diff --git a/src/rss.cpp b/src/rss.cpp
index 2610aa270..ed4b3a166 100644
--- a/src/rss.cpp
+++ b/src/rss.cpp
@@ -363,12 +363,13 @@ void RssManager::saveStreamList(){
   QStringList aliases;
   const QList<RssStream*> &streams = getAllFeeds();
   foreach(const RssStream *stream, streams) {
-    const QString &stream_path = stream->getPath().join("\\");
-    if(!stream_path.isNull()) {
-      qDebug("Saving stream path: %s", qPrintable(stream_path));
-      streamsUrl << stream_path;
-      aliases << stream->getName();
+    QString stream_path = stream->getPath().join("\\");
+    if(stream_path.isNull()) {
+      stream_path = "";
     }
+    qDebug("Saving stream path: %s", qPrintable(stream_path));
+    streamsUrl << stream_path;
+    aliases << stream->getName();
   }
   QSettings settings("qBittorrent", "qBittorrent");
   settings.beginGroup("Rss");
diff --git a/src/rss.h b/src/rss.h
index a3b247a05..5c0d58730 100644
--- a/src/rss.h
+++ b/src/rss.h
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public:
   virtual QList<RssItem*> getNewsList() const = 0;
   virtual QList<RssItem*> getUnreadNewsList() const = 0;
   QStringList getPath() const {
-    QStringList path = "";
+    QStringList path;
     if(getParent()) {
       path = ((RssFile*)getParent())->getPath();
       path.append(getID());