@@ -98,11 +98,14 @@ class S3Error (S3Exception):

         error_node = tree

         if not error_node.tag == "Error":

             error_node = tree.find(".//Error")

-        for child in error_node.getchildren():

-            if child.text != "":

-                debug("ErrorXML: " + child.tag + ": " + repr(child.text))

-                info[child.tag] = child.text

-

+            if error_node is not None:

+                for child in error_node.getchildren():

+                    if child.text != "":

+                        debug("ErrorXML: " + child.tag + ": " + repr(child.text))

+                        info[child.tag] = child.text

+            else:

+                warning("Malformed error XML returned from remote server.  Use --debug to see it.")

+                debug("ErrorXML: " + repr(tree))

         return info