diff --git a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/dao/FeedDAO.java b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/dao/FeedDAO.java
index a9e7b418..cf21c924 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/dao/FeedDAO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/dao/FeedDAO.java
@@ -112,7 +112,10 @@ public class FeedDAO extends GenericDAO<Feed> {
 
 		List<Feed> list = q.getResultList();
 		int deleted = list.size();
-		delete(list);
+		for (Feed feed : list) {
+			feed.getEntries().clear();
+			delete(feed);
+		}
 		return deleted;
 
 	}