diff --git a/hackernews.cabal b/hackernews.cabal
--- a/hackernews.cabal
+++ b/hackernews.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                hackernews
-version:             0.1.0.0
+version:             0.1.0.1
 description:         API for news.ycombinator.com
 license:             MIT
 synopsis:            API for Hacker News
diff --git a/src/Web/HackerNews.hs b/src/Web/HackerNews.hs
--- a/src/Web/HackerNews.hs
+++ b/src/Web/HackerNews.hs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 getMaxItem = getItem "maxitem"
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- | Retrieve the largest ItemId
+-- | Retrieve the latest updates
 getUpdates :: IO (Maybe Update)
 getUpdates = getItem "updates"
 
diff --git a/src/Web/HackerNews/User.hs b/src/Web/HackerNews/User.hs
--- a/src/Web/HackerNews/User.hs
+++ b/src/Web/HackerNews/User.hs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import           Control.Applicative ((<*>), (<$>))
 import           Control.Monad       (MonadPlus (mzero))
 import           Data.Aeson          (FromJSON (parseJSON), Value (Object),
-                                      (.:))
+                                      (.:), (.:?))
 import           Data.Text           (Text)
 import           Data.Time           (UTCTime)
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- | Types
 data User = User {
-    userAbout     :: Text
+    userAbout     :: Maybe Text
   , userCreated   :: UTCTime
   , userDelay     :: Int
   , userId        :: UserId
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 -- | JSON Instances
 instance FromJSON User where
   parseJSON (Object o) =
-     User <$> o .: "about"
+     User <$> o .:? "about"
           <*> (fromSeconds <$> o .: "created")
           <*> o .: "delay"
           <*> (UserId <$> o .: "id")