diff --git a/lib/easy/api/block_wrapper.rb b/lib/easy/api/block_wrapper.rb
index 5bdf451..676a24c 100644
--- a/lib/easy/api/block_wrapper.rb
+++ b/lib/easy/api/block_wrapper.rb
@@ -25,10 +25,16 @@ def initialize(controller)
     # use the controller to render the response
     def render_result(render_params)
       format = (render_params[:format] || 'json').try(:to_sym)
+      formatted_result = if format == :xml
+        @result.to_xml(render_params[:options] || {})
+      else
+        @result
+      end
+
       if render_params[:callback].blank?
-        @controller.render(format => @result, :status => @result.status_code)
+        @controller.render(format => formatted_result, :status => @result.status_code)
       else
-        @controller.render(format => @result, :status => @result.status_code, :callback => render_params[:callback], :content_type => 'application/javascript')
+        @controller.render(format => formatted_result, :status => @result.status_code, :callback => render_params[:callback], :content_type => 'application/javascript')
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/easy/api/result.rb b/lib/easy/api/result.rb
index 4acdf48..6b35919 100644
--- a/lib/easy/api/result.rb
+++ b/lib/easy/api/result.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require 'ostruct'
+require "active_support/core_ext/hash/conversions"
 
 module Easy::Api
   # Encapsulates the response data of an API call
@@ -42,6 +43,9 @@ def as_json(options={})
     # Will always contain 'success', the error if there is one, and any dynamic attributes.
     # @return [Hash]
     def to_xml(options={})
+      options = options.dup
+      options[:root]        ||= 'response'
+      options[:skip_types]  ||= true
       convert_to_hash.to_xml(options)
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/easy/api/customers_controller_spec.rb b/spec/lib/easy/api/customers_controller_spec.rb
index 86ea40d..7c35d29 100644
--- a/spec/lib/easy/api/customers_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/easy/api/customers_controller_spec.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
     it "gets the index in xml format" do
       get :index, :format => 'xml'
-      expect(response.body).to eql("<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<hash>\n  <customers type=\"array\">\n    <customer>\n      <name>fred</name>\n      <age>19</age>\n    </customer>\n    <customer>\n      <name>jackie</name>\n      <age>21</age>\n    </customer>\n  </customers>\n  <success type=\"boolean\">true</success>\n</hash>\n")
+      expect(response.body).to eql("<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<response>\n  <customers>\n    <customer>\n      <name>fred</name>\n      <age>19</age>\n    </customer>\n    <customer>\n      <name>jackie</name>\n      <age>21</age>\n    </customer>\n  </customers>\n  <success>true</success>\n</response>\n")
     end
 
   end
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
     it "gets show in xml format" do
       get :show, :format => 'xml', id: 1
-      expect(response.body).to eql("<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<hash>\n  <customer>\n    <name>fred</name>\n    <age>21</age>\n  </customer>\n  <success type=\"boolean\">true</success>\n</hash>\n")
+      expect(response.body).to eql("<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<response>\n  <customer>\n    <name>fred</name>\n    <age>21</age>\n  </customer>\n  <success>true</success>\n</response>\n")
     end
 
   end
diff --git a/spec/lib/easy/api/result_spec.rb b/spec/lib/easy/api/result_spec.rb
index 14c05c3..7fefa01 100644
--- a/spec/lib/easy/api/result_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/easy/api/result_spec.rb
@@ -93,4 +93,38 @@
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe "#to_xml" do
+
+    let(:result) { Easy::Api::Result.new }
+    subject { result.to_xml }
+
+    context "when result is unsuccessful" do
+      let(:api_error) { Easy::Api::Error.new(:unauthorized) }
+
+      before do
+        result.error = api_error
+      end
+
+      it "renders the object as " do
+        expect(subject).to eql("<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<response>\n  <success>false</success>\n  <error>\n    <code>401</code>\n    <message>Unauthorized request</message>\n  </error>\n</response>\n")
+      end
+
+    end
+
+    context "when result is successful" do
+
+      before do
+        result.success = true
+        result.customer =  "Bob Loblaw"
+      end
+
+      it "renders the object as " do
+       expect(subject).to eql("<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<response>\n  <customer>Bob Loblaw</customer>\n  <success>true</success>\n</response>\n")
+      end
+
+    end
+
+  end
+
 end