diff --git a/src/librssguard/core/feeddownloader.cpp b/src/librssguard/core/feeddownloader.cpp
index caefdef2e..3088fce5b 100644
--- a/src/librssguard/core/feeddownloader.cpp
+++ b/src/librssguard/core/feeddownloader.cpp
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ void FeedDownloader::updateOneFeed(ServiceRoot* acc,
     if (!feed->addAnyDatetimeArticles()) {
       QDateTime dt_to_avoid;
 
-      if (feed->datetimeToAvoid().isValid()) {
+      if (feed->datetimeToAvoid().toMSecsSinceEpoch() > 0) {
         dt_to_avoid = feed->datetimeToAvoid();
       }
       else if (qApp->settings()->value(GROUP(Messages), SETTING(Messages::AvoidOldArticles)).toBool()) {
diff --git a/src/librssguard/database/databasequeries.h b/src/librssguard/database/databasequeries.h
index 78dc8f12b..f9faab2c4 100644
--- a/src/librssguard/database/databasequeries.h
+++ b/src/librssguard/database/databasequeries.h
@@ -355,11 +355,7 @@ Assignment DatabaseQueries::getFeeds(const QSqlDatabase& db,
     feed->setIsQuiet(query.value(FDS_DB_IS_QUIET_INDEX).toBool());
     feed->setIsRtl(query.value(FDS_DB_IS_RTL_INDEX).toBool());
     feed->setAddAnyDatetimeArticles(query.value(FDS_DB_ADD_ANY_DATETIME_ARTICLES_INDEX).toBool());
-
-    auto dt_avoid = query.value(FDS_DB_DATETIME_TO_AVOID_INDEX).value<qint64>();
-
-    feed->setDatetimeToAvoid(dt_avoid > 0 ? TextFactory::parseDateTime(dt_avoid) : QDateTime());
-
+    feed->setDatetimeToAvoid(TextFactory::parseDateTime(query.value(FDS_DB_DATETIME_TO_AVOID_INDEX).value<qint64>()));
     feed->setOpenArticlesDirectly(query.value(FDS_DB_OPEN_ARTICLES_INDEX).toBool());
 
     qDebugNN << LOGSEC_CORE << "Custom ID of feed when loading from DB is" << QUOTE_W_SPACE_DOT(feed->customId());
diff --git a/src/librssguard/services/abstract/feed.cpp b/src/librssguard/services/abstract/feed.cpp
index d9f2f57d2..77366d617 100644
--- a/src/librssguard/services/abstract/feed.cpp
+++ b/src/librssguard/services/abstract/feed.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ Feed::Feed(RootItem* parent)
   : RootItem(parent), m_source(QString()), m_status(Status::Normal), m_statusString(QString()),
     m_autoUpdateType(AutoUpdateType::DefaultAutoUpdate), m_autoUpdateInterval(DEFAULT_AUTO_UPDATE_INTERVAL),
     m_lastUpdated(QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc()), m_isSwitchedOff(false), m_isQuiet(false),
-    m_openArticlesDirectly(false), m_isRtl(false), m_addAnyDatetimeArticles(false), m_datetimeToAvoid(QDateTime()),
-    m_messageFilters(QList<QPointer<MessageFilter>>()) {
+    m_openArticlesDirectly(false), m_isRtl(false), m_addAnyDatetimeArticles(false),
+    m_datetimeToAvoid(TextFactory::parseDateTime(0)), m_messageFilters(QList<QPointer<MessageFilter>>()) {
   setKind(RootItem::Kind::Feed);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/librssguard/services/abstract/gui/formfeeddetails.cpp b/src/librssguard/services/abstract/gui/formfeeddetails.cpp
index 0bf8a27aa..532304fc1 100644
--- a/src/librssguard/services/abstract/gui/formfeeddetails.cpp
+++ b/src/librssguard/services/abstract/gui/formfeeddetails.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void FormFeedDetails::apply() {
   m_feed->setIsRtl(m_ui->m_cbFeedRTL->isChecked());
   m_feed->setAddAnyDatetimeArticles(m_ui->m_cbAddAnyDateArticles->isChecked());
   m_feed->setDatetimeToAvoid(m_ui->m_gbAvoidOldArticles->isChecked() ? m_ui->m_dtDateTimeToAvoid->dateTime()
-                                                                     : QDateTime());
+                                                                     : TextFactory::parseDateTime(0));
   m_feed->setIsSwitchedOff(m_ui->m_cbDisableFeed->isChecked());
   m_feed->setIsQuiet(m_ui->m_cbSuppressFeed->isChecked());
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ void FormFeedDetails::loadFeedData() {
   m_ui->m_cbOpenArticlesAutomatically->setChecked(m_feed->openArticlesDirectly());
   m_ui->m_cbFeedRTL->setChecked(m_feed->isRtl());
   m_ui->m_cbAddAnyDateArticles->setChecked(m_feed->addAnyDatetimeArticles());
-  m_ui->m_gbAvoidOldArticles->setChecked(m_feed->datetimeToAvoid().isValid());
+  m_ui->m_gbAvoidOldArticles->setChecked(m_feed->datetimeToAvoid().toMSecsSinceEpoch() > 0);
   m_ui->m_dtDateTimeToAvoid->setDateTime(m_feed->datetimeToAvoid());
   m_ui->m_cbDisableFeed->setChecked(m_feed->isSwitchedOff());
   m_ui->m_cbSuppressFeed->setChecked(m_feed->isQuiet());
diff --git a/src/librssguard/services/abstract/search.cpp b/src/librssguard/services/abstract/search.cpp
index fbd33ce22..882d21616 100755
--- a/src/librssguard/services/abstract/search.cpp
+++ b/src/librssguard/services/abstract/search.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Search::Search(const QString& name, const QString& filter, const QColor& color,
   setFilter(filter);
 }
 
-Search::Search(RootItem* parent_item) : RootItem(parent_item) {
+Search::Search(RootItem* parent_item) : RootItem(parent_item), m_totalCount(-1), m_unreadCount(-1) {
   setKind(RootItem::Kind::Probe);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/librssguard/services/abstract/serviceroot.cpp b/src/librssguard/services/abstract/serviceroot.cpp
index 2c5a3ebc9..067fe747e 100644
--- a/src/librssguard/services/abstract/serviceroot.cpp
+++ b/src/librssguard/services/abstract/serviceroot.cpp
@@ -439,7 +439,10 @@ void ServiceRoot::restoreCustomFeedsData(const QMap<QString, QVariantMap>& data,
       feed->setOpenArticlesDirectly(feed_custom_data.value(QSL("open_articles_directly")).toBool());
       feed->setIsRtl(feed_custom_data.value(QSL("is_rtl")).toBool());
       feed->setAddAnyDatetimeArticles(feed_custom_data.value(QSL("add_any_datetime_articles")).toBool());
-      feed->setDatetimeToAvoid(feed_custom_data.value(QSL("datetime_to_avoid")).toDateTime());
+      feed->setDatetimeToAvoid(TextFactory::parseDateTime(feed_custom_data.value(QSL("datetime_to_avoid"))
+                                                            .value<qint64>()));
+
+      // qDebugNN << feed->datetimeToAvoid().toString();
     }
   }
 }