diff --git a/app/models/rss_feed.rb b/app/models/rss_feed.rb
index 94ec751..3734783 100644
--- a/app/models/rss_feed.rb
+++ b/app/models/rss_feed.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ class RssFeed < Article
   # store setting in body
   serialize Hash, :body
 
+  def body
+    self[:body] ||= {}
+  end
+
   # TODO
   def to_html
   end
diff --git a/test/unit/rss_feed_test.rb b/test/unit/rss_feed_test.rb
index 2eb6caf..954e2d2 100644
--- a/test/unit/rss_feed_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/rss_feed_test.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ class RssFeedTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   end
 
   should 'store settings in a hash serialized into body field' do
-    flunk 'pending'
+    feed = RssFeed.new
+    assert_kind_of Hash, feed.body
   end
 
   should 'list recent articles of profile when top-level' do
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ class RssFeedTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     flunk 'pending'
   end
 
-  should 'be able to choose if search in all articles or in subarticles of parent' do
+  should 'be able to choose search in all articles or in subarticles of parent' do
     flunk 'pending'
   end
 
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