1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/chomp.go b/chomp.go
index da4fe9e..7af9e3b 100644
--- a/chomp.go
+++ b/chomp.go
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ func Chomp(a interface{}) string {
 			log.Printf("shell.Chomp() FOUND *bytes.Buffer")
 			var tmp *bytes.Buffer
 			tmp = a.(*bytes.Buffer)
+			if (tmp == nil) {
+				return ""
+			}
 
 			var bytesSplice []byte
 			bytesSplice = tmp.Bytes()