diff --git a/src/base/rss/rss_parser.cpp b/src/base/rss/rss_parser.cpp
index 4adbdf239..0b2feb0dd 100644
--- a/src/base/rss/rss_parser.cpp
+++ b/src/base/rss/rss_parser.cpp
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ void Parser::parse(const QByteArray &feedData)
 // read and create items from a rss document
 void Parser::parse_impl(const QByteArray &feedData)
 {
-    QXmlStreamReader xml(feedData);
+    QXmlStreamReader xml {feedData};
     XmlStreamEntityResolver resolver;
     xml.setEntityResolver(&resolver);
     bool foundChannel = false;
@@ -603,7 +603,8 @@ void Parser::parse_impl(const QByteArray &feedData)
     }
 
     emit finished(m_result);
-    m_result.articles.clear(); // clear articles only
+    m_result.articles.clear();
+    m_result.error.clear();
     m_articleIDs.clear();
 }