diff --git a/lib/rss_feed.rb b/lib/rss_feed.rb
index 767a0eb413..76255bc003 100644
--- a/lib/rss_feed.rb
+++ b/lib/rss_feed.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ def get_articles(count = 3)
         feed = RSS::Parser.parse(rss, false)
         unless feed.nil?
           feed.items.first(count).each do |item|
-            output << item.title.strip + "\n" + item.link.strip
+            title = item.title.kind_of?(String) ? item.title : item.title.content
+            link = item.link.kind_of?(String) ? item.link : item.link.href
+            output << title.to_s.strip + "\n" + link.to_s.strip
           end
         end
       end