diff --git a/apps/rss_feeds/models.py b/apps/rss_feeds/models.py
index 830b7ac79..ad349af89 100644
--- a/apps/rss_feeds/models.py
+++ b/apps/rss_feeds/models.py
@@ -75,16 +75,10 @@ class Feed(models.Model):
         
 
         try:
-            if lock:
-                lock.acquire()
-                try:
-                    super(Feed, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
-                finally:
-                    lock.release()
-            else:
-                super(Feed, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
+            super(Feed, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
         except IntegrityError:
             # Feed has been deleted. Just ignore it.
+            logging.debug(' ***> [%-30s] Feed deleted. Could not save.' % self)
             pass
     
     def update_all_statistics(self, lock=None):
diff --git a/media/js/newsblur/reader.js b/media/js/newsblur/reader.js
index 8cd5cf3b6..ba639d3aa 100644
--- a/media/js/newsblur/reader.js
+++ b/media/js/newsblur/reader.js
@@ -1054,6 +1054,9 @@
                 this.switch_taskbar_view(this.story_view);
                 // NEWSBLUR.log(['open_feed', this.flags, this.active_feed, feed_id]);
                 
+                _.defer(_.bind(function() {
+                    this.model.load_feed(feed_id, 0, true, $.rescope(this.post_open_feed, this));
+                }, this));
                 var feed_view_setting = this.model.view_setting(feed_id);
                 if (!feed_view_setting || feed_view_setting == 'page') {
                     _.defer(_.bind(function() {
@@ -1063,9 +1066,6 @@
                     this.unload_iframe();
                     this.flags['iframe_prevented_from_loading'] = true;
                 }
-                _.defer(_.bind(function() {
-                    this.model.load_feed(feed_id, 0, true, $.rescope(this.post_open_feed, this));
-                }, this));
                 this.flags['opening_feed'] = false;
                 var $iframe_contents = this.$s.$story_iframe.contents();
                 $iframe_contents
diff --git a/utils/feed_fetcher.py b/utils/feed_fetcher.py
index 39d0b9de2..871fe05dd 100644
--- a/utils/feed_fetcher.py
+++ b/utils/feed_fetcher.py
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ class FetchFeed:
     
     @timelimit(20)
     def fetch(self):
-        """ Downloads and parses a feed.
+        """ 
+        Uses feedparser to download the feed. Will be parsed later.
         """
         socket.setdefaulttimeout(30)
         identity = self.get_identity()
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ class ProcessFeed:
                                     
         if self.fpf.bozo and isinstance(self.fpf.bozo_exception, feedparser.NonXMLContentType):
             if not self.fpf.entries:
-                logging.debug("   ---> [%-30s] Feed is Non-XML. Checking address..." % unicode(self.feed)[:30])
+                logging.debug("   ---> [%-30s] Feed is Non-XML. %s entries. Checking address..." % (unicode(self.feed)[:30]), len(self.fpf.entries))
                 fixed_feed = self.feed.check_feed_address_for_feed_link()
                 if not fixed_feed:
                     self.feed.save_feed_history(502, 'Non-xml feed', self.fpf.bozo_exception)
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ class ProcessFeed:
                 self.feed.save()
                 return FEED_ERRPARSE, ret_values
         elif self.fpf.bozo and isinstance(self.fpf.bozo_exception, xml.sax._exceptions.SAXException):
-            logging.debug("   ---> [%-30s] Feed is Bad XML (SAX). Checking address..." % unicode(self.feed)[:30])
+            logging.debug("   ---> [%-30s] Feed is Bad XML (SAX). %s entries. Checking address..." % (unicode(self.feed)[:30]), len(self.fpf.entries))
             if not self.fpf.entries:
                 fixed_feed = self.feed.check_feed_address_for_feed_link()
                 if not fixed_feed: