diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c469e72..cbc7bd2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ rackspace_logo.jpg
 mailgun_icon.png
 build
 composer.lock
+nbproject/*
diff --git a/src/Mailgun/Connection/RestClient.php b/src/Mailgun/Connection/RestClient.php
index a026106..7955c78 100644
--- a/src/Mailgun/Connection/RestClient.php
+++ b/src/Mailgun/Connection/RestClient.php
@@ -76,28 +76,25 @@ class RestClient{
 	}
 	
 	public function responseHandler($responseObj){
-		$httpResponeCode = $responseObj->getStatusCode();
-		if($httpResponeCode === 200){
+		$httpResponseCode = $responseObj->getStatusCode();
+		if($httpResponseCode === 200){
 			$jsonResponseData = json_decode($responseObj->getBody(), false);
 			$result = new \stdClass();
 			$result->http_response_body = $jsonResponseData;
 		}
-		elseif($httpResponeCode == 400){
+		elseif($httpResponseCode == 400){
 			throw new MissingRequiredParameters(EXCEPTION_MISSING_REQUIRED_PARAMETERS);
 		}
-		elseif($httpResponeCode == 401){
+		elseif($httpResponseCode == 401){
 			throw new InvalidCredentials(EXCEPTION_INVALID_CREDENTIALS);
 		}
-		elseif($httpResponeCode == 401){
-			throw new GenericHTTPError(EXCEPTION_INVALID_CREDENTIALS);
-		}
-		elseif($httpResponeCode == 404){
+		elseif($httpResponseCode == 404){
 			throw new MissingEndpoint(EXCEPTION_MISSING_ENDPOINT);
 		}
 		else{
 			throw new GenericHTTPError(EXCEPTION_GENERIC_HTTP_ERROR);
 		}
-		$result->http_response_code = $httpResponeCode;
+		$result->http_response_code = $httpResponseCode;
 		return $result;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Mailgun/Messages/BatchMessage.php b/src/Mailgun/Messages/BatchMessage.php
index 1e54036..04a7715 100644
--- a/src/Mailgun/Messages/BatchMessage.php
+++ b/src/Mailgun/Messages/BatchMessage.php
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ class BatchMessage extends MessageBuilder{
 		$this->addRecipient("to", $address, $variables);
 		$attributes["id"] = $this->toRecipientCount;
 		$this->batchRecipientAttributes["$address"] = $variables;
-		$this->toRecipientCount++;
 	}
 	
 	public function sendMessage($message = array(), $files = array()){
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ class BatchMessage extends MessageBuilder{
 			throw new MissingRequiredMIMEParameters(EXCEPTION_MISSING_REQUIRED_MIME_PARAMETERS);
 		}
 		else{		
-			$this->message["recipient-variables"] = json_encode($this->batchRecipientAttributes);
+			$message["recipient-variables"] = json_encode($this->batchRecipientAttributes);
 			$response = $this->restClient->post($this->endpointUrl, $message, $files);
 			$this->batchRecipientAttributes = array();
 			$this->toRecipientCount = 0;
diff --git a/tests/Mailgun/Tests/Messages/BatchMessageTest.php b/tests/Mailgun/Tests/Messages/BatchMessageTest.php
index d67cb11..6d17da6 100644
--- a/tests/Mailgun/Tests/Messages/BatchMessageTest.php
+++ b/tests/Mailgun/Tests/Messages/BatchMessageTest.php
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@ class BatchMessageTest extends \Mailgun\Tests\MailgunTestCase{
 		$messageObj= $message->getMessage();
 		$this->assertTrue(true, empty($messageObj));
 	}
+    public function testToRecipientCount() {
+        $message = $this->client->BatchMessage($this->sampleDomain);
+        $message->addToRecipient("test-user@samples.mailgun.org", array("first" => "Test", "last" => "User"));
+        
+        $reflectionClass = new \ReflectionClass(get_class($message));
+        $property = $reflectionClass->getProperty('toRecipientCount');
+        $property->setAccessible(true);
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $property->getValue($message));
+    }
 }
 ?>