diff --git a/lib/spreadsheets.js b/lib/spreadsheets.js
index 689ace0..4a78f39 100644
--- a/lib/spreadsheets.js
+++ b/lib/spreadsheets.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ var getFeed = function(params, auth, query, cb) {
 			cb(new Error("HTTP error " + response.statusCode + ": " + http.STATUS_CODES[response.statusCode]));
 		}
 
-		var parser = new xml2js.Parser();
+		var parser = new xml2js.Parser(xml2js.defaults["0.1"]);
 		parser.on("end", function(result) {
 			cb(null, result);
 		});