diff --git a/apps/rss_feeds/models.py b/apps/rss_feeds/models.py
index 0a3a1ddaf..b3926fe57 100644
--- a/apps/rss_feeds/models.py
+++ b/apps/rss_feeds/models.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class Feed(models.Model):
         
         if include_favicon:
             try:
-                feed_icon = MFeedIcon.objects.get(feed_id=self.pk)
+                feed_icon = MFeedIcon.objects.filter(feed_id=self.pk).first()
                 feed['favicon'] = feed_icon.data
             except MFeedIcon.DoesNotExist:
                 pass
diff --git a/apps/rss_feeds/page_importer.py b/apps/rss_feeds/page_importer.py
index 240a24593..9d12d3a4a 100644
--- a/apps/rss_feeds/page_importer.py
+++ b/apps/rss_feeds/page_importer.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class PageImporter(object):
         }
     
     @timelimit(15)
-    def fetch_page(self, urllib_fallback=False):
+    def fetch_page(self, urllib_fallback=False, requests_exception=None):
         feed_link = self.feed.feed_link
         if not feed_link:
             self.save_no_page()
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class PageImporter(object):
                 LookupError, 
                 requests.packages.urllib3.exceptions.HTTPError), e:
             logging.debug('   ***> [%-30s] Page fetch failed using requests: %s' % (self.feed, e))
-            return self.fetch_page(urllib_fallback=True)
+            return self.fetch_page(urllib_fallback=True, requests_exception=e)
         except Exception, e:
             logging.debug('[%d] ! -------------------------' % (self.feed.id,))
             tb = traceback.format_exc()
diff --git a/media/js/newsblur/common/assetmodel.js b/media/js/newsblur/common/assetmodel.js
index 31e41f0d3..eadef3603 100644
--- a/media/js/newsblur/common/assetmodel.js
+++ b/media/js/newsblur/common/assetmodel.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ NEWSBLUR.AssetModel.Reader.prototype = {
         if (clear_queue) {
             this.ajax[options['ajax_group']].clear(true);
         }
-        
+
         this.ajax[options['ajax_group']].add(_.extend({
             url: url,
             data: data,
@@ -95,12 +95,12 @@ NEWSBLUR.AssetModel.Reader.prototype = {
                 }
             },
             error: function(e, textStatus, errorThrown) {
-                NEWSBLUR.log(['AJAX Error', e, textStatus, errorThrown]);
+                NEWSBLUR.log(['AJAX Error', e, textStatus, errorThrown, !!error_callback, error_callback]);
                 if (errorThrown == 'abort') {
                     return;
                 }
                 
-                if ($.isFunction(error_callback)) {
+                if (error_callback) {
                     error_callback();
                 } else if ($.isFunction(callback)) {
                     var message = "Please create an account. Not much to do without an account.";
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ NEWSBLUR.AssetModel.Reader.prototype = {
         }
     },    
     
-    refresh_feeds: function(callback, has_unfetched_feeds, feed_id) {
+    refresh_feeds: function(callback, has_unfetched_feeds, feed_id, error_callback) {
         var self = this;
         
         var pre_callback = function(data) {
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ NEWSBLUR.AssetModel.Reader.prototype = {
         }
         
         if (NEWSBLUR.Globals.is_authenticated || feed_id) {
-            this.make_request('/reader/refresh_feeds', data, pre_callback);
+            this.make_request('/reader/refresh_feeds', data, pre_callback, error_callback);
         }
     },
     
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ NEWSBLUR.AssetModel.Reader.prototype = {
         }
     },
     
-    save_exception_retry: function(feed_id, callback) {
+    save_exception_retry: function(feed_id, callback, error_callback) {
         var self = this;
         
         var pre_callback = function(data) {
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ NEWSBLUR.AssetModel.Reader.prototype = {
         this.make_request('/rss_feeds/exception_retry', {
           'feed_id': feed_id, 
           'reset_fetch': !!(this.feeds[feed_id].has_feed_exception || this.feeds[feed_id].has_page_exception)
-        }, pre_callback);
+        }, pre_callback, error_callback);
     },
         
     save_exception_change_feed_link: function(feed_id, feed_link, callback) {
diff --git a/media/js/newsblur/reader/reader.js b/media/js/newsblur/reader/reader.js
index d4ef8d667..7bf723520 100644
--- a/media/js/newsblur/reader/reader.js
+++ b/media/js/newsblur/reader/reader.js
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@
         this.$s.$feed_stories.bind('mousemove', $.rescope(this.handle_mousemove_feed_view, this));
         this.handle_keystrokes();
         
+        // ============
+        // = Bindings =
+        // ============
+        
+        _.bindAll(this, 'show_stories_error');
+        
         // ==================
         // = Initialization =
         // ==================
@@ -1741,7 +1747,7 @@
                 _.delay(_.bind(function() {
                     if (!delay || feed_id == self.next_feed) {
                         this.model.load_feed(feed_id, 1, true, $.rescope(this.post_open_feed, this), 
-                                             _.bind(this.show_stories_error, this));
+                                             this.show_stories_error);
                     }
                 }, this), delay || 0);
 
@@ -1965,7 +1971,7 @@
             this.setup_mousemove_on_views();
             
             this.model.fetch_starred_stories(1, _.bind(this.post_open_starred_stories, this), 
-                                             _.bind(this.show_stories_error, this), true);
+                                             this.show_stories_error, true);
         },
         
         post_open_starred_stories: function(data, first_load) {
@@ -2029,7 +2035,7 @@
             this.cache['river_feeds_with_unreads'] = feeds;
             this.show_stories_progress_bar(feeds.length);
             this.model.fetch_river_stories(this.active_feed, feeds, 1, 
-                _.bind(this.post_open_river_stories, this), _.bind(this.show_stories_error, this), true);
+                _.bind(this.post_open_river_stories, this), this.show_stories_error, true);
         },
         
         post_open_river_stories: function(data, first_load) {
@@ -3287,14 +3293,14 @@
                 $story_titles.data('page', page+1);
                 if (this.active_feed == 'starred') {
                     this.model.fetch_starred_stories(page+1, _.bind(this.post_open_starred_stories, this),
-                                                     _.bind(this.show_stories_error, this), false);
+                                                     this.show_stories_error, false);
                 } else if (this.flags['river_view']) {
                     this.model.fetch_river_stories(this.active_feed, this.cache['river_feeds_with_unreads'],
                                                    page+1, _.bind(this.post_open_river_stories, this),
-                                                   _.bind(this.show_stories_error, this), false);
+                                                   this.show_stories_error, false);
                 } else {
                     this.model.load_feed(feed_id, page+1, false, 
-                                         $.rescope(this.post_open_feed, this), _.bind(this.show_stories_error, this));                                 
+                                         $.rescope(this.post_open_feed, this), this.show_stories_error);                                 
                 }
             }
         },
@@ -5367,7 +5373,7 @@
             var $feed = this.find_feed_in_feed_list(feed_id);
             $feed.addClass('NB-feed-unfetched').removeClass('NB-feed-exception');
 
-            this.model.save_exception_retry(feed_id, _.bind(this.force_feed_refresh, this, feed_id, $feed));
+            this.model.save_exception_retry(feed_id, _.bind(this.force_feed_refresh, this, feed_id, $feed), this.show_stories_error);
         },
         
         setup_socket_realtime_unread_counts: function(force) {
@@ -5442,10 +5448,10 @@
                 if (self.active_feed == feed_id || self.active_feed == new_feed_id) {
                     self.open_feed(new_feed_id, true, $new_feed);
                 }
-            }, true, new_feed_id);
+            }, true, new_feed_id, this.show_stories_error);
         },
         
-        force_feeds_refresh: function(callback, replace_active_feed, feed_id) {
+        force_feeds_refresh: function(callback, replace_active_feed, feed_id, error_callback) {
             if (callback) {
                 this.cache.refresh_callback = callback;
             } else {
@@ -5456,7 +5462,7 @@
             
             this.model.refresh_feeds(_.bind(function(updated_feeds) {
               this.post_feed_refresh(updated_feeds, replace_active_feed, feed_id);
-            }, this), this.flags['has_unfetched_feeds'], feed_id);
+            }, this), this.flags['has_unfetched_feeds'], feed_id, error_callback);
         },
         
         post_feed_refresh: function(updated_feeds, replace_active_feed, single_feed_id) {
diff --git a/utils/feed_functions.py b/utils/feed_functions.py
index 234255a91..8b8c04089 100644
--- a/utils/feed_functions.py
+++ b/utils/feed_functions.py
@@ -176,10 +176,12 @@ def add_object_to_folder(obj, folder, folders, parent='', added=False):
                 folders[k][f_k] = add_object_to_folder(obj, folder, f_v, f_k, added)
     return folders  
 
-def mail_feed_error_to_admin(feed, e, local_vars=None):
+def mail_feed_error_to_admin(feed, e, local_vars=None, subject=None):
     # Mail the admins with the error
+    if not subject:
+        subject = "Feed update error"
     exc_info = sys.exc_info()
-    subject = 'Feed update error: %s' % repr(e)
+    subject = '%s: %s' % (subject, repr(e))
     message = 'Traceback:\n%s\n\Feed:\n%s\nLocals:\n%s' % (
         '\n'.join(traceback.format_exception(*exc_info)),
         pprint.pformat(feed.__dict__),