diff --git a/django/didgeridoo/currencies/exchange_rates.py b/django/didgeridoo/currencies/exchange_rates.py
index 7e7cfd9..7410cad 100644
--- a/django/didgeridoo/currencies/exchange_rates.py
+++ b/django/didgeridoo/currencies/exchange_rates.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ def get_rss(url):
 
 
 def parse_rss(urlsocket):
+    rss_tree = ''
     if urlsocket:
         root = ET.parse(urlsocket)
         rss_tree = ET.ElementTree(root)
diff --git a/django/didgeridoo/currencies/views.py b/django/didgeridoo/currencies/views.py
index 33cabe1..f5a1d57 100644
--- a/django/didgeridoo/currencies/views.py
+++ b/django/didgeridoo/currencies/views.py
@@ -40,16 +40,16 @@ def currencies(request):
     try:
         urlsocket = exchange_rates.get_rss(SNB_URL)
     except Exception as e:
-        print('currencies/views get_rss(): ', urlsocket, 'error:', e)
+        print('currencies/views.currencies() get_rss() error:', e)
     try:
         rss_tree = exchange_rates.parse_rss(urlsocket)
     except Exception as e:
-        print('currencies/views parse_rss(): ', rss_tree, 'error:', e)
+        print('currencies/views.currencies() parse_rss() error:', e)
     try:
         raw_data = exchange_rates.get_exchange_rate(rss_tree, ns)
     except Exception as e:
-        print('currencies/views get_exchange_rate(): ', raw_data, 'error:', e)
-
+        print('currencies/views.currencies() get_exchange_rate() error:', e)
+        raw_data = None
     today = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
 
     message_no = "Already querried: "