diff --git a/include/notifier.php b/include/notifier.php
index 871027418..8af67898c 100644
--- a/include/notifier.php
+++ b/include/notifier.php
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@
 						dbesc($atom)
 					);
 				}
-
 				break;
 			default:
 				if($followup && $contact['notify']) {
diff --git a/include/queue.php b/include/queue.php
index 7df510ef4..97187d125 100644
--- a/include/queue.php
+++ b/include/queue.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ function remove_queue_item($id) {
 			continue;
 
 		$c = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `id` = %d LIMIT 1",
-			intval($q_item['cid'])
+			intval($qi[0]['cid'])
 		);
 		if(! count($c)) {
 			remove_queue_item($q_item['id']);