diff --git a/src/rss/rss_imp.cpp b/src/rss/rss_imp.cpp
index 90bb64015..e6f374178 100644
--- a/src/rss/rss_imp.cpp
+++ b/src/rss/rss_imp.cpp
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ void RSSImp::refreshTextBrowser() {
     m_currentArticle = item;
   }
   RssFeed *stream = m_feedList->getRSSItemFromUrl(item->data(Article::FeedUrlRole).toString());
-  RssArticle &article = stream->getItem(item->data(Article::IdRole).toString());
+  RssArticle article = stream->getItem(item->data(Article::IdRole).toString());
   QString html;
   html += "<div style='border: 2px solid red; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;'>";
   html += "<div style='background-color: #678db2; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;'>"+article.title() + "</div>";
diff --git a/src/rss/rssarticle.cpp b/src/rss/rssarticle.cpp
index 265c57e52..766e72906 100644
--- a/src/rss/rssarticle.cpp
+++ b/src/rss/rssarticle.cpp
@@ -190,6 +190,11 @@ QDateTime RssArticle::parseDate(const QString &string) {
   return result;
 }
 
+RssArticle::RssArticle():
+    d(new RssArticleData(0))
+{
+}
+
 // public constructor
 RssArticle::RssArticle(RssFeed* parent, QXmlStreamReader& xml):
   d(new RssArticleData(parent))
diff --git a/src/rss/rssarticle.h b/src/rss/rssarticle.h
index 172bb96bc..9de4c79eb 100644
--- a/src/rss/rssarticle.h
+++ b/src/rss/rssarticle.h
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ class RssArticleData;
 class RssArticle {
 
 public:
+  RssArticle();
   RssArticle(RssFeed* parent, QXmlStreamReader& xml);
-  RssArticle(RssFeed* parent = 0, const QString &guid = QString());
+  RssArticle(RssFeed* parent, const QString &guid);
   RssArticle(const RssArticle& other); // Copy constructor
   RssArticle& operator=(const RssArticle& other);
   ~RssArticle();
diff --git a/src/rss/rssfeed.cpp b/src/rss/rssfeed.cpp
index ddb719eb0..12b97fb74 100644
--- a/src/rss/rssfeed.cpp
+++ b/src/rss/rssfeed.cpp
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ void RssFeed::setIconPath(const QString &path) {
   m_icon = path;
 }
 
-RssArticle& RssFeed::getItem(const QString &guid) {
-  return m_articles[guid];
+const RssArticle RssFeed::getItem(const QString &guid) const {
+  return m_articles.value(guid);
 }
 
 uint RssFeed::count() const{
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ void RssFeed::downloadMatchingArticleTorrents() {
   Q_ASSERT(RssSettings().isRssDownloadingEnabled());
   QHash<QString, RssArticle>::iterator it;
   for (it = m_articles.begin(); it != m_articles.end(); it++) {
-    RssArticle &item = it.value();
+    RssArticle item = it.value();
     if(item.isRead()) continue;
     QString torrent_url;
     if(item.hasAttachment())
diff --git a/src/rss/rssfeed.h b/src/rss/rssfeed.h
index dcb3add06..1a0dd39b0 100644
--- a/src/rss/rssfeed.h
+++ b/src/rss/rssfeed.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public:
   QString icon() const;
   bool hasCustomIcon() const;
   void setIconPath(const QString &pathHierarchy);
-  RssArticle& getItem(const QString &guid);
+  const RssArticle getItem(const QString &guid) const;
   uint count() const;
   void markAsRead();
   uint unreadCount() const;
diff --git a/src/rss/rssmanager.cpp b/src/rss/rssmanager.cpp
index cfc42e6db..af0968549 100644
--- a/src/rss/rssmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/rss/rssmanager.cpp
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@
 
 RssManager* RssManager::m_instance = 0;
 
-RssManager::RssManager(): RssFolder() {
-  m_rssDownloader = new DownloadThread(this);
+RssManager::RssManager(): m_rssDownloader(new DownloadThread(this)) {
   connect(&m_refreshTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(refresh()));
   m_refreshInterval = RssSettings().getRSSRefreshInterval();
   m_refreshTimer.start(m_refreshInterval*60000);