diff --git a/root/portal/block/announcements.php b/root/portal/block/announcements.php
index 88fab97b..9b16a088 100644
--- a/root/portal/block/announcements.php
+++ b/root/portal/block/announcements.php
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ else
 		'U_POST_COMMENT'		=> append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}posting.$phpEx", 'mode=reply&' . (($forum_id) ? 'f=' . $forum_id . '&' : '') . 't=' . $topic_id), 	 
 		'S_POLL'					=> $fetch_news[$i]['poll'], 	 
 		'S_UNREAD_INFO'			=> $unread_topic,
-		'U_READ_FULL'			=> append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}portal.$phpEx", ''),
+		'U_READ_FULL'			=> append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}portal.$phpEx"),
 		'L_READ_FULL'				=> $read_full,		
 		'OPEN'						=> $open_bracket,
 		'CLOSE'					=> $close_bracket,
diff --git a/root/portal/block/news.php b/root/portal/block/news.php
index 2f3efab5..f7005eff 100644
--- a/root/portal/block/news.php
+++ b/root/portal/block/news.php
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ else
 		'U_POST_COMMENT'	=> append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}posting.$phpEx", 'mode=reply&f=' . $fetch_news[$i]['forum_id'] . '&t=' . $fetch_news[$i]['topic_id']),
 		'S_POLL'				=> $fetch_news[$i]['poll'],
 		'S_UNREAD_INFO'		=> $unread_topic,
-		'U_READ_FULL'      	=> append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}portal.$phpEx", ''),
+		'U_READ_FULL'      	=> append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}portal.$phpEx"),
 		'L_READ_FULL'      	=> $read_full,      
 		'OPEN'            		=> $open_bracket,
 		'CLOSE'            		=> $close_bracket,