diff --git a/XMPPHP/XMPP.php b/XMPPHP/XMPP.php
index c0f8963..808e6e8 100644
--- a/XMPPHP/XMPP.php
+++ b/XMPPHP/XMPP.php
@@ -229,10 +229,11 @@ class XMPPHP_XMPP extends XMPPHP_XMLStream {
 		} else {
 			$payload['type'] = 'chat';
 		}
+		$body = $xml->sub('body');
 		$payload['from'] = $xml->attrs['from'];
-		$payload['body'] = $xml->sub('body')->data;
+		$payload['body'] = is_object($body) ? $body->data : FALSE; // $xml->sub('body')->data;
 		$payload['xml'] = $xml;
-		$this->log->log("Message: {$xml->sub('body')->data}", XMPPHP_Log::LEVEL_DEBUG);
+		$this->log->log("Message: {$payload['body']}", XMPPHP_Log::LEVEL_DEBUG);
 		$this->event('message', $payload);
 	}