diff --git a/lib/node-social-counter.js b/lib/node-social-counter.js
index c7aa891..b37ab36 100644
--- a/lib/node-social-counter.js
+++ b/lib/node-social-counter.js
@@ -42,14 +42,15 @@
 
     var key = 'node_'+nid;  
 
-    // add to queue
-    requestQueue[key] = {};
-
     if(typeof requestsInProgress[key] === 'undefined') {
       requestsInProgress[key] = {};
     }
 
-    if(requestQueue[key] !== 'undefined') {
+    if(typeof requestQueue[key] === 'undefined') {
+    // add to queue
+      requestQueue[key] = {};
+    }
+    if(typeof requestQueue[key] !== 'undefined') {
       // Visits
       getVisitsCount(key, target_url);
       // Facebook
@@ -59,14 +60,11 @@
       // Google+
       getGoogleCount(key, target_url);
     }
-
-
   };
-
   getFacebookCount = function(key, target_url){
 
-    if(typeof requestsInProgress[key].facebook === 'undefined'){
-      
+  if(typeof requestsInProgress[key].facebook === 'undefined'){
+        
       requestsInProgress[key].facebook = Math.round(new Date().getTime() / 1000);
 
       var req = request.get(
@@ -157,15 +155,18 @@
       
         if(typeof requestQueue[key].fb_count === 'number'){
           store[key].fb_count = requestQueue[key].fb_count;
-          delete requestQueue[key].fb_count;
-        }      
+          delete requestQueue[key].fb_count;          
+        }
+
         if(typeof requestQueue[key].tw_count === 'number'){
           store[key].tw_count = requestQueue[key].tw_count;
           delete requestQueue[key].tw_count;
+          
         }
+
         if(typeof requestQueue[key].g_count === 'number'){
           store[key].g_count = requestQueue[key].g_count;
-          delete requestQueue[key].g_count;
+          delete requestQueue[key].g_count;          
         }
 
         store[key].visits = visits_counter[key];
@@ -175,49 +176,60 @@
           typeof requestQueue[key].tw_count === 'undefined' && 
           typeof requestQueue[key].g_count === 'undefined' ){
           delete requestQueue[key]; // remove from queue only when each count is removed
-        }
+        }        
 
       }
+
     };
 
-    // clear expired keys
+    return store;
+  };
+
+  clearExpiredKeys = function(){
     nowTimestamp = Math.round(new Date().getTime() / 1000);  
-    for (var key in requestsInProgress){   
-      if(requestsInProgress[key].hasOwnProperty('facebook')){    
-        expired = nowTimestamp - requestsInProgress[key].facebook > config.recalc_after;   
-        if(expired){
-          //console.log(key+': expired facebook ... may recalculate');
-          delete requestsInProgress[key].facebook; // remove from queue
+    for (var key in requestsInProgress){
+      if (requestsInProgress.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+
+        if(typeof requestsInProgress[key].facebook === 'number'){    
+          //console.log('FB ETA: ' + (nowTimestamp - requestsInProgress[key].facebook));
+          expired = nowTimestamp - requestsInProgress[key].facebook > config.recalc_after;   
+          if(expired){
+            //console.log(key+': expired facebook ... may recalculate');
+            delete requestsInProgress[key].facebook; // remove from queue
+          }
         }
-      }
-      if(requestsInProgress[key].hasOwnProperty('twitter')){    
-        expired = nowTimestamp - requestsInProgress[key].twitter > config.recalc_after;   
-        if(expired){
-          //console.log(key+': expired twitter ... may recalculate');
-          delete requestsInProgress[key].twitter; // remove from queue
+
+        if(typeof requestsInProgress[key].twitter === 'number'){    
+          //console.log('TW ETA: ' + (nowTimestamp - requestsInProgress[key].twitter));  
+          expired = nowTimestamp - requestsInProgress[key].twitter > config.recalc_after;   
+          if(expired){
+            //console.log(key+': expired twitter ... may recalculate');
+            delete requestsInProgress[key].twitter; // remove from queue
+          }
         }
-      }
-      if(requestsInProgress[key].hasOwnProperty('google')){    
-        expired = nowTimestamp - requestsInProgress[key].google > config.recalc_after;   
-        if(expired){
-          //console.log(key+': expired google ... may recalculate');
-          delete requestsInProgress[key].google; // remove from queue
+        if(typeof requestsInProgress[key].google === 'number'){   
+          //console.log('GO ETA: ' + (nowTimestamp - requestsInProgress[key].google));
+          expired = nowTimestamp - requestsInProgress[key].google > config.recalc_after;   
+          if(expired){
+            //console.log(key+': expired google ... may recalculate');
+            delete requestsInProgress[key].google; // remove from queue
+          }
         }
-      }
-      if(typeof requestsInProgress[key].facebook === 'undefined' && 
-        typeof requestsInProgress[key].twitter === 'undefined' && 
-        typeof requestsInProgress[key].google === 'undefined' ){
-        delete requestsInProgress[key]; // remove from queue only when each count is removed
-      }
 
-    }
+        if(typeof requestsInProgress[key].facebook === 'undefined' && 
+          typeof requestsInProgress[key].twitter === 'undefined' && 
+          typeof requestsInProgress[key].google === 'undefined' ){
+          delete requestsInProgress[key]; // remove from queue only when each count is removed
+        }
 
-    return store;
+      }
+    }
   };
 
   serialize = function() {
     var data;
     getCompletedKeys(); 
+    clearExpiredKeys(); 
     if(JSON.stringify(store) != '{}'){
       data = {
         json: JSON.stringify(store)