diff --git a/plugins/RSS/plugin.py b/plugins/RSS/plugin.py
index bb328663e..e96bc80f3 100644
--- a/plugins/RSS/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/RSS/plugin.py
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ class RSS(callbacks.Plugin):
             # and DoS the website in question.
             self.acquireLock(url)
             if self.willGetNewFeed(url):
+                results = {}
                 try:
                     self.log.debug('Downloading new feed from %u', url)
                     results = feedparser.parse(url)