diff --git a/rss/bot.py b/rss/bot.py
index 4806f1f..945903b 100644
--- a/rss/bot.py
+++ b/rss/bot.py
@@ -280,12 +280,12 @@ class RSSBot(Plugin):
             feed_id=feed_id,
             id=(
                 getattr(entry, "id", None)
+                or getattr(entry, "link", None)
                 or hashlib.sha1(
                     " ".join(
                         [
                             getattr(entry, "title", ""),
                             getattr(entry, "description", ""),
-                            getattr(entry, "link", ""),
                         ]
                     ).encode("utf-8")
                 ).hexdigest()