1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/DataFiller.java b/src/main/DataFiller.java
index 8a010d0..f62bbac 100644
--- a/src/main/DataFiller.java
+++ b/src/main/DataFiller.java
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ public class DataFiller {
     }
 
     public void processTweet(Tweet tweet) throws SQLException {
+        // process retweets first because of the foreign key.
+        if (tweet.retweeted_status != null) {
+            processTweet(tweet.retweeted_status);
+        }
+
         // ensure that the user and tweet are known before adding relations
         QueryUtils.setInsertParams(m_insertTweet, m_insertProfile, tweet);
         m_insertProfile.executeUpdate();