diff --git a/rhodecode/controllers/feed.py b/rhodecode/controllers/feed.py
--- a/rhodecode/controllers/feed.py
+++ b/rhodecode/controllers/feed.py
@@ -87,9 +87,8 @@ class FeedController(BaseRepoController)
         return diff_processor, changes
 
     def __get_desc(self, cs):
-        desc_msg = []
-        desc_msg.append((_('%s committed on %s')
-                         % (h.person(cs.author), h.fmt_date(cs.date))) + '<br/>')
+        desc_msg = [(_('%s committed on %s')
+                     % (h.person(cs.author), h.fmt_date(cs.date))) + '<br/>']
         #branches, tags, bookmarks
         if cs.branch:
             desc_msg.append('branch: %s<br/>' % cs.branch)