diff --git a/system/pages/characters.php b/system/pages/characters.php
index 2f03884b..9f38a5c2 100644
--- a/system/pages/characters.php
+++ b/system/pages/characters.php
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ if(isset($_REQUEST['name']))
 
 if(empty($name))
 {
-	$tmp_link = getPlayerLink($name);
 	echo 'Here you can get detailed information about a certain player on ' . $config['lua']['serverName'] . '.<br/>';
 	echo generate_search_form(true);
 	return;
diff --git a/system/pages/news.php b/system/pages/news.php
index eb7ccd2f..75bb2951 100644
--- a/system/pages/news.php
+++ b/system/pages/news.php
@@ -108,8 +108,9 @@ $title = 'Latest News';
 $cache = Cache::getInstance();
 
 $news_cached = false;
-if($cache->enabled())
+if($cache->enabled() && !admin()) {
 	$news_cached = News::getCached(NEWS);
+}
 
 if(!$news_cached)
 {