diff --git a/hardware/wemo/lib/wemo.js b/hardware/wemo/lib/wemo.js
index a2ae24ef..a042bfd0 100644
--- a/hardware/wemo/lib/wemo.js
+++ b/hardware/wemo/lib/wemo.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ WeMoNG.prototype.start = function start() {
     request.get(location.href, function(err, res, xml) {
       if (!err) {
         xml2js.parseString(xml, function(err, json) {
-          if (!err && json) {
+          if (!err && json && json.root) {
             var device = { ip: location.hostname, port: location.port };
             for (var key in json.root.device[0]) {
               device[key] = json.root.device[0][key][0];
diff --git a/hardware/wemo/package.json b/hardware/wemo/package.json
index 9ba06250..70d2e368 100644
--- a/hardware/wemo/package.json
+++ b/hardware/wemo/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "node-red-node-wemo",
-  "version": "0.1.11",
+  "version": "0.1.12",
   "description": "Input and Output nodes for Belkin WeMo devices",
   "repository": "https://github.com/node-red/node-red-nodes/tree/master/hardware",
   "main": "WeMoNG.js",