diff --git a/app/controllers/publics_controller.rb b/app/controllers/publics_controller.rb
index a41d73a23..eac2540ac 100644
--- a/app/controllers/publics_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/publics_controller.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class PublicsController < ApplicationController
   def receive
     @user = Person.first(:id => params[:id]).owner
     Rails.logger.debug "PublicsController has received: #{params[:xml]}"
-    store_objects_from_xml params[:xml], @user
+    store_from_xml params[:xml], @user
     render :nothing => true
   end
   
diff --git a/lib/diaspora/parser.rb b/lib/diaspora/parser.rb
index 5783e3e5d..471a4fbed 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora/parser.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora/parser.rb
@@ -23,57 +23,51 @@ module Diaspora
       person ? person : Person.from_xml( person_xml)
     end
 
-    def parse_objects_from_xml(xml)
-      objects = []
-      body = parse_body_contents_from_xml(xml)
-      body.children.each do |post|
-        begin
-          object = post.name.camelize.constantize.from_xml post.to_s
-          if object.is_a? Retraction
-          elsif object.is_a? Profile
-            person = parse_owner_id_from_xml post
-            person.profile = object
-            person.save  
-          elsif object.is_a? Request
-            person = get_or_create_person_object_from_xml(post)
-            person.serialized_key ||= object.exported_key
-            object.person = person
-            object.person.save
-            object.save
-          elsif object.respond_to? :person  
-            object.person =  parse_owner_from_xml post.to_s 
-          end
+    def parse_from_xml(xml)
 
-          objects << object
-        rescue NameError => e
-          if e.message.include? 'wrong constant name'
-            Rails.logger.info "Not a real type: #{object.to_s}"
-            raise e
-          else
-            raise e
-          end
+      return unless body = parse_body_contents_from_xml(xml).children.first
+
+      begin
+        object = body.name.camelize.constantize.from_xml body.to_s
+        if object.is_a? Retraction
+        elsif object.is_a? Profile
+          person = parse_owner_id_from_xml body
+          person.profile = object
+          person.save  
+        elsif object.is_a? Request
+          person = get_or_create_person_object_from_xml(body)
+          person.serialized_key ||= object.exported_key
+          object.person = person
+          object.person.save
+          object.save
+        elsif object.respond_to? :person  
+          object.person =  parse_owner_from_xml body.to_s 
         end
+        object
+      rescue NameError => e
+        if e.message.include? 'wrong constant name'
+          Rails.logger.info "Not a real type: #{object.to_s}"
+        end
+        raise e
       end
-      objects
     end
 
-    def store_objects_from_xml(xml, user)
-      objects = parse_objects_from_xml(xml)
-      objects.each do |p|
-        Rails.logger.debug("Receiving object:\n#{p.inspect}")
+    def store_from_xml(xml, user)
+      object = parse_from_xml(xml)
+      Rails.logger.debug("Receiving object:\n#{object.inspect}")
 
-        if p.is_a? Retraction
-          Rails.logger.debug "Got a retraction for #{p.post_id}"
-          p.perform
-          
-        elsif p.is_a? Request
-          user.receive_friend_request(p)
+      if object.is_a? Retraction
+        Rails.logger.debug "Got a retraction for #{object.post_id}"
+        object.perform
+        
+      elsif object.is_a? Request
+        user.receive_friend_request(object)
 
-        elsif p.is_a? Profile
-          p.save
-        elsif p.respond_to?(:person) && !(p.person.nil?) && !(p.person.is_a? User) 
-          Rails.logger.debug("Saving object with success: #{p.save}")
-        end
+      elsif object.is_a? Profile
+        object.save
+
+      elsif object.respond_to?(:person) && !(object.person.nil?) && !(object.person.is_a? User) 
+        Rails.logger.debug("Saving object with success: #{object.save}")
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/lib/diaspora_parser_spec.rb b/spec/lib/diaspora_parser_spec.rb
index 6bbf68b5f..c4d56fc11 100644
--- a/spec/lib/diaspora_parser_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/diaspora_parser_spec.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ describe Diaspora::Parser do
     10.times { 
       message = Factory.build(:status_message, :person => @user)
       xml = message.to_diaspora_xml
-      store_objects_from_xml(xml, @user) 
+      store_from_xml(xml, @user) 
       }
     StatusMessage.count.should == 0
   end
@@ -28,23 +28,17 @@ describe Diaspora::Parser do
       <post><person></person></post>
       <post><status_message>\n  <message>HEY DUDE</message>\n  <owner>a@a.com</owner>\n  <snippet>a@a.com</snippet>\n  <source>a@a.com</source>\n</status_message></post>
       </XML>"
-    store_objects_from_xml(xml, @user)
+    store_from_xml(xml, @user)
     Post.count.should == 0
 
   end
   
   it 'should discard types which are not of type post' do
     xml = "<XML>
-    <head>
-      <sender>
-        <email>#{Person.first.email}</email>
-      </sender>
-    </head>
-    <posts>
       <post><person></person></post>
-    </posts></XML>"
+    </XML>"
     
-    store_objects_from_xml(xml, @user)
+    store_from_xml(xml, @user)
     Post.count.should == 0
   end
 
@@ -59,12 +53,6 @@ describe Diaspora::Parser do
       body.should include "<post>"
       body.should include "</post>"
     end
-
-    it 'should be able to extract all posts to an array' do
-      posts = parse_objects_from_xml(@xml)
-      posts.is_a?(Array).should be true
-      posts.count.should == 1
-    end
     
     it 'should be able to correctly handle comments' do
       person = Factory.create(:person, :email => "test@testing.com")
@@ -72,8 +60,7 @@ describe Diaspora::Parser do
       comment = Factory.build(:comment, :post => post, :person => person, :text => "Freedom!")
       xml = comment.to_diaspora_xml 
 
-      objects = parse_objects_from_xml(xml)
-      comment = objects.first
+      comment = parse_from_xml(xml)
       comment.text.should == "Freedom!"
       comment.person.should == person
       comment.post.should == post
@@ -86,7 +73,7 @@ describe Diaspora::Parser do
       request = retraction.to_diaspora_xml
 
       StatusMessage.count.should == 1
-      store_objects_from_xml( request, @user )
+      store_from_xml( request, @user )
       StatusMessage.count.should == 0
     end
     
@@ -98,7 +85,7 @@ describe Diaspora::Parser do
       
       @person.destroy
       Person.all.count.should be 1
-      store_objects_from_xml(xml, @user)
+      store_from_xml(xml, @user)
       Person.all.count.should be 2
 
       Person.first(:_id => original_person_id).serialized_key.include?("PUBLIC").should be true
@@ -115,7 +102,7 @@ describe Diaspora::Parser do
       
       
       Person.all.count.should be 3
-      store_objects_from_xml(xml, @user)
+      store_from_xml(xml, @user)
       Person.all.count.should be 3
       
       @user2.reload
@@ -144,7 +131,7 @@ describe Diaspora::Parser do
       
       @person.destroy
       request_remote.destroy
-      store_objects_from_xml(xml, @user)
+      store_from_xml(xml, @user)
       new_person = Person.first(:url => @person.url)
       new_person.nil?.should be false
       
@@ -158,7 +145,7 @@ describe Diaspora::Parser do
       request = retraction.to_diaspora_xml
 
       Person.count.should == 2
-      store_objects_from_xml( request , @user)
+      store_from_xml( request , @user)
       Person.count.should == 1
     end
     
@@ -184,7 +171,7 @@ describe Diaspora::Parser do
       old_profile.first_name.should == 'bob'
 
       #Marshal profile
-      store_objects_from_xml xml, @user
+      store_from_xml xml, @user
       
       #Check that marshaled profile is the same as old profile
       person = Person.first(:id => person.id)
diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index ddb20f095..b1ae2df6a 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ describe User do
 
       it 'should befriend the user other user on the same pod' do
 
-        store_objects_from_xml @req_three_xml, @user2
+        store_from_xml @req_three_xml, @user2
         @user2.pending_requests.size.should be 1
         @user2.accept_friend_request @request_three.id
         @user2.friends.include?(@user.person).should be true  
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ describe User do
 
       it 'should not delete the ignored user on the same pod' do
 
-        store_objects_from_xml @req_three_xml, @user2
+        store_from_xml @req_three_xml, @user2
         @user2.pending_requests.size.should be 1
         @user2.ignore_friend_request @request_three.id
         @user2.friends.include?(@user.person).should be false  
@@ -108,12 +108,12 @@ describe User do
       
       it 'should both users should befriend the same person' do
 
-        store_objects_from_xml @req_xml, @user
+        store_from_xml @req_xml, @user
         @user.pending_requests.size.should be 1
         @user.accept_friend_request @request.id
         @user.friends.include?(@person_one).should be true  
 
-        store_objects_from_xml @req_two_xml, @user2
+        store_from_xml @req_two_xml, @user2
         @user2.pending_requests.size.should be 1
         @user2.accept_friend_request @request_two.id
         @user2.friends.include?(@person_one).should be true  
@@ -122,12 +122,12 @@ describe User do
 
       it 'should keep the person around if one of the users rejects him' do
 
-        store_objects_from_xml @req_xml, @user
+        store_from_xml @req_xml, @user
         @user.pending_requests.size.should be 1
         @user.accept_friend_request @request.id
         @user.friends.include?(@person_one).should be true  
 
-        store_objects_from_xml @req_two_xml, @user2
+        store_from_xml @req_two_xml, @user2
         @user2.pending_requests.size.should be 1
         @user2.ignore_friend_request @request_two.id
         @user2.friends.include?(@person_one).should be false  
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@ describe User do
       end
 
       it 'should not keep the person around if the users ignores them' do
-        store_objects_from_xml @req_xml, @user
+        store_from_xml @req_xml, @user
         @user.pending_requests.size.should be 1
         @user.ignore_friend_request @user.pending_requests.first.id
         @user.friends.include?(@person_one).should be false  
 
-        store_objects_from_xml @req_two_xml, @user2
+        store_from_xml @req_two_xml, @user2
         @user2.pending_requests.size.should be 1
         @user2.ignore_friend_request @user2.pending_requests.first.id#@request_two.id
         @user2.friends.include?(@person_one).should be false 
diff --git a/spec/user_encryption_spec.rb b/spec/user_encryption_spec.rb
index ac6c96fcb..39bfbd2cd 100644
--- a/spec/user_encryption_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/user_encryption_spec.rb
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ describe 'user encryption' do
       xml = request.to_diaspora_xml
       person.destroy
       personcount = Person.all.count
-      store_objects_from_xml(xml, @user)
+      store_from_xml(xml, @user)
       Person.all.count.should == personcount + 1
       new_person = Person.first(:url => "http://test.url/")
       new_person.id.should == id
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ describe 'user encryption' do
       xml = message.to_diaspora_xml
       message.destroy
       Post.count.should be 0
-      store_objects_from_xml(xml, @user)
+      store_from_xml(xml, @user)
       Post.count.should be 0
     end