diff --git a/OCGumbo/OCGumbo.m b/OCGumbo/OCGumbo.m
index 5a9f973..52b0a56 100644
--- a/OCGumbo/OCGumbo.m
+++ b/OCGumbo/OCGumbo.m
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ - (OCGumboAttribute *)getAttributeNode:(NSString *)name {
 }
 
 - (NSString *)getAttribute:(NSString *)name {
-    return @(oc_gumbo_get_attribute(_gumboNode, [name UTF8String]));
+    const char *text = oc_gumbo_get_attribute(_gumboNode, [name UTF8String]);
+    return text ? @(text) : nil;
 }
 
 @end