diff --git a/app/repositories/story_repository.rb b/app/repositories/story_repository.rb
index 94f5666d8..59fb5cf6b 100644
--- a/app/repositories/story_repository.rb
+++ b/app/repositories/story_repository.rb
@@ -96,7 +96,11 @@ def self.extract_content(entry)
       sanitized_content = sanitize(entry.summary)
     end
 
-    expand_absolute_urls(sanitized_content, entry.url)
+    if entry.url.present?
+      expand_absolute_urls(sanitized_content, entry.url)
+    else
+      sanitized_content
+    end
   end
 
   def self.extract_title(entry)
diff --git a/spec/repositories/story_repository_spec.rb b/spec/repositories/story_repository_spec.rb
index 75a73dbe0..fa392abdd 100644
--- a/spec/repositories/story_repository_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/repositories/story_repository_spec.rb
@@ -85,6 +85,22 @@
     it "falls back to summary if there is no content" do
       expect(StoryRepository.extract_content(summary_only)).to eq "Dumb publisher"
     end
+
+    it "expands urls" do
+      entry = double(url: "http://mdswanson.com",
+                     content: nil,
+                     summary: "<a href=\"page\">Page</a>")
+
+      expect(StoryRepository.extract_content(entry)).to eq "<a href=\"http://mdswanson.com/page\">Page</a>"
+    end
+
+    it "ignores URL expansion if entry url is nil" do
+      entry = double(url: nil,
+                     content: nil,
+                     summary: "<a href=\"page\">Page</a>")
+
+      expect(StoryRepository.extract_content(entry)).to eq "<a href=\"page\">Page</a>"
+    end
   end
 
   describe ".sanitize" do