diff --git a/src/Config.py b/src/Config.py
index e81b425b..b48b24cf 100644
--- a/src/Config.py
+++ b/src/Config.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class Config(object):
 
     def __init__(self, argv):
         self.version = "0.3.5"
-        self.rev = 841
+        self.rev = 843
         self.argv = argv
         self.action = None
         self.createParser()
diff --git a/src/util/UpnpPunch.py b/src/util/UpnpPunch.py
index d7caea1e..01df380f 100644
--- a/src/util/UpnpPunch.py
+++ b/src/util/UpnpPunch.py
@@ -139,11 +139,17 @@ def _create_soap_message(local_ip, port, description="UPnPPunch", protocol="TCP"
 
 def _parse_for_errors(soap_response):
     if soap_response.status == 500:
-        err_dom = parseString(soap_response.read())
-        err_code = _node_val(err_dom.getElementsByTagName('errorCode')[0])
-        err_msg = _node_val(
-            err_dom.getElementsByTagName('errorDescription')[0]
-        )
+        response_data = soap_response.read()
+        try:
+            err_dom = parseString(response_data)
+            err_code = _node_val(err_dom.getElementsByTagName('errorCode')[0])
+            err_msg = _node_val(
+                err_dom.getElementsByTagName('errorDescription')[0]
+            )
+        except Exception, err:
+            logging.error("Unable to parse SOAP error: {0}, response: {1}".format(err, response_data))
+            return False
+
         logging.error('SOAP request error: {0} - {1}'.format(err_code, err_msg))
         raise Exception(
             'SOAP request error: {0} - {1}'.format(err_code, err_msg)