diff --git a/sleekxmpp/__init__.py b/sleekxmpp/__init__.py
index b81e8a1..8452e65 100644
--- a/sleekxmpp/__init__.py
+++ b/sleekxmpp/__init__.py
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ class ClientXMPP(basexmpp, XMLStream):
 	
 	def getRoster(self):
 		"""Request the roster be sent."""
-		self.Iq().setValues({'type': 'get'}).enable('roster').send()
+		iq = self.Iq().setValues({'type': 'get'}).enable('roster').send()
+		self._handleRoster(iq, request=True)
 	
 	def _handleStreamFeatures(self, features):
 		self.features = []
@@ -245,11 +246,12 @@ class ClientXMPP(basexmpp, XMLStream):
 			self.sessionstarted = True
 			self.event("session_start")
 	
-	def _handleRoster(self, iq):
-		for jid in iq['roster']['items']:
-			if not jid.bare in self.roster:
-				self.roster[jid.bare] = {'groups': [], 'name': '', 'subscription': 'none', 'presence': {}, 'in_roster': True}
-			self.roster[jid.bare].update(iq['roster']['jid'])
-		if iq['type'] == 'set':
-			self.send(self.Iq().setValues({'type': 'result', 'id': iq['id']}).enable('roster'))
+	def _handleRoster(self, iq, request=False):
+		if iq['type'] == 'set' or (iq['type'] == 'result' and request):
+			for jid in iq['roster']['items']:
+				if not jid in self.roster:
+					self.roster[jid] = {'groups': [], 'name': '', 'subscription': 'none', 'presence': {}, 'in_roster': True}
+				self.roster[jid].update(iq['roster']['items'][jid])
+			if iq['type'] == 'set':
+				self.send(self.Iq().setValues({'type': 'result', 'id': iq['id']}).enable('roster'))
 		self.event("roster_update", iq)
diff --git a/sleekxmpp/stanza/roster.py b/sleekxmpp/stanza/roster.py
index 21aaa16..d8b61a5 100644
--- a/sleekxmpp/stanza/roster.py
+++ b/sleekxmpp/stanza/roster.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 from .. xmlstream.stanzabase import ElementBase, ET, JID
+import logging
 
 class Roster(ElementBase):
 	namespace = 'jabber:iq:roster'
 	name = 'query'
 	plugin_attrib = 'roster'
 	interfaces = set(('items',))
+	sub_interfaces = set()
 
 	def setItems(self, items):
 		self.delItems()
@@ -27,8 +29,8 @@ class Roster(ElementBase):
 		items = {}
 		itemsxml = self.xml.findall('{jabber:iq:roster}item')
 		if itemsxml is not None:
-			item = {}
 			for itemxml in itemsxml:
+				item = {}
 				item['name'] = itemxml.get('name', '')
 				item['subscription'] = itemxml.get('subscription', '')
 				item['groups'] = []
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ class Roster(ElementBase):
 				if groupsxml is not None:
 					for groupxml in groupsxml:
 						item['groups'].append(groupxml.text)
-				items[JID(itemxml.get('jid'))] = item
+				items[itemxml.get('jid')] = item
 		return items
 	
 	def delItems(self):