--- a/libpurple/protocols/facebook/api.c
+++ b/libpurple/protocols/facebook/api.c
@@ -1502,6 +1502,23 @@
 fb_api_cb_publish_ms_event(FbApi *api, JsonNode *root, GSList *events, FbApiEventType type, GError **error);
 
 static void
+fb_api_cb_publish_mst(FbThrift *thft, GError **error)
+{
+	if (fb_thrift_read_isstop(thft)) {
+		FB_API_TCHK(fb_thrift_read_stop(thft));
+	} else {
+		FbThriftType type;
+		gint16 id;
+
+		FB_API_TCHK(fb_thrift_read_field(thft, &type, &id, 0));
+		FB_API_TCHK(type == FB_THRIFT_TYPE_STRING);
+		// FB_API_TCHK(id == 2);
+		FB_API_TCHK(fb_thrift_read_str(thft, NULL));
+		FB_API_TCHK(fb_thrift_read_stop(thft));
+	}
+}
+
+static void
 fb_api_cb_publish_ms(FbApi *api, GByteArray *pload)
 {
 	const gchar *data;
@@ -1531,10 +1548,14 @@
 
 	/* Read identifier string (for Facebook employees) */
 	thft = fb_thrift_new(pload, 0);
-	fb_thrift_read_str(thft, NULL);
+	fb_api_cb_publish_mst(thft, &err);
 	size = fb_thrift_get_pos(thft);
 	g_object_unref(thft);
 
+	FB_API_ERROR_EMIT(api, err,
+		return;
+	);
+
 	g_return_if_fail(size < pload->len);
 	data = (gchar *) pload->data + size;
 	size = pload->len - size;
@@ -1844,8 +1865,8 @@
 		pres->active = i32 != 0;
 		*press = g_slist_prepend(*press, pres);
 
-		fb_util_debug_info("Presence: %" FB_ID_FORMAT " (%d)",
-		                   i64, i32 != 0);
+		fb_util_debug_info("Presence: %" FB_ID_FORMAT " (%d) id: %d",
+		                   i64, i32 != 0, id);
 
 		while (id <= 6) {
 			if (fb_thrift_read_isstop(thft)) {
@@ -1894,7 +1915,9 @@
 	}
 
 	/* Read the field stop */
-	FB_API_TCHK(fb_thrift_read_stop(thft));
+	if (fb_thrift_read_isstop(thft)) {
+		FB_API_TCHK(fb_thrift_read_stop(thft));
+	}
 }
 
 static void