diff --git a/ckanext/harvest/commands/harvester.py b/ckanext/harvest/commands/harvester.py
index 1088e8d..efd32b3 100644
--- a/ckanext/harvest/commands/harvester.py
+++ b/ckanext/harvest/commands/harvester.py
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ class Harvester(CkanCommand):
 
         self.print_harvest_job(job)
         jobs = get_action('harvest_job_list')(context,{'status':u'New'})
-        self.print_there_are('harvest jobs', jobs, condition=u'New')
+        self.print_there_are('harvest job', jobs, condition=u'New')
 
     def list_harvest_jobs(self):
         context = {'model': model, 'user': self.admin_user['name'], 'session':model.Session}
@@ -319,11 +319,11 @@ class Harvester(CkanCommand):
         print '       Job id: %s' % job['id']
         print '       status: %s' % job['status']
         print '       source: %s' % job['source_id']
-        print '      objects: %s' % len(job['objects'])
+        print '      objects: %s' % len(job.get('objects', []))
 
-        print 'gather_errors: %s' % len(job['gather_errors'])
+        print 'gather_errors: %s' % len(job.get('gather_errors', []))
         if (len(job['gather_errors']) > 0):
-            for error in job['gather_errors']:
+            for error in job.get('gather_errors', []):
                 print '               %s' % error['message']
 
         print ''
diff --git a/ckanext/harvest/harvesters/base.py b/ckanext/harvest/harvesters/base.py
index a7876ac..913442d 100644
--- a/ckanext/harvest/harvesters/base.py
+++ b/ckanext/harvest/harvesters/base.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import uuid
 from sqlalchemy.sql import update,and_, bindparam
 from sqlalchemy.exc import InvalidRequestError
 
+from ckan import plugins as p
 from ckan import model
 from ckan.model import Session, Package
 from ckan.logic import ValidationError, NotFound, get_action
@@ -173,8 +174,17 @@ class HarvesterBase(SingletonPlugin):
                 package_dict['name'] = self._gen_new_name(package_dict['title'])
 
                 log.info('Package with GUID %s does not exist, let\'s create it' % harvest_object.guid)
+                harvest_object.current = True
+                harvest_object.package_id = package_dict['id']
+                # Defer constraints and flush so the dataset can be indexed with
+                # the harvest object id (on the after_show hook from the harvester
+                # plugin)
+                harvest_object.add()
+
+                model.Session.execute('SET CONSTRAINTS harvest_object_package_id_fkey DEFERRED')
+                model.Session.flush()
+
                 new_package = get_action('package_create_rest')(context, package_dict)
-                harvest_object.package_id = new_package['id']
 
             # Flag the other objects linking to this package as not current anymore
             from ckanext.harvest.model import harvest_object_table
diff --git a/ckanext/harvest/harvesters/ckanharvester.py b/ckanext/harvest/harvesters/ckanharvester.py
index 4919098..ec13a90 100644
--- a/ckanext/harvest/harvesters/ckanharvester.py
+++ b/ckanext/harvest/harvesters/ckanharvester.py
@@ -35,15 +35,12 @@ class CKANHarvester(HarvesterBase):
             url = url,
         )
 
-        try:
-            api_key = self.config.get('api_key',None)
-            if api_key:
-                http_request.add_header('Authorization',api_key)
-            http_response = urllib2.urlopen(http_request)
+        api_key = self.config.get('api_key',None)
+        if api_key:
+            http_request.add_header('Authorization',api_key)
+        http_response = urllib2.urlopen(http_request)
 
-            return http_response.read()
-        except Exception, e:
-            raise e
+        return http_response.read()
 
     def _set_config(self,config_str):
         if config_str:
@@ -135,7 +132,7 @@ class CKANHarvester(HarvesterBase):
                 get_all_packages = False
 
                 # Request only the packages modified since last harvest job
-                last_time = harvest_job.gather_started.isoformat()
+                last_time = previous_job.gather_finished.isoformat()
                 url = base_search_url + '/revision?since_time=%s' % last_time
 
                 try:
@@ -152,7 +149,7 @@ class CKANHarvester(HarvesterBase):
                                 continue
 
                             revision = json.loads(content)
-                            for package_id in revision.packages:
+                            for package_id in revision['packages']:
                                 if not package_id in package_ids:
                                     package_ids.append(package_id)
                     else: