diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ca98951..0eacd81 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.14.4]
+### Fixed
+* Bug in `agent.get_agents()` when `state_id` is passed as a string. The tests have been modified accordingly.
+## [0.14.3]
+### Fixed
+* Incompatibility with py3.3-3.6 due to ModuleNotFoundError and TypeError in DryRunner
 ## [0.14.2]
 ### Fixed
 * Output path for exporters is now soil_output
diff --git a/examples/pubcrawl/pubcrawl.py b/examples/pubcrawl/pubcrawl.py
index 27b1eaf..6c8d632 100644
--- a/examples/pubcrawl/pubcrawl.py
+++ b/examples/pubcrawl/pubcrawl.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class Patron(FSM):
         2) Look for a bar where the agent and other agents in the same group can get in.
         3) While in the bar, patrons only drink, until they get drunk and taken home.
     '''
-    level = logging.INFO
+    level = logging.DEBUG
 
     defaults = {
         'pub': None,
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ class Patron(FSM):
     @state
     def at_home(self):
         '''The end'''
-        self.debug('Life sucks. I\'m home!')
+        others = self.get_agents(state_id=Patron.at_home.id, limit_neighbors=True)
+        self.debug('I\'m home. Just like {} of my friends'.format(len(others)))
     
     def drink(self):
         self['pints'] += 1
diff --git a/soil/VERSION b/soil/VERSION
index e867cc2..3393b5f 100644
--- a/soil/VERSION
+++ b/soil/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.14.2
+0.14.4
diff --git a/soil/agents/__init__.py b/soil/agents/__init__.py
index 2584b77..1856b27 100644
--- a/soil/agents/__init__.py
+++ b/soil/agents/__init__.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class BaseAgent(nxsim.BaseAgent):
 
     def info(self, *args, **kwargs):
         return self.log(*args, level=logging.INFO, **kwargs)
-    
+
     def __getstate__(self):
         '''
         Serializing an agent will lose all its running information (you cannot
@@ -476,11 +476,8 @@ class Geo(NetworkAgent):
 
 def select(agents, state_id=None, agent_type=None, ignore=None, iterator=False, **kwargs):
 
-    if state_id is not None:
-        try:
-            state_id = tuple(state_id)
-        except TypeError:
-            state_id = tuple([state_id])
+    if state_id is not None and not isinstance(state_id, (tuple, list)):
+        state_id = tuple([state_id])
     if agent_type is not None:
         try:
             agent_type = tuple(agent_type)
diff --git a/soil/serialization.py b/soil/serialization.py
index fca71c5..49df7f3 100644
--- a/soil/serialization.py
+++ b/soil/serialization.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ def deserializer(type_, known_modules=[]):
             module = importlib.import_module(modname)
             cls = getattr(module, tname)
             return getattr(cls, 'deserialize', cls)
-        except (ModuleNotFoundError, AttributeError) as ex:
+        except (ImportError, AttributeError) as ex:
             errors.append((modname, tname, ex))
     raise Exception('Could not find type {}. Tried: {}'.format(type_, errors))
 
diff --git a/soil/utils.py b/soil/utils.py
index a292a50..c3a5caf 100644
--- a/soil/utils.py
+++ b/soil/utils.py
@@ -46,5 +46,5 @@ def safe_open(path, mode='r', backup=True, **kwargs):
 def open_or_reuse(f, *args, **kwargs):
     try:
         return safe_open(f, *args, **kwargs)
-    except TypeError:
+    except (AttributeError, TypeError):
         return f
diff --git a/tests/test_main.py b/tests/test_main.py
index 481b08c..cf3ddc9 100644
--- a/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/test_main.py
@@ -16,10 +16,15 @@ ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 EXAMPLES = join(ROOT, '..', 'examples')
 
 
-class CustomAgent(agents.BaseAgent):
-    def step(self):
-        self.state['neighbors'] = self.count_agents(state_id=0,
+class CustomAgent(agents.FSM):
+    @agents.default_state
+    @agents.state
+    def normal(self):
+        self.state['neighbors'] = self.count_agents(state_id='normal',
                                                     limit_neighbors=True)
+    @agents.state
+    def unreachable(self):
+        return
 
 class TestMain(TestCase):
 
@@ -134,8 +139,7 @@ class TestMain(TestCase):
             },
             'network_agents': [{
                 'agent_type': CustomAgent,
-                'weight': 1,
-                'state': {'id': 0}
+                'weight': 1
 
             }],
             'max_time': 10,
@@ -145,6 +149,9 @@ class TestMain(TestCase):
         s = simulation.from_config(config)
         env = s.run_simulation(dry_run=True)[0]
         assert env.get_agent(0).state['neighbors'] == 1
+        assert env.get_agent(0).state['neighbors'] == 1
+        assert env.get_agent(1).count_agents(state_id='normal') == 2
+        assert env.get_agent(1).count_agents(state_id='normal', limit_neighbors=True) == 1
 
     def test_torvalds_example(self):
         """A complete example from a documentation should work."""