diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/announcements_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/announcements_controller.rb
index 1c187a6..97f16bd 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/announcements_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/announcements_controller.rb
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ class Admin::AnnouncementsController < OrbitAdminController
             http_req = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
             if remote_url.include?('https')
               http_req.use_ssl = true
-              http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
+              http_req.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
             end
             response = http_request( http_req , request )
           end
@@ -467,9 +467,9 @@ class Admin::AnnouncementsController < OrbitAdminController
   end
 
   def destroy
+    related_feeds = @bulletin.get_related_feeds.select{|feed| feed.remote_urls.count != 0}
     @bulletin.destroy
     Thread.new do
-      related_feeds = @bulletin.get_related_feeds.select{|feed| feed.remote_urls.count != 0}
       if related_feeds.count != 0
         tmp_data = {'type'=>'destroy', 'data'=>[@bulletin.uid]}
         request = Net::HTTP::Post.new('/xhr/feeds/notify_change', 'Content-Type' => 'application/json')