diff --git a/src/Model/Item.php b/src/Model/Item.php
index 59928fd64..d5f503156 100644
--- a/src/Model/Item.php
+++ b/src/Model/Item.php
@@ -1382,27 +1382,6 @@ class Item
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		// check for create date and expire time
-		$expire_interval = DI::config()->get('system', 'dbclean-expire-days', 0);
-
-		$user = DBA::selectFirst('user', ['expire'], ['uid' => $item['uid']]);
-		if (DBA::isResult($user) && ($user['expire'] > 0) && (($user['expire'] < $expire_interval) || ($expire_interval == 0))) {
-			$expire_interval = $user['expire'];
-		}
-
-		if (($expire_interval > 0) && !empty($item['created'])) {
-			$expire_date = time() - ($expire_interval * 86400);
-			$created_date = strtotime($item['created']);
-			if ($created_date < $expire_date) {
-				Logger::notice('Item created before expiration interval.', [
-					'created' => date('c', $created_date),
-					'expired' => date('c', $expire_date),
-					'$item' => $item
-				]);
-				return false;
-			}
-		}
-
 		if (!empty($item['author-id']) && Contact::isBlocked($item['author-id'])) {
 			Logger::notice('Author is blocked node-wide', ['author-link' => $item['author-link'], 'item-uri' => $item['uri']]);
 			return false;
@@ -1446,6 +1425,38 @@ class Item
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Check if the item array is too old
+	 *
+	 * @param array $item
+	 * @return boolean item is too old
+	 */
+	public static function isTooOld(array $item)
+	{
+		// check for create date and expire time
+		$expire_interval = DI::config()->get('system', 'dbclean-expire-days', 0);
+
+		$user = DBA::selectFirst('user', ['expire'], ['uid' => $item['uid']]);
+		if (DBA::isResult($user) && ($user['expire'] > 0) && (($user['expire'] < $expire_interval) || ($expire_interval == 0))) {
+			$expire_interval = $user['expire'];
+		}
+
+		if (($expire_interval > 0) && !empty($item['created'])) {
+			$expire_date = time() - ($expire_interval * 86400);
+			$created_date = strtotime($item['created']);
+			if ($created_date < $expire_date) {
+				Logger::notice('Item created before expiration interval.', [
+					'created' => date('c', $created_date),
+					'expired' => date('c', $expire_date),
+					'$item' => $item
+				]);
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Return the id of the given item array if it has been stored before
 	 *
diff --git a/src/Protocol/Feed.php b/src/Protocol/Feed.php
index 9302a0590..6390fab65 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Feed.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/Feed.php
@@ -503,7 +503,10 @@ class Feed
 				$items[] = $item;
 				break;
 			} elseif (!Item::isValid($item)) {
-				Logger::info('Feed is invalid', ['created' => $item['created'], 'uid' => $item['uid'], 'uri' => $item['uri']]);
+				Logger::info('Feed item is invalid', ['created' => $item['created'], 'uid' => $item['uid'], 'uri' => $item['uri']]);
+				continue;
+			} elseif (Item::isTooOld($item)) {
+				Logger::info('Feed is too old', ['created' => $item['created'], 'uid' => $item['uid'], 'uri' => $item['uri']]);
 				continue;
 			}