
+        cURL = uncurl.parse_context("".join([line.strip() for line in file]))
+except Exception as e:
+    cURL = None
+    print("Error: Could not read curl.txt:", e)
 
 
 async def get_tweet():
+    if cURL is None:
+        print("Error: no curl.txt file found. Timelines will not be updated.")
+        return []
     result = await get_json_data(
         cURL.url,
         headers=dict(cURL.headers),
diff --git a/src/util/parse_tweet.py b/src/util/parse_tweet.py
index 58305374..06982f0a 100644
--- a/src/util/parse_tweet.py
+++ b/src/util/parse_tweet.py
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ def save_errored_tweet(tweet, error_msg: str):
 def parse_tweet(tweet: dict, update_tweet_id: bool = False):
     reply = None
 
+    ## TODO: split the below logic up into functions
+
     # To be able to get the tweet and the reply
     if "items" in tweet.keys():
         reply = tweet["items"][1]["item"]["itemContent"]["tweet_results"]
diff --git a/src/util/yf_data.py b/src/util/yf_data.py
index ff751f12..800af797 100644
--- a/src/util/yf_data.py
+++ b/src/util/yf_data.py
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 from util.tv_data import tv
 
 
-async def yf_info(ticker: str, do_format_change: bool = True):
+def yf_info(ticker: str, do_format_change: bool = True):
     # try:
-    stock_info = await Ticker(ticker, asynchronous=True).price
+    stock_info = Ticker(ticker, asynchronous=True).price
 
     # Test if the ticker is valid
     if not isinstance(stock_info.get(ticker), dict):
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ async def get_stock_info(
     """
 
     if asset_type == "stock":
-        stock_info = await yf_info(ticker, do_format_change)
+        stock_info = yf_info(ticker, do_format_change)
         if stock_info:
             return stock_info