diff --git a/apps/push/views.py b/apps/push/views.py
index e16f84968..b7a07db04 100644
--- a/apps/push/views.py
+++ b/apps/push/views.py
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ def push_callback(request, push_id):
                     callback=request.build_absolute_uri(),
                     lease_seconds=seconds)
 
-            subscription.feed.queue_pushed_feed_xml(request.raw_post_data)
+            # subscription.feed.queue_pushed_feed_xml(request.raw_post_data)
+            # Don't give fat ping, just fetch.
+            subscription.feed.queue_pushed_feed_xml("Fetch me")
 
             updated.send(sender=subscription, update=parsed)
             return HttpResponse('')
diff --git a/media/js/newsblur/reader.js b/media/js/newsblur/reader.js
index f2223e2c7..bcdb808aa 100644
--- a/media/js/newsblur/reader.js
+++ b/media/js/newsblur/reader.js
@@ -1098,8 +1098,12 @@
             this.add_url_from_querystring();
             _.defer(_.bind(function() {
               this.model.load_feed_favicons($.rescope(this.make_feed_favicons, this), this.flags['favicons_downloaded'], this.flags['has_chosen_feeds']);
-              var force_socket = NEWSBLUR.Globals.is_admin;
-              this.setup_socket_realtime_unread_counts(force_socket);
+              if (this.socket) {
+                  this.send_socket_active_feeds();
+              } else {
+                  var force_socket = NEWSBLUR.Globals.is_admin;
+                  this.setup_socket_realtime_unread_counts(force_socket);
+              }
             }, this));
         },
         
@@ -5257,9 +5261,8 @@
                 
                 // this.socket.refresh_feeds = _.debounce(_.bind(this.force_feeds_refresh, this), 1000*10);
                 this.socket.on('connect', _.bind(function() {
-                    var active_feeds = _.compact(_.map(this.model.feeds, function(feed) { return feed.active && feed.id; }));
                     console.log(["Connected to pubsub", this.socket, active_feeds.length]);
-                    this.socket.emit('subscribe:feeds', active_feeds);
+                    this.send_socket_active_feeds();
                     this.socket.on('feed:update', _.bind(function(feed_id, message) {
                         console.log(['Feed update', feed_id, message]);
                         this.force_feeds_refresh(false, false, parseInt(feed_id, 10));
@@ -5271,6 +5274,16 @@
             }
         },
         
+        send_socket_active_feeds: function() {
+            if (!this.socket) return;
+            
+            var active_feeds = _.compact(_.map(this.model.feeds, function(feed) { 
+                return feed.active && feed.id;
+            }));
+            
+            this.socket.emit('subscribe:feeds', active_feeds);
+        },
+        
         setup_feed_refresh: function(new_feeds) {
             var self = this;
             var refresh_interval = this.constants.FEED_REFRESH_INTERVAL;
diff --git a/node/unread_counts.coffee b/node/unread_counts.coffee
index c1f1bfe5b..f283c7e9b 100644
--- a/node/unread_counts.coffee
+++ b/node/unread_counts.coffee
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ client = redis.createClient 6379, 'db01'
 io.sockets.on 'connection', (socket) ->
 
     socket.on 'subscribe:feeds', (feeds) ->
+        socket.subscribe?.end()
         socket.subscribe = redis.createClient 6379, 'db01'
         
         console.log "Subscribing to #{feeds.length} feeds"
diff --git a/node/unread_counts.js b/node/unread_counts.js
index 9760ca22b..707ed032f 100644
--- a/node/unread_counts.js
+++ b/node/unread_counts.js
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
   io.sockets.on('connection', function(socket) {
     socket.on('subscribe:feeds', function(feeds) {
+      var _ref;
+      if ((_ref = socket.subscribe) != null) _ref.end();
       socket.subscribe = redis.createClient(6379, 'db01');
       console.log("Subscribing to " + feeds.length + " feeds");
       socket.subscribe.subscribe(feeds);
diff --git a/utils/feed_fetcher.py b/utils/feed_fetcher.py
index 65625b75e..6bcdae955 100644
--- a/utils/feed_fetcher.py
+++ b/utils/feed_fetcher.py
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ class FetchFeed:
             settings.NEWSBLUR_URL
         )
         if self.options.get('feed_xml'):
-            feed_xml = self.options.get('feed_xml')
             logging.debug(u'   ---> [%-30s] ~FM~BKFeed has been fat pinged. Ignoring fat: %s' % (
                           unicode(self.feed)[:30], len(feed_xml)))
         if self.options.get('fpf'):