diff --git a/backend-rpc.php b/backend-rpc.php
index 2b2f61279..1e98aa125 100644
--- a/backend-rpc.php
+++ b/backend-rpc.php
@@ -186,10 +186,13 @@
 		}
 
 		if ($subop == "sanityCheck") {
+			print "<rpc-reply>";
 			if (sanity_check($link)) {
 				print "<error error-code=\"0\"/>";
+				print_init_params($link);
 			}
-		}
+			print "</rpc-reply>";
+		}		
 
 		if ($subop == "globalPurge") {
 
@@ -198,5 +201,11 @@
 			print "</rpc-reply>";
 
 		}
+
+		if ($subop == "storeParam") {
+			$key = $_GET["key"];
+			$value = $_GET["value"];
+			$_SESSION["stored-params"][$key] = $value;
+		}
 	}
 ?>
diff --git a/backend.php b/backend.php
index bad5253c9..d48d81497 100644
--- a/backend.php
+++ b/backend.php
@@ -108,14 +108,14 @@
 			setcookie("ttrss_vf_hreadf", 0);
 		}  
 
-		setcookie('ttrss_vf_refresh', FEEDS_FRAME_REFRESH);
-		setcookie('ttrss_vf_daemon', ENABLE_UPDATE_DAEMON);
+//		setcookie('ttrss_vf_refresh', FEEDS_FRAME_REFRESH);
+//		setcookie('ttrss_vf_daemon', ENABLE_UPDATE_DAEMON);
 
-		if (get_pref($link, "ON_CATCHUP_SHOW_NEXT_FEED")) {		
+/*		if (get_pref($link, "ON_CATCHUP_SHOW_NEXT_FEED")) {		
 			setcookie('ttrss_vf_catchupnext', 1);
 		} else {
 			setcookie('ttrss_vf_catchupnext', 0);
-		}		
+		} */
 	}
 
 	$fetch = $_GET["fetch"];
diff --git a/feedlist.js b/feedlist.js
index 65025ecac..66ae169cd 100644
--- a/feedlist.js
+++ b/feedlist.js
@@ -42,8 +42,14 @@ function viewfeed(feed, skip, subop, doc, is_cat, subop_param) {
 			toolbar_form.query.value = "";
 		}
 
-		setCookie("ttrss_vf_limit", toolbar_form.limit[toolbar_form.limit.selectedIndex].value);
-		setCookie("ttrss_vf_vmode", toolbar_form.view_mode[toolbar_form.view_mode.selectedIndex].value);
+//		setCookie("ttrss_vf_limit", toolbar_form.limit[toolbar_form.limit.selectedIndex].value);
+//		setCookie("ttrss_vf_vmode", toolbar_form.view_mode[toolbar_form.view_mode.selectedIndex].value);
+
+		parent.storeInitParam("toolbar_limit", 
+			toolbar_form.limit[toolbar_form.limit.selectedIndex].value);
+
+		parent.storeInitParam("toolbar_view_mode", 
+			toolbar_form.view_mode[toolbar_form.view_mode.selectedIndex].value);
 
 		var query = "backend.php?op=viewfeed&feed=" + feed + "&" +
 			toolbar_query + "&subop=" + param_escape(subop);
@@ -85,7 +91,9 @@ function viewfeed(feed, skip, subop, doc, is_cat, subop_param) {
 			var next_unread_feed = getRelativeFeedId(feedlist,
 					getActiveFeedId(), "next", true);
 
-			if (next_unread_feed && getCookie('ttrss_vf_catchupnext') == 1) {
+			var show_next_feed = parent.getInitParam("on_catchup_show_next_feed") == "1";
+
+			if (next_unread_feed && show_next_feed) {
 				query = query + "&nuf=" + param_escape(next_unread_feed);
 				setActiveFeedId(next_unread_feed);
 			}
diff --git a/functions.js b/functions.js
index 46c812ed5..5940174d3 100644
--- a/functions.js
+++ b/functions.js
@@ -1054,3 +1054,4 @@ function filterCR(e)
           return true;
 }
 
+
diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index c97be42c8..30f309dd3 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -1688,4 +1688,22 @@
 	function get_session_cookie_name() {
 		return ((!defined('TTRSS_SESSION_NAME')) ? "ttrss_sid" : TTRSS_SESSION_NAME);
 	}
+
+	function print_init_params($link) {
+		print "<init-params>";
+		if ($_SESSION["stored-params"]) {
+			foreach (array_keys($_SESSION["stored-params"]) as $key) {
+				$value = htmlspecialchars($_SESSION["stored-params"][$key]);
+				print "<param key=\"$key\" value=\"$value\"/>";
+			}
+		}
+
+		print "<param key=\"daemon_enabled\" value=\"" . ENABLE_UPDATE_DAEMON . "\"/>";
+		print "<param key=\"feeds_frame_refresh\" value=\"" . FEEDS_FRAME_REFRESH . "\"/>";
+
+		print "<param key=\"on_catchup_show_next_feed\" value=\"" . 
+			get_pref($link, "ON_CATCHUP_SHOW_NEXT_FEED") . "\"/>";
+
+		print "</init-params>";
+	}
 ?>
diff --git a/tt-rss.js b/tt-rss.js
index 98cb9c712..c7e6cbcd7 100644
--- a/tt-rss.js
+++ b/tt-rss.js
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ var cookie_lifetime = 0;
 
 var xmlhttp = Ajax.getTransport();
 
+var init_params = new Array();
+
 function toggleTags() {
 	display_tags = !display_tags;
 
@@ -123,7 +125,7 @@ function backend_sanity_check_callback() {
 				return;
 			}
 	
-			var reply = xmlhttp.responseXML.firstChild;
+			var reply = xmlhttp.responseXML.firstChild.firstChild;
 	
 			if (!reply) {
 				fatalError(3, "[D002, Invalid RPC reply]: " + xmlhttp.responseText);
@@ -138,6 +140,21 @@ function backend_sanity_check_callback() {
 	
 			debug("sanity check ok");
 
+			var params = reply.nextSibling;
+
+			if (params) {
+				debug('reading init-params...');
+				var param = params.firstChild;
+
+				while (param) {
+					var k = param.getAttribute("key");
+					var v = param.getAttribute("value");
+					debug(k + " => " + v);
+					init_params[k] = v;					
+					param = param.nextSibling;
+				}
+			}
+
 			init_second_stage();
 
 		} catch (e) {
@@ -259,9 +276,9 @@ function viewfeed(feed, skip, subop) {
 function timeout() {
 	scheduleFeedUpdate(false);
 
-	var refresh_time = getCookie('ttrss_vf_refresh');
+	var refresh_time = getInitParam("feeds_frame_refresh");
 
-	if (!refresh_time) refresh_time = 600;
+	if (!refresh_time) refresh_time = 600; 
 
 	setTimeout("timeout()", refresh_time*1000);
 }
@@ -423,10 +440,10 @@ function init_second_stage() {
 
 		var tb = parent.document.forms["main_toolbar_form"];
 
-		dropboxSelect(tb.view_mode, getCookie("ttrss_vf_vmode"));
-		dropboxSelect(tb.limit, getCookie("ttrss_vf_limit"));
+		dropboxSelect(tb.view_mode, getInitParam("toolbar_view_mode"));
+		dropboxSelect(tb.limit, getInitParam("toolbar_limit"));
 
-		daemon_enabled = getCookie("ttrss_vf_daemon");
+		daemon_enabled = getInitParam("daemon_enabled");
 
 		// FIXME should be callled after window resize
 
@@ -592,3 +609,12 @@ function fatalError(code, message) {
 		exception_error("fatalError", e);
 	}
 }
+
+function getInitParam(key) {
+	return init_params[key];
+}
+
+function storeInitParam(key, value) {
+	new Ajax.Request("backend.php?op=rpc&subop=storeParam&key=" + 
+		param_escape(key) + "&value=" + param_escape(value));		
+}