diff --git a/sample/Hackbook/Hackbook/RootViewController.m b/sample/Hackbook/Hackbook/RootViewController.m
index 13ed4e5237..5583793760 100644
--- a/sample/Hackbook/Hackbook/RootViewController.m
+++ b/sample/Hackbook/Hackbook/RootViewController.m
@@ -373,8 +373,9 @@ - (void)fbSessionInvalidated {
 
 #pragma mark - FBRequestDelegate Methods
 /**
- * Called when the Facebook API request has returned a response. This callback
- * gives you access to the raw response. It's called before
+ * Called when the Facebook API request has returned a response.
+ *
+ * This callback gives you access to the raw response. It's called before
  * (void)request:(FBRequest *)request didLoad:(id)result,
  * which is passed the parsed response object.
  */
@@ -384,9 +385,11 @@ - (void)request:(FBRequest *)request didReceiveResponse:(NSURLResponse *)respons
 
 /**
  * Called when a request returns and its response has been parsed into
- * an object. The resulting object may be a dictionary, an array, a string,
- * or a number, depending on the format of the API response. If you need access
- * to the raw response, use:
+ * an object.
+ *
+ * The resulting object may be a dictionary, an array or a string, depending
+ * on the format of the API response. If you need access to the raw response,
+ * use:
  *
  * (void)request:(FBRequest *)request
  *      didReceiveResponse:(NSURLResponse *)response
diff --git a/src/FBRequest.h b/src/FBRequest.h
index f9fb0edf76..7c6ee5eda8 100644
--- a/src/FBRequest.h
+++ b/src/FBRequest.h
@@ -105,7 +105,11 @@ typedef NSUInteger FBRequestState;
 - (void)requestLoading:(FBRequest *)request;
 
 /**
- * Called when the server responds and begins to send back data.
+ * Called when the Facebook API request has returned a response.
+ *
+ * This callback gives you access to the raw response. It's called before
+ * (void)request:(FBRequest *)request didLoad:(id)result,
+ * which is passed the parsed response object.
  */
 - (void)request:(FBRequest *)request didReceiveResponse:(NSURLResponse *)response;
 
@@ -118,8 +122,12 @@ typedef NSUInteger FBRequestState;
  * Called when a request returns and its response has been parsed into
  * an object.
  *
- * The resulting object may be a dictionary, an array, a string, or a number,
- * depending on thee format of the API response.
+ * The resulting object may be a dictionary, an array or a string, depending
+ * on the format of the API response. If you need access to the raw response,
+ * use:
+ *
+ * (void)request:(FBRequest *)request
+ *      didReceiveResponse:(NSURLResponse *)response
  */
 - (void)request:(FBRequest *)request didLoad:(id)result;
 
diff --git a/src/FBRequest.m b/src/FBRequest.m
index f12b89513d..dab988b0ba 100644
--- a/src/FBRequest.m
+++ b/src/FBRequest.m
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ - (id)parseJsonResponse:(NSData *)data error:(NSError **)error {
     NSString* responseString = [[[NSString alloc] initWithData:data
                                                       encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]
                                 autorelease];
-    SBJSON *jsonParser = [[SBJSON new] autorelease];
     if ([responseString isEqualToString:@"true"]) {
         return [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObject:@"true" forKey:@"result"];
     } else if ([responseString isEqualToString:@"false"]) {
@@ -203,9 +202,15 @@ - (id)parseJsonResponse:(NSData *)data error:(NSError **)error {
     }
     
     
+    SBJSON *jsonParser = [[SBJSON alloc] init];
     id result = [jsonParser objectWithString:responseString];
-    
-    if (![result isKindOfClass:[NSArray class]]) {
+    [jsonParser release];
+
+    if (result == nil) {
+        return responseString;
+    }
+
+    if ([result isKindOfClass:[NSDictionary class]]) {
         if ([result objectForKey:@"error"] != nil) {
             if (error != nil) {
                 *error = [self formError:kGeneralErrorCode
@@ -272,7 +277,7 @@ - (void)handleResponseData:(NSData *)data {
                 [self failWithError:error];
             } else if ([_delegate respondsToSelector:
                         @selector(request:didLoad:)]) {
-                [_delegate request:self didLoad:(result == nil ? data : result)];
+                [_delegate request:self didLoad:result];
             }
             
         }