diff --git a/lib/mls/properties/hash.rb b/lib/mls/properties/hash.rb
index 4569bd6..c963500 100644
--- a/lib/mls/properties/hash.rb
+++ b/lib/mls/properties/hash.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 class MLS::Property::Hash < MLS::Property
   
   def load(value) # from_json
-    case value
-    when Hash
-      value.with_indifferent_access
-    else
-      value
-    end
+    value && value.with_indifferent_access
   end
 
   def dump(value)
diff --git a/mls.gemspec b/mls.gemspec
index 62baea3..e58a907 100644
--- a/mls.gemspec
+++ b/mls.gemspec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ $:.push File.expand_path("../lib", __FILE__)
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name        = "mls"
-  s.version     = '0.6.0'
+  s.version     = '0.6.1'
   s.authors     = ["James R. Bracy", "Jon Bracy"]
   s.email       = ["james@42floors.com"]
   s.homepage    = "http://mls.42floors.com"