diff --git a/classes/api.php b/classes/api.php
index 2416dd7c9..262d5c5bc 100755
--- a/classes/api.php
+++ b/classes/api.php
@@ -550,9 +550,10 @@ class API extends Handler {
 				foreach ($vfeeds as $feed) {
 					if (!implements_interface($feed['sender'], 'IVirtualFeed'))
 						continue;
-					
+
+					/** @var IVirtualFeed $feed['sender'] */
 					$unread = $feed['sender']->get_unread($feed['id']);
-					
+
 					if ($unread || !$unread_only) {
 						$row = [
 							'id' => PluginHost::pfeed_to_feed_id($feed['id']),
@@ -697,11 +698,14 @@ class API extends Handler {
 				"skip_first_id_check" => $skip_first_id_check
 			);
 
+			$qfh_ret = [];
+
 			if (!$is_cat && is_numeric($feed_id) && $feed_id < PLUGIN_FEED_BASE_INDEX && $feed_id > LABEL_BASE_INDEX) {
-				/** @var IVirtualFeed|false $handler */
 				$pfeed_id = PluginHost::feed_to_pfeed_id($feed_id);
+
+				/** @var IVirtualFeed|false $handler */
 				$handler = PluginHost::getInstance()->get_feed_handler($pfeed_id);
-				
+
 				if ($handler) {
 					$params = array(
 						"feed" => $feed_id,
@@ -716,12 +720,12 @@ class API extends Handler {
 						"check_first_id" => $check_first_id,
 						"skip_first_id_check" => $skip_first_id_check
 					);
-	
+
 					$qfh_ret = $handler->get_headlines($pfeed_id, $params);
 				}
-	
+
 			} else {
-	
+
 				$params = array(
 					"feed" => $feed_id,
 					"limit" => $limit,
@@ -735,7 +739,7 @@ class API extends Handler {
 					"check_first_id" => $check_first_id,
 					"skip_first_id_check" => $skip_first_id_check
 				);
-	
+
 				$qfh_ret = Feeds::_get_headlines($params);
 			}
 
diff --git a/classes/feeds.php b/classes/feeds.php
index 3801f1511..37ce77aa9 100755
--- a/classes/feeds.php
+++ b/classes/feeds.php
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ class Feeds extends Handler_Protected {
 		}
 
 		Debug::set_enabled(true);
-		Debug::set_loglevel(Debug::map_loglevel($xdebug));
+		Debug::set_loglevel((int)Debug::map_loglevel($xdebug));
 
 		$feed_id = (int)$_REQUEST["feed_id"];
 		$do_update = ($_REQUEST["action"] ?? "") == "do_update";
@@ -969,6 +969,7 @@ class Feeds extends Handler_Protected {
 			$feed_id = PluginHost::feed_to_pfeed_id($feed);
 			$handler = PluginHost::getInstance()->get_feed_handler($feed_id);
 			if (implements_interface($handler, 'IVirtualFeed')) {
+				/** @var IVirtualFeed $handler */
 				return $handler->get_unread($feed_id);
 			} else {
 				return 0;