diff --git a/lib/daemon.js b/lib/daemon.js
index 1779493..9bad748 100644
--- a/lib/daemon.js
+++ b/lib/daemon.js
@@ -141,11 +141,9 @@ function DaemonInterface(options){
         async.each(instances, function(instance, eachCallback){
 
             var itemFinished = function(error, result){
-                if (result == null) {
-                    var returnObj = {error: error, response: null, instance: instance};
-                } else {
-                    var returnObj = {error: error, response: result.result, instance: instance};
-                }
+
+                var returnObj = {error: error, response: (result || {}).result, instance: instance};
+
                 if (streamResults) callback(returnObj);
                 else results.push(returnObj);
                 eachCallback();