diff --git a/feed.go b/feed.go
index 810643d..d4c2e46 100644
--- a/feed.go
+++ b/feed.go
@@ -178,11 +178,13 @@ type Feed struct {
 // saveFeed stores a feed in PostgreSQL
 func (c *Crawler) saveFeed(feed *Feed) error {
 	// Default publishStatus to "held" if not set
-	// Auto-deny feeds with no language specified
+	// Auto-deny feeds with no language or non-RSS/Atom type
 	publishStatus := feed.PublishStatus
 	if publishStatus == "" {
 		if feed.Language == "" {
 			publishStatus = "deny"
+		} else if feed.Type != "rss" && feed.Type != "atom" {
+			publishStatus = "deny"
 		} else {
 			publishStatus = "held"
 		}