diff --git a/apps/rss_feeds/models.py b/apps/rss_feeds/models.py
index 5f7562574..04ac24cd4 100644
--- a/apps/rss_feeds/models.py
+++ b/apps/rss_feeds/models.py
@@ -332,10 +332,10 @@ class Feed(models.Model):
                     # logging.debug('- Updated story in feed (%s - %s): %s / %s' % (self.feed_title, story.get('title'), len(existing_story.story_content), len(story_content)))
                 
                     original_content = None
-                    if existing_story.get('story_original_content'):
-                        original_content = existing_story.get('story_original_content')
+                    if existing_story.get('story_original_content_z'):
+                        original_content = zlib.decompress(existing_story.get('story_original_content_z'))
                     else:
-                        original_content = existing_story.get('story_content')
+                        original_content = zlib.decompress(existing_story.get('story_content_z'))
                     # print 'Type: %s %s' % (type(original_content), type(story_content))
                     if len(story_content) > 10:
                         diff = HTMLDiff(unicode(original_content), story_content)
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ class Feed(models.Model):
             story['story_date'] = story_db.story_date
             story['story_authors'] = story_db.story_author_name
             story['story_title'] = story_db.story_title
-            story['story_content'] = story_db.story_content
+            story['story_content'] = story_db.story_content_z and zlib.decompress(story_db.story_content_z)
             story['story_permalink'] = story_db.story_permalink
             story['story_feed_id'] = self.pk
             story['id'] = story_db.id
@@ -720,7 +720,9 @@ class MStory(mongo.Document):
     story_date = mongo.DateTimeField()
     story_title = mongo.StringField(max_length=1024)
     story_content = mongo.StringField()
+    story_content_z = mongo.BinaryField()
     story_original_content = mongo.StringField()
+    story_original_content_z = mongo.BinaryField()
     story_content_type = mongo.StringField(max_length=255)
     story_author_name = mongo.StringField()
     story_permalink = mongo.StringField()
@@ -734,6 +736,15 @@ class MStory(mongo.Document):
         'ordering': ['-story_date'],
         'allow_inheritance': False,
     }
+    
+    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if self.story_content:
+            self.story_content_z = zlib.compress(self.story_content)
+            self.story_content = None
+        if self.story_original_content:
+            self.story_original_content_z = zlib.compress(self.story_original_content)
+            self.story_original_content = None
+        super(MStory, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
         
 class FeedUpdateHistory(models.Model):
     fetch_date = models.DateTimeField(default=datetime.datetime.now)
diff --git a/utils/bootstrap_mongo.py b/utils/bootstrap_mongo.py
index 7b4674d09..0763d4de3 100644
--- a/utils/bootstrap_mongo.py
+++ b/utils/bootstrap_mongo.py
@@ -109,13 +109,13 @@ def bootstrap_classifiers():
     
 def bootstrap_feedpages():
     print "Mongo DB feed_pages: %s" % MFeedPage.objects().count()
-    db.feed_pages.drop()
+    # db.feed_pages.drop()
     print "Dropped! Mongo DB feed_pages: %s" % MFeedPage.objects().count()
 
     print "FeedPages: %s" % MFeedPage.objects().count()
     pprint(db.feed_pages.index_information())
 
-    feeds = Feed.objects.all().order_by('-average_stories_per_month')
+    feeds = Feed.objects.filter(average_stories_per_month=0).order_by('-average_stories_per_month')
     feed_count = feeds.count()
     i = 0
     for feed in feeds:
@@ -127,13 +127,31 @@ def bootstrap_feedpages():
         if feed_page:
             del feed_page[0]['id']
             feed_page[0]['feed_id'] = feed.pk
-            MFeedPage(**feed_page[0]).save()
+            try:
+                MFeedPage(**feed_page[0]).save()
+            except:
+                print '\n\n!\n\n'
+                continue
         
 
     print "\nMongo DB feed_pages: %s" % MFeedPage.objects().count()
 
+def compress_stories():
+    count = MStory.objects().count()
+    print "Mongo DB stories: %s" % count
+    p = 0.0
+    i = 0
+    for story in MStory.objects():
+        i += 1.0
+        if round(i / count * 100) != p:
+            p = round(i / count * 100)
+            print '%s%%' % p
+        story.save()
+        
+    
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     # bootstrap_stories()
     # bootstrap_userstories()
     # bootstrap_classifiers()
-    bootstrap_feedpages()
\ No newline at end of file
+    bootstrap_feedpages()
+    compress_stories()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/utils/feed_fetcher.py b/utils/feed_fetcher.py
index 9df9074a7..35cf198f8 100644
--- a/utils/feed_fetcher.py
+++ b/utils/feed_fetcher.py
@@ -93,8 +93,7 @@ class ProcessFeed:
             ENTRY_SAME:0,
             ENTRY_ERR:0}
 
-        logging.debug(u' ---> [%d] Processing %s' % (self.feed.id,
-                                               self.feed.feed_title))
+        # logging.debug(u' ---> [%d] Processing %s' % (self.feed.id, self.feed.feed_title))
             
         if hasattr(self.fpf, 'status'):
             if self.options['verbose']: