diff --git a/screenless/bureau/publicrelations/publicrelations.py b/screenless/bureau/publicrelations/publicrelations.py
index 39e8e09..c6f2d43 100644
--- a/screenless/bureau/publicrelations/publicrelations.py
+++ b/screenless/bureau/publicrelations/publicrelations.py
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ class PublicRelations(Bureau):
 
         # setup DBs to map short codes to tweet ids
         self.tweetdb = self.dbenv.open_db(b"tweetdb")
+        with self.dbenv.begin(db=self.tweetdb) as txn:
+            self.last_mast_notif = txn.get(b"last_mast_notif")
 
     def get_tweet_id(self, tweet_hash):
         """
@@ -341,17 +343,24 @@ class PublicRelations(Bureau):
             tw_shortcode = self.short_tweet_id(str(t["id"]))
             prn.barcode("PRmad." + tw_shortcode, "CODE128", function_type="B")
 
-        notifications = self.masto.notifications()
+        notifications = self.masto.notifications(since_id=self.last_mast_notif)
         if len(notifications) > 0:
             prn.set(text_type="B")
             prn.text("NOTIFICATIONS:\r\n")
             prn.set(text_type="NORMAL")
+
+            # store the last notification id
+            self.last_mast_notif = notifications[0].id
+            with self.dbenv.begin(db=self.tweetdb, write=True) as txn:
+                txn.put(b"last_mast_notif", self.last_mast_notif.encode())
         for note in notifications:
-            username = t.account.display_name.encode("cp437", "ignore") + \
-                       b" (" + t.account.acct.encode("cp437", "ignore") + b")"
+            username = note.account.display_name.encode("cp437", "ignore") + \
+                       b" (" + note.account.acct.encode("cp437", "ignore") + b")"
             prn.text(note["type"] + " " + str(note["created_at"]) + " from ")
             prn._raw(username)
-            prn.text(":\r\n" + str(note.keys()) + "\r\n")
+            prn.text(":\r\n" + str(note.status) + "\r\n")
+        with self.dbenv.begin(db=self.tweetdb, write=True) as txn:
+            txn.put(shortcode.encode(), tweet_id.encode())
 
         prn.text("\r\n\r\n")
         prn.cut()