diff --git a/RandomUserSwift/RandomUser.swift b/RandomUserSwift/RandomUser.swift
index fdd36ad..5571dca 100644
--- a/RandomUserSwift/RandomUser.swift
+++ b/RandomUserSwift/RandomUser.swift
@@ -144,38 +144,38 @@ public class RandomUser {
         if let results = json["results"] as? [[String: AnyObject]] {
             
             for result in results {
-                let gender = result["gender"]! as! String
+                let gender = result["gender"] as? String ?? ""
                 
-                let title = result["name"]!["title"]! as! String
-                let firstName = result["name"]!["first"]! as! String
-                let lastName = result["name"]!["last"]! as! String
+                let title = result["name"]?["title"] as? String ?? ""
+                let firstName = result["name"]?["first"] as? String ?? ""
+                let lastName = result["name"]?["last"] as? String ?? ""
                 
-                let street = result["location"]!["street"]! as! String
-                let city = result["location"]!["city"]! as! String
-                let state = result["location"]!["state"]! as! String
-                let zip = Int(result["location"]!["postcode"]! as! NSNumber)
+                let street = result["location"]?["street"] as? String ?? ""
+                let city = result["location"]?["city"] as? String ?? ""
+                let state = result["location"]?["state"] as? String ?? ""
+                let zip = Int(result["location"]?["postcode"] as? String ?? "") ?? 0
                 
-                let email = result["email"]! as! String
+                let email = result["email"] as? String ?? ""
                 
-                let username = result["login"]!["username"]! as! String
-                let password = result["login"]!["password"]! as! String
+                let username = result["login"]?["username"] as? String ?? ""
+                let password = result["login"]?["password"] as? String ?? ""
                 
-                let salt = result["login"]!["salt"]! as! String
-                let md5 = result["login"]!["md5"]! as! String
-                let sha1 = result["login"]!["sha1"]! as! String
-                let sha256 = result["login"]!["sha256"]! as! String
+                let salt = result["login"]?["salt"] as? String ?? ""
+                let md5 = result["login"]?["md5"] as? String ?? ""
+                let sha1 = result["login"]?["sha1"] as? String ?? ""
+                let sha256 = result["login"]?["sha256"] as? String ?? ""
                 
-                let dateOfBirth = convertTo(date: result["dob"]! as! String)
+                let dateOfBirth = convertTo(date: result["dob"] as? String ?? "")
                 
-                let dateRegistered = convertTo(date: result["registered"]! as! String)
+                let dateRegistered = convertTo(date: result["registered"] as? String ?? "")
                 
-                let homePhone = result["phone"]! as! String
+                let homePhone = result["phone"] as? String ?? ""
                 
-                let cellPhone = result["cell"]! as! String
+                let cellPhone = result["cell"] as? String ?? ""
                 
-                let pictureLargeURL = result["picture"]!["large"]! as! String
-                let pictureMediumURL = result["picture"]!["medium"]! as! String
-                let pictureThumbnailURL = result["picture"]!["thumbnail"]! as! String
+                let pictureLargeURL = result["picture"]?["large"] as? String ?? ""
+                let pictureMediumURL = result["picture"]?["medium"] as? String ?? ""
+                let pictureThumbnailURL = result["picture"]?["thumbnail"] as? String ?? ""
                 
                 self.user = User(gender: gender, title: title, firstName: firstName, lastName: lastName, street: street, city: city, state: state, zip: zip, email: email, username: username, password: password, salt: salt, md5: md5, sha1: sha1, sha256: sha256, dateOfBirth: dateOfBirth, dateRegistered: dateRegistered, homePhone: homePhone, cellPhone: cellPhone, pictureLargeURL: pictureLargeURL, pictureMediumURL: pictureMediumURL, pictureThumbnailURL: pictureThumbnailURL)
             }