diff --git a/freepost/__init__.py b/freepost/__init__.py
index 23d9b2a..64432b0 100755
--- a/freepost/__init__.py
+++ b/freepost/__init__.py
@@ -835,10 +835,10 @@ def rss (sorting):
     base_url = request.urlparts.scheme + '://' + request.urlparts.netloc
     
     if sorting == 'new':
-        posts = database.get_new_posts ()
+        posts = database.get_posts (sort='new')
     
     if sorting == 'hot':
-        posts = database.get_hot_posts ()
+        posts = database.get_posts (sort='hot')
     
     # Set correct Content-Type header for this RSS feed
     response.content_type = 'application/rss+xml; charset=UTF-8'