diff --git a/backend.php b/backend.php
index 299038434..d2c68a64f 100644
--- a/backend.php
+++ b/backend.php
@@ -227,10 +227,10 @@
 				$article = format_article($link, $id, false);
 				print $article['content'];
 				return;
-			} else {
-				catchupArticleById($link, $id, 0);
 			}
 
+			catchupArticleById($link, $id, 0);
+
 			if (!$_SESSION["bw_limit"]) {
 				foreach ($cids as $cid) {
 					if ($cid) {
diff --git a/viewfeed.js b/viewfeed.js
index fd1887976..2ffad4a3d 100644
--- a/viewfeed.js
+++ b/viewfeed.js
@@ -324,6 +324,8 @@ function view(id) {
 
 		last_requested_article = id;
 
+		console.log(query);
+
 		new Ajax.Request("backend.php", {
 			parameters: query,
 			onComplete: function(transport) {