diff --git a/Fervor/Item.swift b/Fervor/Item.swift
index 53cb27d..cb761a3 100644
--- a/Fervor/Item.swift
+++ b/Fervor/Item.swift
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import Foundation
 public struct Item: Decodable {
     public let id: FervorID
     public let feedID: FervorID
-    public let title: String
-    public let author: String
+    public let title: String?
+    public let author: String?
     public let published: Date?
     public let createdAt: Date?
     public let content: String?
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ public struct Item: Decodable {
         
         self.id = try container.decode(FervorID.self, forKey: .id)
         self.feedID = try container.decode(FervorID.self, forKey: .feedID)
-        self.title = try container.decode(String.self, forKey: .title)
-        self.author = try container.decode(String.self, forKey: .author)
+        self.title = try container.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .title)
+        self.author = try container.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .author)
         self.published = try container.decodeIfPresent(Date.self, forKey: .published)
         self.createdAt = try container.decodeIfPresent(Date.self, forKey: .createdAt)
         self.content = try container.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .content)