--- activitystream_feed.module
+++ (clipboard)
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@
 	$feed->set_useragent('Drupal Activity Streams');
 	// Set this so that SimplePie will cache the favicon
 	//$feed->set_favicon_handler('tmp');
-	$feed->init();
+	
+	if(!$feed->init()) {
+    watchdog('activitystream', $feed->error, WATCHDOG_ERROR);
+    return;
+  }
+  
 	$favicon = str_replace('?=i','/', $feed->get_favicon());
 
 	$arrFeed = $feed->get_items();