diff --git a/src/rss/rssfeed.cpp b/src/rss/rssfeed.cpp
index 05b5cd35a..c166de969 100644
--- a/src/rss/rssfeed.cpp
+++ b/src/rss/rssfeed.cpp
@@ -43,42 +43,53 @@ RssFeed::RssFeed(RssFolder* parent, const QString &url): m_parent(parent), m_ico
   m_refreshed(false), m_downloadFailure(false), m_loading(false) {
   qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << url;
   m_url = QUrl::fromEncoded(url.toUtf8()).toString();
-  QIniSettings qBTRSS("qBittorrent", "qBittorrent-rss");
-  QHash<QString, QVariant> all_old_items = qBTRSS.value("old_items", QHash<QString, QVariant>()).toHash();
-  const QVariantList old_items = all_old_items.value(m_url, QVariantList()).toList();
-  qDebug("Loading %d old items for feed %s", old_items.size(), displayName().toLocal8Bit().data());
-  foreach(const QVariant &var_it, old_items) {
-    QHash<QString, QVariant> item = var_it.toHash();
-    const RssArticle rss_item = hashToRssArticle(this, item);
-    if(rss_item.isValid()) {
-      m_articles.insert(rss_item.guid(), rss_item);
-    }
-  }
   // Listen for new RSS downloads
   connect(RssManager::instance()->rssDownloader(), SIGNAL(downloadFinished(QString,QString)), SLOT(handleFinishedDownload(QString,QString)));
   connect(RssManager::instance()->rssDownloader(), SIGNAL(downloadFailure(QString,QString)), SLOT(handleDownloadFailure(QString,QString)));
   // Download the RSS Feed icon
   m_iconUrl = iconUrl();
   RssManager::instance()->rssDownloader()->downloadUrl(m_iconUrl);
+
+  // Load old RSS articles
+  loadItemsFromDisk();
 }
 
 RssFeed::~RssFeed(){
   // Saving current articles to hard disk
   if(m_refreshed) {
-    QIniSettings qBTRSS("qBittorrent", "qBittorrent-rss");
-    QVariantList old_items;
-    foreach(const RssArticle &item, m_articles.values()) {
-      old_items << item.toHash();
-    }
-    qDebug("Saving %d old items for feed %s", old_items.size(), displayName().toLocal8Bit().data());
-    QHash<QString, QVariant> all_old_items = qBTRSS.value("old_items", QHash<QString, QVariant>()).toHash();
-    all_old_items[m_url] = old_items;
-    qBTRSS.setValue("old_items", all_old_items);
+    saveItemsToDisk();
   }
   if(!m_icon.startsWith(":/") && QFile::exists(m_icon))
     misc::safeRemove(m_icon);
 }
 
+void RssFeed::saveItemsToDisk() {
+  QIniSettings qBTRSS("qBittorrent", "qBittorrent-rss");
+  QVariantList old_items;
+  foreach(const RssArticle &item, m_articles.values()) {
+    old_items << item.toHash();
+  }
+  qDebug("Saving %d old items for feed %s", old_items.size(), displayName().toLocal8Bit().data());
+  QHash<QString, QVariant> all_old_items = qBTRSS.value("old_items", QHash<QString, QVariant>()).toHash();
+  all_old_items[m_url] = old_items;
+  qBTRSS.setValue("old_items", all_old_items);
+}
+
+void RssFeed::loadItemsFromDisk() {
+  QIniSettings qBTRSS("qBittorrent", "qBittorrent-rss");
+  QHash<QString, QVariant> all_old_items = qBTRSS.value("old_items", QHash<QString, QVariant>()).toHash();
+  const QVariantList old_items = all_old_items.value(m_url, QVariantList()).toList();
+  qDebug("Loading %d old items for feed %s", old_items.size(), displayName().toLocal8Bit().data());
+
+  foreach(const QVariant &var_it, old_items) {
+    QHash<QString, QVariant> item = var_it.toHash();
+    const RssArticle rss_item = hashToRssArticle(this, item);
+    if(rss_item.isValid()) {
+      m_articles.insert(rss_item.guid(), rss_item);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 IRssFile::FileType RssFeed::type() const {
   return IRssFile::FEED;
 }
diff --git a/src/rss/rssfeed.h b/src/rss/rssfeed.h
index 00a03af23..bcda278ea 100644
--- a/src/rss/rssfeed.h
+++ b/src/rss/rssfeed.h
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ private:
   bool parseXmlFile(const QString &file_path);
   void downloadMatchingArticleTorrents();
   QString iconUrl() const;
+  void saveItemsToDisk();
+  void loadItemsFromDisk();
 
 private:
   QHash<QString, RssArticle> m_articles;