diff --git a/modules/default/newsfeed/fetcher.js b/modules/default/newsfeed/fetcher.js
index e4fefca9..8d920eec 100644
--- a/modules/default/newsfeed/fetcher.js
+++ b/modules/default/newsfeed/fetcher.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ var Fetcher = function(url, reloadInterval, encoding) {
 			var title = item.title;
 			var description = item.description || item.summary || item.content || '';
 			var pubdate = item.pubdate || item.published || item.updated;
-			var url = item.url || item.link;
+			var url = item.url || item.link || '';
 
 			if (title && pubdate) {