diff --git a/media/js/newsblur/models/starred_counts.js b/media/js/newsblur/models/starred_counts.js
index 72b43e013..8a914f277 100644
--- a/media/js/newsblur/models/starred_counts.js
+++ b/media/js/newsblur/models/starred_counts.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ NEWSBLUR.Models.StarredFeed = Backbone.Model.extend({
     initialize: function() {
         this.set('feed_title', this.get('tag'));
         this.views = [];
+        this.id = 'starred:' + this.get('tag');
     },
     
     is_social: function() {
diff --git a/media/js/newsblur/reader/reader.js b/media/js/newsblur/reader/reader.js
index c1fc726c7..0d776f863 100644
--- a/media/js/newsblur/reader/reader.js
+++ b/media/js/newsblur/reader/reader.js
@@ -1498,7 +1498,7 @@
                 }
             }
             if (options.tag) {
-                this.active_feed = 'starred:' + options.tag;
+                this.active_feed = options.model.id;
                 this.flags['starred_tag'] = options.model.get('tag');
                 options.model.set('selected', true);
             } else {