diff --git a/conservancy/blog/models.py b/conservancy/blog/models.py
index faa0a32941057b137bbfa6fa73d45060cf9137a3..876444e7a153fbc2a9a337700e14fd4f20eb2d98 100644
--- a/conservancy/blog/models.py
+++ b/conservancy/blog/models.py
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ class Entry(models.Model, bsoup.SoupModelMixin):
 
         # Ping Technorati
         j = xmlrpc.client.Server('http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping')
-        reply = j.weblogUpdates.ping(blog_name, blog_url)
+        j.weblogUpdates.ping(blog_name, blog_url)
 
         # Ping Google Blog Search
         j = xmlrpc.client.Server('http://blogsearch.google.com/ping/RPC2')
-        reply = j.weblogUpdates.ping(blog_name, blog_url, post_url)
+        j.weblogUpdates.ping(blog_name, blog_url, post_url)
 
         # Call any superclass's method
         super().save()