diff --git a/singular-index-advanced.php b/singular-index-advanced.php
index 7868d611..ba2f3c33 100644
--- a/singular-index-advanced.php
+++ b/singular-index-advanced.php
@@ -33,13 +33,15 @@ $sorted_stories = [];
 if ( $stories->have_posts() ) {
   // Loop through posts...
   foreach ( $stories->posts as $story ) {
+    $story_id = $story->ID;
+
     // Skip hidden
-    if ( get_post_meta( $story->ID, 'fictioneer_story_hidden', true ) ) {
+    if ( get_post_meta( $story_id, 'fictioneer_story_hidden', true ) ) {
       continue;
     }
 
     // Relevant data
-    $title = trim( fictioneer_get_safe_title( $story->ID, 'story_index' ) );
+    $title = trim( fictioneer_get_safe_title( $story_id, 'story_index' ) );
     $first_char = strtolower( mb_substr( $title, 0, 1, 'UTF-8' ) );
 
     // Normalize for numbers and other non-alphabetical characters
@@ -53,13 +55,13 @@ if ( $stories->have_posts() ) {
     }
 
     $sorted_stories[ $first_char ][] = array(
-      'id' => $story->ID,
+      'id' => $story_id,
       'title' => $title,
-      'link' => get_post_meta( $story->ID, 'fictioneer_story_redirect_link', true ) ?: get_permalink( $story->ID ),
-      'date' => get_the_date( $story->ID ),
-      'total_words' => absint( get_post_meta( $story->ID, 'fictioneer_story_total_word_count', true ) ?? 0 ),
-      'rating' => get_post_meta( $story->ID, 'fictioneer_story_rating', true ),
-      'status' => get_post_meta( $story->ID, 'fictioneer_story_status', true )
+      'link' => get_post_meta( $story_id, 'fictioneer_story_redirect_link', true ) ?: get_permalink( $story_id ),
+      'date' => get_the_date( $story_id ),
+      'total_words' => absint( get_post_meta( $story_id, 'fictioneer_story_total_word_count', true ) ?? 0 ),
+      'rating' => get_post_meta( $story_id, 'fictioneer_story_rating', true ),
+      'status' => get_post_meta( $story_id, 'fictioneer_story_status', true )
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/singular-index.php b/singular-index.php
index 2994aba2..6f181a8f 100644
--- a/singular-index.php
+++ b/singular-index.php
@@ -33,13 +33,15 @@ $sorted_stories = [];
 if ( $stories->have_posts() ) {
   // Loop through posts...
   foreach ( $stories->posts as $story ) {
+    $story_id = $story->ID;
+
     // Skip hidden
-    if ( get_post_meta( $story->ID, 'fictioneer_story_hidden', true ) ) {
+    if ( get_post_meta( $story_id, 'fictioneer_story_hidden', true ) ) {
       continue;
     }
 
     // Relevant data
-    $title = trim( fictioneer_get_safe_title( $story->ID, 'story_index' ) );
+    $title = trim( fictioneer_get_safe_title( $story_id, 'story_index' ) );
     $first_char = strtolower( mb_substr( $title, 0, 1, 'UTF-8' ) );
 
     // Normalize for numbers and other non-alphabetical characters
@@ -53,9 +55,9 @@ if ( $stories->have_posts() ) {
     }
 
     $sorted_stories[ $first_char ][] = array(
-      'id' => $story->ID,
+      'id' => $story_id,
       'title' => $title,
-      'link' => get_post_meta( $story->ID, 'fictioneer_story_redirect_link', true ) ?: get_permalink( $story->ID )
+      'link' => get_post_meta( $story_id, 'fictioneer_story_redirect_link', true ) ?: get_permalink( $story_id )
     );
   }