diff --git a/Source/MMRecord/MMRecord.m b/Source/MMRecord/MMRecord.m
index fbda3b0..d216e74 100644
--- a/Source/MMRecord/MMRecord.m
+++ b/Source/MMRecord/MMRecord.m
@@ -720,6 +720,12 @@ + (NSArray*)recordsFromResponseObject:(id)responseObject
                               options:(MMRecordOptions *)options
                                 state:(MMRecordRequestState *)state
                               context:(NSManagedObjectContext *)context {
+    if (responseObject == nil) {
+        [[self currentErrorHandler] handleFatalErrorCode:MMRecordErrorCodeInvalidResponseFormat
+                                             description:@"The response object should not be nil"];
+        return nil;
+    }
+    
     NSString *keyPathForResponseObject = options.keyPathForResponseObject;
     
     if (state.batched) {