diff --git a/modules/pref-feeds.php b/modules/pref-feeds.php
index 449f3c92a..7da4598c1 100644
--- a/modules/pref-feeds.php
+++ b/modules/pref-feeds.php
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 					$cat['bare_id'] = $feed_id;
 					$cat['name'] = $line['title'];
 					$cat['items'] = array();
+					$cat['checkbox'] = false;
 					$cat['type'] = 'category';
 
 					$feed_result = db_query($link, "SELECT id, title, last_error,
diff --git a/prefs.js b/prefs.js
index 8a2a018e1..770312427 100644
--- a/prefs.js
+++ b/prefs.js
@@ -288,7 +288,8 @@ function getSelectedFeeds() {
 	var rv = [];
 
 	items.each(function(item) {
-		rv.push(tree.model.store.getValue(item, 'bare_id'));
+		if (item.id[0].match("FEED:"))
+			rv.push(tree.model.store.getValue(item, 'bare_id'));
 	});
 
 	return rv;