diff --git a/src/server/api/routers/rss.ts b/src/server/api/routers/rss.ts
index 45e136137..64e97e458 100644
--- a/src/server/api/routers/rss.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/routers/rss.ts
@@ -62,13 +62,17 @@ export const rssRouter = createTRPCRouter({
         | IRssWidget
         | undefined;
 
-      if (!rssWidget || input.feedUrls.length === 0) {
+      if (!rssWidget) {
         throw new TRPCError({
           code: 'NOT_FOUND',
           message: 'required widget does not exist',
         });
       }
 
+      if (input.feedUrls.length === 0) {
+        return [{ feed: undefined, success: false }]
+      }
+
       const result = await Promise.all(
         input.feedUrls.map(async (feedUrl) =>
           getFeedUrl(feedUrl, rssWidget.properties.dangerousAllowSanitizedItemContent)
diff --git a/src/widgets/rss/RssWidgetTile.tsx b/src/widgets/rss/RssWidgetTile.tsx
index 233b04dbd..2be4250ff 100644
--- a/src/widgets/rss/RssWidgetTile.tsx
+++ b/src/widgets/rss/RssWidgetTile.tsx
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ function RssTile({ widget }: RssTileProps) {
     );
   }
 
-  if (data.length < 1 || !data[0].feed || isError) {
+  if (data.length === 1 && !data[0].feed || isError) {
     return (
       <Center h="100%">
         <Stack align="center">
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ export const useGetRssFeeds = (
       // Cache the results for 24 hours
       cacheTime: 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24,
       staleTime: 1000 * 60 * refreshInterval,
-      enabled: !!configName,
+      enabled: !!configName || !!feedUrls,
     }
   );