diff --git a/TravelPost/src/com/TwentyCodes/android/TravelPost/LocationReceiver.java b/TravelPost/src/com/TwentyCodes/android/TravelPost/LocationReceiver.java
index 9ed5216..4db6cc5 100644
--- a/TravelPost/src/com/TwentyCodes/android/TravelPost/LocationReceiver.java
+++ b/TravelPost/src/com/TwentyCodes/android/TravelPost/LocationReceiver.java
@@ -88,17 +88,17 @@ public class LocationReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver{
 			e.printStackTrace();
 		}
 		
-		//post to facebook
-		FacebookAuth fbAuth = new FacebookAuth(mContext, new Activity());
-		fbAuth.authorize();
-		if(fbAuth.isSessionValid())
+		//if there is a facebook authization, then post!
+		if (mContext.getSharedPreferences("facebook-session.xml", 0).getString("access_token", null)  != null) {
+			//post to facebook
+			FacebookAuth fbAuth = new FacebookAuth(mContext, new Activity());
+			fbAuth.authorize();
 			try {
 				fbAuth.postToWall(thePost);
 			} catch (SessionNotValidException e) {
 				e.printStackTrace();
 			}
-		else
-			Log.d(TravelPost.TAG, "cant post to FB, not auth'd");
+		}
 		
 	}