diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/databook/server/DBCassandraAstyanaxImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/databook/server/DBCassandraAstyanaxImpl.java
index bf627d2..2bf47e4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/databook/server/DBCassandraAstyanaxImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/databook/server/DBCassandraAstyanaxImpl.java
@@ -273,12 +273,12 @@ public final class DBCassandraAstyanaxImpl implements DatabookStore {
 	@Deprecated
 	public List<Feed> getRecentFeedsByUserAndDate(String userid, long timeInMillis) throws IllegalArgumentException {
 		Date now = new Date();
+		List<Feed> feeds = new ArrayList<>();
 		if (timeInMillis > now.getTime())
 			throw new IllegalArgumentException("the timeInMillis must be before today");
 		List<Post> posts = getRecentPostsByUserAndDate(userid, timeInMillis);
 		if(posts!=null){
 			_log.info("Length of posts is " + posts.size());
-			List<Feed> feeds = new ArrayList<>();
 			for(Post post: posts){
 				_log.info(post.toString());
 				feeds.add(post2feed(post));