diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/api/MastodonAPIController.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/api/MastodonAPIController.java
index 3f8696dd2..564c53248 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/api/MastodonAPIController.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/api/MastodonAPIController.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import org.joinmastodon.android.MastodonApp;
 import org.joinmastodon.android.api.gson.IsoInstantTypeAdapter;
 import org.joinmastodon.android.api.gson.IsoLocalDateTypeAdapter;
 import org.joinmastodon.android.api.session.AccountSession;
+import org.joinmastodon.android.model.Status;
 
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -40,12 +41,15 @@ import okhttp3.ResponseBody;
 
 public class MastodonAPIController{
 	private static final String TAG="MastodonAPIController";
-	public static final Gson gson=new GsonBuilder()
+	public static final Gson gsonWithoutDeserializer = new GsonBuilder()
 			.disableHtmlEscaping()
 			.setFieldNamingPolicy(FieldNamingPolicy.LOWER_CASE_WITH_UNDERSCORES)
 			.registerTypeAdapter(Instant.class, new IsoInstantTypeAdapter())
 			.registerTypeAdapter(LocalDate.class, new IsoLocalDateTypeAdapter())
 			.create();
+	public static final Gson gson = gsonWithoutDeserializer.newBuilder()
+			.registerTypeAdapter(Status.class, new Status.StatusDeserializer())
+			.create();
 	private static WorkerThread thread=new WorkerThread("MastodonAPIController");
 	private static OkHttpClient httpClient=new OkHttpClient.Builder().build();
 
diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/ComposeFragment.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/ComposeFragment.java
index 2ab21d41c..41d9e6f93 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/ComposeFragment.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/ComposeFragment.java
@@ -674,8 +674,9 @@ public class ComposeFragment extends MastodonToolbarFragment implements OnBackPr
 			moreBtn.setImageDrawable(visibilityIcon);
 			moreBtn.setBackground(null);
 			TextView timestamp = view.findViewById(R.id.timestamp);
-			if (status.editedAt==null) timestamp.setText(UiUtils.formatRelativeTimestamp(getContext(), status.createdAt));
-			else timestamp.setText(getString(R.string.edited_timestamp, UiUtils.formatRelativeTimestamp(getContext(), status.editedAt)));
+			if (status.editedAt!=null) timestamp.setText(getString(R.string.edited_timestamp, UiUtils.formatRelativeTimestamp(getContext(), status.editedAt)));
+			else if (status.createdAt!=null) timestamp.setText(UiUtils.formatRelativeTimestamp(getContext(), status.createdAt));
+			else timestamp.setText("");
 			if (status.spoilerText != null && !status.spoilerText.isBlank()) {
 				view.findViewById(R.id.spoiler_header).setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
 				((TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.spoiler_title_inline)).setText(status.spoilerText);
diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/ProfileFragment.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/ProfileFragment.java
index 648c017c0..7705b47c4 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/ProfileFragment.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/ProfileFragment.java
@@ -550,10 +550,12 @@ public class ProfileFragment extends LoaderFragment implements OnBackPressedList
 
 		fields.clear();
 
-		AccountField joined=new AccountField();
-		joined.parsedName=joined.name=getString(R.string.profile_joined);
-		joined.parsedValue=joined.value=DateTimeFormatter.ofLocalizedDate(FormatStyle.MEDIUM).format(LocalDateTime.ofInstant(account.createdAt, ZoneId.systemDefault()));
-		fields.add(joined);
+		if (account.createdAt != null) {
+			AccountField joined=new AccountField();
+			joined.parsedName=joined.name=getString(R.string.profile_joined);
+			joined.parsedValue=joined.value=DateTimeFormatter.ofLocalizedDate(FormatStyle.MEDIUM).format(LocalDateTime.ofInstant(account.createdAt, ZoneId.systemDefault()));
+			fields.add(joined);
+		}
 
 		for(AccountField field:account.fields){
 			field.parsedValue=ssb=HtmlParser.parse(field.value, account.emojis, Collections.emptyList(), Collections.emptyList(), accountID);
diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/model/Account.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/model/Account.java
index 362406f85..b4424e0a6 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/model/Account.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/model/Account.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class Account extends BaseModel implements Searchable{
 	/**
 	 * The profile's display name.
 	 */
-	@RequiredField
+//	@RequiredField
 	public String displayName;
 	/**
 	 * The profile's bio / description.
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class Account extends BaseModel implements Searchable{
 	/**
 	 * When the account was created.
 	 */
-	@RequiredField
+//	@RequiredField
 	public Instant createdAt;
 	/**
 	 * When the most recent status was posted.
diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/model/Poll.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/model/Poll.java
index 5aeeb9e54..739a79f71 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/model/Poll.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/model/Poll.java
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ public class Poll extends BaseModel{
 	public int votersCount;
 	public int votesCount;
 	public boolean voted;
-	@RequiredField
+//	@RequiredField
 	public List<Integer> ownVotes;
 	@RequiredField
 	public List<Option> options;
-	@RequiredField
+//	@RequiredField
 	public List<Emoji> emojis;
 
 	public transient ArrayList<Option> selectedOptions;
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ public class Poll extends BaseModel{
 	@Override
 	public void postprocess() throws ObjectValidationException{
 		super.postprocess();
+		if (emojis == null) emojis = List.of();
+		if (ownVotes == null) ownVotes = List.of();
 		for(Emoji e:emojis)
 			e.postprocess();
 	}
diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/model/Status.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/model/Status.java
index aa3aa6944..c2e0ac862 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/model/Status.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/model/Status.java
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 package org.joinmastodon.android.model;
 
+import static org.joinmastodon.android.api.MastodonAPIController.gson;
+import static org.joinmastodon.android.api.MastodonAPIController.gsonWithoutDeserializer;
+
+import com.google.gson.JsonDeserializationContext;
+import com.google.gson.JsonDeserializer;
+import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
+import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
+import com.google.gson.JsonParseException;
+
 import org.joinmastodon.android.GlobalUserPreferences;
 import org.joinmastodon.android.api.ObjectValidationException;
 import org.joinmastodon.android.api.RequiredField;
@@ -7,6 +16,7 @@ import org.joinmastodon.android.events.StatusCountersUpdatedEvent;
 import org.joinmastodon.android.ui.text.HtmlParser;
 import org.parceler.Parcel;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.Type;
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -16,7 +26,7 @@ public class Status extends BaseModel implements DisplayItemsParent, Searchable{
 	public String id;
 	@RequiredField
 	public String uri;
-	@RequiredField
+//	@RequiredField // sometimes null on calckey
 	public Instant createdAt;
 	@RequiredField
 	public Account account;
@@ -58,7 +68,7 @@ public class Status extends BaseModel implements DisplayItemsParent, Searchable{
 	public boolean bookmarked;
 	public boolean pinned;
 
-	public Status quote;
+	public Status quote; // can be boolean in calckey
 
 	public transient boolean filterRevealed;
 	public transient boolean spoilerRevealed;
@@ -173,4 +183,28 @@ public class Status extends BaseModel implements DisplayItemsParent, Searchable{
 	public String getQuery() {
 		return url;
 	}
+
+	public static class StatusDeserializer implements JsonDeserializer<Status> {
+
+		@Override
+		public Status deserialize(JsonElement json, Type typeOfT, JsonDeserializationContext context) throws JsonParseException {
+			JsonObject obj = json.getAsJsonObject();
+
+			Status quote = null;
+			if (obj.has("quote") && obj.get("quote").isJsonObject())
+				quote = gson.fromJson(obj.get("quote"), Status.class);
+			obj.remove("quote");
+
+			Status reblog = null;
+			if (obj.has("reblog"))
+				reblog = gson.fromJson(obj.get("reblog"), Status.class);
+			obj.remove("reblog");
+
+			Status status = gsonWithoutDeserializer.fromJson(json, Status.class);
+			status.quote = quote;
+			status.reblog = reblog;
+
+			return status;
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/ExtendedFooterStatusDisplayItem.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/ExtendedFooterStatusDisplayItem.java
index 209a1456d..25ded6608 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/ExtendedFooterStatusDisplayItem.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/ExtendedFooterStatusDisplayItem.java
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ public class ExtendedFooterStatusDisplayItem extends StatusDisplayItem{
 			}else{
 				editHistory.setVisibility(View.GONE);
 			}
-			String timeStr=TIME_FORMATTER.format(item.status.createdAt.atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()));
+			String timeStr=item.status.createdAt != null ? TIME_FORMATTER.format(item.status.createdAt.atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault())) : null;
 			
 			if (item.status.application!=null && !TextUtils.isEmpty(item.status.application.name)) {
-				time.setText(item.parentFragment.getString(R.string.timestamp_via_app, timeStr, ""));
+				time.setText(timeStr != null ? item.parentFragment.getString(R.string.timestamp_via_app, timeStr, "") : "");
 				applicationName.setText(item.status.application.name);
 				if (item.status.application.website != null && item.status.application.website.toLowerCase().startsWith("https://")) {
 					applicationName.setOnClickListener(e -> UiUtils.openURL(context, null, item.status.application.website));