diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 9b287ba..c387272 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -78,7 +78,13 @@ export default async function now() {
 						.replace('{instance}', item.instance || '')
 				}
 
-				const latest = await handler(feedUrl || { ...item, feedUrl })
+				// generic handlers expect just feedUrl string, special handlers expect config object
+				const handlerParam = ['rss', 'atom', 'json', 'mastodon', 'maloja'].includes(
+					item.feedType,
+				)
+					? feedUrl
+					: { ...item, feedUrl }
+				const latest = await handler(handlerParam)
 				console.log(`${item.id}: ${latest.text}`)
 				console.log(`${item.id} URL: ${latest.url}`)