diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/feed/FeedMedia.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/feed/FeedMedia.java
index 273c86952..de87c63a1 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/feed/FeedMedia.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/feed/FeedMedia.java
@@ -285,7 +285,8 @@ public class FeedMedia extends FeedFile implements Playable {
 
 	@Override
 	public void loadShownotes(final ShownoteLoaderCallback callback) {
-		if (item.getDescription() == null || item.getContentEncoded() == null) {
+		String contentEncoded = item.getContentEncoded();
+		if (item.getDescription() == null || contentEncoded == null) {
 			FeedManager.getInstance().loadExtraInformationOfItem(
 					PodcastApp.getInstance(), item,
 					new FeedManager.TaskCallback<String[]>() {
@@ -301,7 +302,7 @@ public class FeedMedia extends FeedFile implements Playable {
 						}
 					});
 		} else {
-			callback.onShownotesLoaded(item.getContentEncoded());
+			callback.onShownotesLoaded(contentEncoded);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ItemDescriptionFragment.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ItemDescriptionFragment.java
index 5fd563509..02b74a4e5 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ItemDescriptionFragment.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ItemDescriptionFragment.java
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ public class ItemDescriptionFragment extends SherlockFragment {
 						});
 			} else {
 				shownotes = item.getContentEncoded();
+				startLoader();
 			}
 		} else {
 			Log.e(TAG, "Error in onViewCreated: Item and media were null");