diff --git a/app/models/external_feed.rb b/app/models/external_feed.rb
index dab7caf..a3f93d2 100644
--- a/app/models/external_feed.rb
+++ b/app/models/external_feed.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class ExternalFeed < ActiveRecord::Base
   }
 
   def add_item(title, link, date, content)
+    return if content.blank?
     doc = Hpricot(content)
     doc.search('*').each do |p|
       if p.instance_of? Hpricot::Elem
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