diff --git a/e107_handlers/e107_class.php b/e107_handlers/e107_class.php
index a4d46f5a1..270bb4b13 100644
--- a/e107_handlers/e107_class.php
+++ b/e107_handlers/e107_class.php
@@ -3875,7 +3875,7 @@ class e107
 				exit();
 			}
 
-			if(($key == "QUERY_STRING") && empty($_GET['hauth_done']) && ( // exception for hybridAuth.
+			if(($key == "QUERY_STRING") && empty($_GET['hauth_done']) && empty($_GET['hauth.done']) && ( // exception for hybridAuth.
 				strpos(strtolower($input),"=http")!==FALSE
 				|| strpos(strtolower($input),strtolower("http%3A%2F%2F"))!==FALSE
 				))
diff --git a/e107_handlers/hybridauth/Hybrid/Providers/Github.php b/e107_handlers/hybridauth/Hybrid/Providers/Github.php
index c20fc1e2a..f2e02c8d8 100644
--- a/e107_handlers/hybridauth/Hybrid/Providers/Github.php
+++ b/e107_handlers/hybridauth/Hybrid/Providers/Github.php
@@ -65,6 +65,14 @@ class Hybrid_Providers_GitHub extends Hybrid_Provider_Model_OAuth2
 							&& property_exists($email, 'email')
 						) {
 							$this->user->profile->email = $email->email;
+
+							// record whether the email address is verified
+							if (property_exists($email, 'verified')
+								&& true === $email->verified
+							) {
+								$this->user->profile->emailVerified = $email->email;
+							}
+
 							break;
 						}
 					}
@@ -89,7 +97,7 @@ class Hybrid_Providers_GitHub extends Hybrid_Provider_Model_OAuth2
 		$contacts = array();
 		try {
             $response = $this->api->api( "user/followers" );
-        } catch (LinkedInException $e) {
+        } catch (Exception $e) {
             throw new Exception("User contacts request failed! {$this->providerId} returned an error: $e");
         }
         //
@@ -97,7 +105,7 @@ class Hybrid_Providers_GitHub extends Hybrid_Provider_Model_OAuth2
 			foreach ($response as $contact) {
                 try {
                     $contactInfo = $this->api->api( "users/".$contact->login );
-                } catch (LinkedInException $e) {
+                } catch (Exception $e) {
                     throw new Exception("Contact info request failed for user {$contact->login}! {$this->providerId} returned an error: $e");
                 }
                 //
diff --git a/e107_handlers/hybridauth/Hybrid/Providers/Steam.php b/e107_handlers/hybridauth/Hybrid/Providers/Steam.php
index 373e8bf42..072b131b2 100644
--- a/e107_handlers/hybridauth/Hybrid/Providers/Steam.php
+++ b/e107_handlers/hybridauth/Hybrid/Providers/Steam.php
@@ -63,8 +63,13 @@ class Hybrid_Providers_Steam extends Hybrid_Provider_Model_OpenID
     {
         $apiUrl = 'http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/' . $this->user->profile->identifier . '/?xml=1';
 
-        $data = @file_get_contents($apiUrl);
-        $data = @ new SimpleXMLElement($data);
+	try {
+            $data = @file_get_contents($apiUrl);
+            $data = @ new SimpleXMLElement($data);
+	} catch(Exception $e) {
+	    Hybrid_Logger::error( "Steam::getUserProfileLegacyAPI() error: ", $e->getMessage());
+	    return false;
+	}
 
         if (!is_object($data)) {
             return false;
@@ -76,7 +81,7 @@ class Hybrid_Providers_Steam extends Hybrid_Provider_Model_OpenID
       			$this->user->profile->profileURL = 'http://steamcommunity.com/id/' . (string) $data->customURL . '/';
     		}
     		else {
-      			$this->user->profile->profileURL = "http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/{$this->user->profile->identifier}/";
+            $this->user->profile->profileURL = "http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/{$this->user->profile->identifier}/";
     		}
 		
 		$this->user->profile->webSiteURL		=	"";
@@ -99,6 +104,5 @@ class Hybrid_Providers_Steam extends Hybrid_Provider_Model_OpenID
 		$this->user->profile->region			=	property_exists($data, 'location') ? (string)$data->location : '';
 		$this->user->profile->city				=	"";
 		$this->user->profile->zip				=	"";
-
     }
 }