diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/rss/ImageRetriever.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/rss/ImageRetriever.java
index 182490596..3cc85b650 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/rss/ImageRetriever.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/rss/ImageRetriever.java
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ private String findFavIconFromSiteIndex(ContactRssImpl contact)
     private byte[] getFavIconFromSiteRoot(ContactRssImpl contact)
     {
         Image selectedIcon;
+        URL location = null;
 
         // we use these to get the best possible icon in case our favicon is a
         // multi-page icon.
@@ -265,7 +266,7 @@ private byte[] getFavIconFromSiteRoot(ContactRssImpl contact)
         {
             URL feedLocation = new URL(contact.getRssFeedReader().getURL());
 
-            URL location = new URL(feedLocation.getProtocol() + "://"
+            location = new URL(feedLocation.getProtocol() + "://"
                             + feedLocation.getHost() + "/favicon.ico");
 
             ICOFile favicon = new ICOFile(location);
@@ -323,7 +324,8 @@ private byte[] getFavIconFromSiteRoot(ContactRssImpl contact)
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            logger.warn("Unknown error on favicon retrieval. " + ex, ex);
+            logger.warn("Unknown error on favicon retrieval. " + ex +
+                    ". Error for location: " + location, ex);
             logger.debug("", ex);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/rss/OperationSetBasicInstantMessagingRssImpl.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/rss/OperationSetBasicInstantMessagingRssImpl.java
index ba8bc5265..27cc5ad88 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/rss/OperationSetBasicInstantMessagingRssImpl.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/rss/OperationSetBasicInstantMessagingRssImpl.java
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ private void submitRssQuery(ContactRssImpl rssContact,
 
         RssFeedReader rssFeed = rssContact.getRssFeedReader();
 
-        //try
-        //{
+        try
+        {
             //we create the message containing the new items retrieved
             news = rssFeed.getNewFeeds();
 
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ private void submitRssQuery(ContactRssImpl rssContact,
                         rssContact, RssStatusEnum.ONLINE);
 
             }
-        //}
-        /*catch (FileNotFoundException ex)
+        }
+        catch (FileNotFoundException ex)
         {
             //RSS flow no longer exists - ask user to remove;
             handleFileNotFoundException(rssContact, ex);
@@ -153,14 +153,14 @@ private void submitRssQuery(ContactRssImpl rssContact,
                          + ex.getMessage());
             logger.debug(ex);
             return;
-        }*/
-        /*catch (OperationFailedException ex)
+        }
+        catch (OperationFailedException ex)
         {
             logger.error("Failed to retrieve RSS flow. Error was: "
                          + ex.getMessage()
                          , ex);
             return;
-        }*/
+        }
 
         if(news != null)
         {
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/rss/RssFeedReader.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/rss/RssFeedReader.java
index 6e46d5ea4..5c6d947af 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/rss/RssFeedReader.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/rss/RssFeedReader.java
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ private void retrieveFlow()
         /*for(int i=0; i < items.length; ++i)
         {
             System.out.println("CHENZO item_list[" + i + "] URI: " + items[i].getUri()
-                    + ", Date: " + items[i].getUpdatedDate() + ", Title: " +
+                    + ", Date: " + items[i].getPublishedDate() + ", Title: " +
                     items[i].getTitle());
         }*/
         
@@ -175,12 +175,16 @@ private void retrieveFlow()
      * @return textual representation of the feed items.
      */
     public synchronized String getNewFeeds()
+        throws OperationFailedException, FileNotFoundException
     {
         String newsAbstract = null;
         StringBuffer printedFeed = new StringBuffer();
         
         int i;
         boolean hasSomeNews = false;
+
+        // Try to retrieve the feed and to complete this instanciation.
+        this.retrieveFlow();
         
         // TODO move this message in a resources file.
         if (items.length == 0)
@@ -209,6 +213,10 @@ public synchronized String getNewFeeds()
             return null;
         }
         lastItemKey = new RssItemKey(items[items.length - 1]);
+        /*System.out.println("CHENZO LAST_ITEM_KEY link: " +
+                items[items.length - 1].getLink() +
+                " Date: " +
+                items[items.length - 1].getPublishedDate());*/
         printedFeed
             .append ("<em>Send anything to refresh this feed...</em><br>\n");
         return printedFeed.toString();