diff --git a/src/entryListModel.cpp b/src/entryListModel.cpp
index f256f36f..9e440514 100644
--- a/src/entryListModel.cpp
+++ b/src/entryListModel.cpp
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ EntryListModel::EntryListModel(QObject *parent)
 QVariant EntryListModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
 {
     if (role == Bookmark)
-        return QVariant(m_entries[index.row()].isBookmark());
+        return m_entries[index.row()].isBookmark();
     if (role == Read)
-        return QVariant(m_entries[index.row()].isRead());
+        return m_entries[index.row()].isRead();
     if (role == Qt::DisplayRole)
         return m_entries[index.row()].title();
-    return QVariant(index.row());
+    return QStringLiteral("DEADBEEF");
 }
 int EntryListModel::rowCount(const QModelIndex &index) const
 {
diff --git a/src/feedListModel.cpp b/src/feedListModel.cpp
index 6cfce309..a7402b36 100644
--- a/src/feedListModel.cpp
+++ b/src/feedListModel.cpp
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ QHash<int, QByteArray> FeedListModel::roleNames() const
 QVariant FeedListModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
 {
     if (role == Url)
-        return QVariant(this->feeds[index.row()].url());
+        return feeds[index.row()].url();
     if (role == Qt::DisplayRole)
-        return QVariant(this->feeds[index.row()].name());
-    return QVariant();
+        return feeds[index.row()].name();
+    return QStringLiteral("DEADBEEF");
 }
 int FeedListModel::rowCount(const QModelIndex &index) const
 {
-    return this->feeds.size();
+    return feeds.size();
 }
 
 void FeedListModel::add_feed(QString url)