diff --git a/bits/57_cmntxml.js b/bits/57_cmntxml.js
index 229d3c1..04eeefa 100644
--- a/bits/57_cmntxml.js
+++ b/bits/57_cmntxml.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function parse_comments_xml(data/*:string*/, opts)/*:Array<RawComment>*/ {
 		var rt = !!textMatch && !!textMatch[1] && parse_si(textMatch[1]) || {r:"",t:"",h:""};
 		comment.r = rt.r;
 		if(rt.r == "<t></t>") rt.t = rt.h = "";
-		comment.t = rt.t.replace(/\r\n/g,"\n").replace(/\r/g,"\n");
+		comment.t = (rt.t||"").replace(/\r\n/g,"\n").replace(/\r/g,"\n");
 		if(opts.cellHTML) comment.h = rt.h;
 		commentList.push(comment);
 	});