2 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/docx-reader.js b/lib/docx-reader.js
index d30a822..44b3393 100644
--- a/lib/docx-reader.js
+++ b/lib/docx-reader.js
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ var xmlElementReaders = {
         if (styleElement) {
             properties.styleName = styleElement.attributes["w:val"];
         }
+        properties.isBold = !!element.first("w:b");
+        properties.isItalic = !!element.first("w:i");
         
         return properties;
     },
diff --git a/lib/xmlreader.js b/lib/xmlreader.js
index 3efad63..7c15019 100644
--- a/lib/xmlreader.js
+++ b/lib/xmlreader.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function mapValues(input, mapper, context) {
 function Element(name, attributes, children) {
     this.type = "element";
     this.name = name;
-    this.attributes = attributes;
+    this.attributes = attributes || {};
     this.children = children || [];
 }