diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/viewmodel/mastodon/AdminVM.java b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/viewmodel/mastodon/AdminVM.java
index 132d96250..cb764d01c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/viewmodel/mastodon/AdminVM.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/viewmodel/mastodon/AdminVM.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package app.fedilab.android.viewmodel.mastodon;
 import android.app.Application;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.Looper;
-import android.util.Log;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.lifecycle.AndroidViewModel;
@@ -214,13 +213,10 @@ public class AdminVM extends AndroidViewModel {
             AdminAccount adminAccount = null;
             Call<AdminAccount> approveCall = mastodonAdminService.approve(token, accountId);
             if (approveCall != null) {
-                Log.v(Helper.TAG, "request: " + approveCall.request());
                 try {
                     Response<AdminAccount> approveResponse = approveCall.execute();
                     if (approveResponse.isSuccessful()) {
                         adminAccount = approveResponse.body();
-                    } else {
-                        Log.v(Helper.TAG, "err: " + approveResponse.errorBody().string());
                     }
                 } catch (Exception e) {
                     e.printStackTrace();
@@ -346,13 +342,10 @@ public class AdminVM extends AndroidViewModel {
             AdminAccount adminAccount = null;
             Call<AdminAccount> unsuspendCall = mastodonAdminService.unsuspend(token, accountId);
             if (unsuspendCall != null) {
-                Log.v(Helper.TAG, "request: " + unsuspendCall.request());
                 try {
                     Response<AdminAccount> unsuspendResponse = unsuspendCall.execute();
                     if (unsuspendResponse.isSuccessful()) {
                         adminAccount = unsuspendResponse.body();
-                    } else {
-                        Log.v(Helper.TAG, "err: " + unsuspendResponse.errorBody().string());
                     }
                 } catch (Exception e) {
                     e.printStackTrace();
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/viewmodel/mastodon/TimelinesVM.java b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/viewmodel/mastodon/TimelinesVM.java
index 35192a2f3..01a2fcabe 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/viewmodel/mastodon/TimelinesVM.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/viewmodel/mastodon/TimelinesVM.java
@@ -221,10 +221,15 @@ public class TimelinesVM extends AndroidViewModel {
         SharedPreferences sharedpreferences = PreferenceManager
                 .getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
         String instance = sharedpreferences.getString(context.getString(R.string.SET_NITTER_HOST), context.getString(R.string.DEFAULT_NITTER_HOST)).toLowerCase();
+        if (instance.trim().equals("")) {
+            instance = context.getString(R.string.DEFAULT_NITTER_HOST);
+        }
         MastodonTimelinesService mastodonTimelinesService = initInstanceXMLOnly(instance);
         accountsStr = accountsStr.replaceAll("\\s", ",");
+
         statusesMutableLiveData = new MutableLiveData<>();
         String finalAccountsStr = accountsStr;
+        String finalInstance = instance;
         new Thread(() -> {
             Call<Nitter> publicTlCall = mastodonTimelinesService.getNitter(finalAccountsStr, max_position);
             Statuses statuses = new Statuses();
@@ -238,7 +243,7 @@ public class TimelinesVM extends AndroidViewModel {
                         if (rssResponse != null && rssResponse.mFeedItems != null) {
                             for (Nitter.FeedItem feedItem : rssResponse.mFeedItems) {
                                 if (!feedItem.title.startsWith("RT by")) {
-                                    Status status = Nitter.convert(getApplication(), instance, feedItem);
+                                    Status status = Nitter.convert(getApplication(), finalInstance, feedItem);
                                     statusList.add(status);
                                 }
                             }