diff --git a/fixPermissions.cpp b/fixPermissions.cpp
index 1d2c518..5d4b0d2 100644
--- a/fixPermissions.cpp
+++ b/fixPermissions.cpp
@@ -443,15 +443,19 @@
 	xmlFile.read(&xmlBuf[0], len);
 	xmlBuf[len] = '\0';
 	xml_document<> pkgDoc;
+	LOGINFO("parsing package, %i...\n", len);
 	pkgDoc.parse<parse_full>(&xmlBuf[0]);
 
 	xml_node<> * pkgNode = pkgDoc.first_node("packages");
-	xml_node <> * next = pkgNode->first_node("package");
-
-	if (next == NULL) {
+	if (pkgNode == NULL) {
 		LOGERR("No packages found to fix.\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
+	xml_node <> * next = pkgNode->first_node("package");
+	if (next == NULL) {
+		LOGERR("No package found to fix.\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
 
 	//Get packages
 	while (next->first_attribute("name") != NULL) {