diff --git a/backends/twitter/Requests/OAuthFlow.cpp b/backends/twitter/Requests/OAuthFlow.cpp
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+#include "OAuthFlow.h"
+DEFINE_LOGGER(logger, "OAuthFlow")
+void OAuthFlow::run()
+{
+	success = twitObj->oAuthRequestToken( authUrl );
+}
+
+void OAuthFlow::finalize()
+{
+	if (!success) {
+		LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger, "Error creating twitter authorization url!");
+		np->handleMessage(user, "twitter-account", "Error creating twitter authorization url!");
+		np->handleLogoutRequest(user, username);
+	} else {
+		np->handleMessage(user, "twitter-account", std::string("Please visit the following link and authorize this application: ") + authUrl);
+		np->handleMessage(user, "twitter-account", std::string("Please reply with the PIN provided by twitter. Prefix the pin with '#pin'. Ex. '#pin 1234'"));
+		np->OAuthFlowComplete(user, twitObj);
+	}	
+}