diff --git a/foscam/foscam.py b/foscam/foscam.py
index 3f6bb8c..81e0756 100644
--- a/foscam/foscam.py
+++ b/foscam/foscam.py
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ def send_command(self, cmd, params=None, raw=False):
                 code = int(child.text)
 
             elif child.tag != 'CGI_Result':
-                if type(child.text) == str:
-                    child.text = unquote(child.text)
-                params[child.tag] = child.text
-
+                if child.text:
+                    params[child.tag] = unquote(child.text)
+                else:
+                    params[child.tag] = ""
         if self.verbose:
             print ('Received Foscam response: %s, %s' % (code, params))
         return code, params