1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/internal/docx/DocumentXmlReader.java b/src/main/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/internal/docx/DocumentXmlReader.java
index 117ae34..ca8c3dc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/internal/docx/DocumentXmlReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/internal/docx/DocumentXmlReader.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import org.zwobble.mammoth.internal.documents.Document;
 import org.zwobble.mammoth.internal.documents.Notes;
 import org.zwobble.mammoth.internal.results.InternalResult;
 import org.zwobble.mammoth.internal.xml.XmlElement;
+import org.zwobble.mammoth.internal.xml.XmlElementLike;
 
 public class DocumentXmlReader {
     private final BodyXmlReader bodyReader;
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ public class DocumentXmlReader {
     }
 
     public InternalResult<Document> readElement(XmlElement element) {
-        XmlElement body = element.findChild("w:body");
+        XmlElementLike body = element.findChildOrEmpty("w:body");
         return bodyReader.readElements(body.getChildren())
             .toResult()
             .map(children -> new Document(children, notes));