diff --git a/client/dotNET/Rss.cs b/client/dotNET/Rss.cs
index 2345a3a..0a78bcc 100644
--- a/client/dotNET/Rss.cs
+++ b/client/dotNET/Rss.cs
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ namespace XiboClient
             headContent += "           type: 'ticker',";
             headContent += "           direction: '" + _direction + "',";
             headContent += "           duration: " + _duration + ",";
+            // Note the boolean test is backwards here! But luckily it's backwards in the JavaScript that uses it too. Phew!
             headContent += "           durationIsPerItem: " + ((_durationIsPerItem == 0) ? "true" : "false") + ",";
             headContent += "           numItems: 0,";
             headContent += "           width: " + _width + ",";
@@ -405,6 +406,9 @@ namespace XiboClient
 
             // No matter what, start the timer now (passing our calculated duration instead of the provided one)
             Duration = _duration;
+            // Override the duration if necessary
+            if (_durationIsPerItem == 1)
+                Duration = Duration * _numItems;
 
             // Start the timer
             base.StartTimer();
@@ -495,7 +499,10 @@ namespace XiboClient
 
                 try
                 {
-                    _wc.Dispose();
+                    // Wasn't created if RSS cache was fresh (RefreshLocalRss not called then).
+                    if (_wc != null) {
+                        _wc.Dispose();
+                    }
                 }
                 catch
                 {