diff --git a/src/FavIcon.vala b/src/FavIcon.vala
index 25d29ace..ced252cd 100644
--- a/src/FavIcon.vala
+++ b/src/FavIcon.vala
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ public class FeedReader.FavIcon : GLib.Object
 			}
 
 			// try domainname/favicon.ico
-			GLib.Uri uri;
+			GLib.Uri uri = null;
 			try {
 				uri = GLib.Uri.parse(m_feed.getURL(), GLib.UriFlags.NONE);
 			} catch (GLib.UriError e) {
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ public class FeedReader.FavIcon : GLib.Object
 			string html;
 			try
 			{
-				var bodyStream = yield Utils.getSession().send_async(message_html);
+				var bodyStream = yield Utils.getSession().send_async(message_html, 2, cancellable);
 				html = (string)yield Utils.inputStreamToArray(bodyStream, cancellable);
 			}
 			catch (Error e)
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ public class FeedReader.FavIcon : GLib.Object
 		uint8[]? data;
 		try
 		{
-			var bodyStream = yield Utils.getSession().send_async(message, cancellable);
+			var bodyStream = yield Utils.getSession().send_async(message, 1, cancellable);
 			data = yield Utils.inputStreamToArray(bodyStream, cancellable);
 		}
 		catch (Error e)