diff --git a/js/ContentObject.js b/js/ContentObject.js
index 71aed69..ca6a819 100644
--- a/js/ContentObject.js
+++ b/js/ContentObject.js
@@ -141,10 +141,7 @@
 			this.signedInfo.from_ccnb(decoder);
 		}
 
-        if (decoder.peekTypeAndVal() == null)
-            this.content = null;
-        else
-            this.content = decoder.readBinaryElement(CCNProtocolDTags.Content);
+        this.content = decoder.readBinaryElement(CCNProtocolDTags.Content, null, true);
 		
 		this.endSIG = decoder.offset;