diff --git a/lib/src/sparql/json_results.rs b/lib/src/sparql/json_results.rs
index 352acccc..896484b7 100644
--- a/lib/src/sparql/json_results.rs
+++ b/lib/src/sparql/json_results.rs
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ impl<R: BufRead> ResultsIterator<R> {
                             Some(Type::Literal) => {
                                 let value = value.ok_or_else(|| {
                                     invalid_data_error(
-                                        "uri serialization should have a 'value' key",
+                                        "literal serialization should have a 'value' key",
                                     )
                                 })?;
                                 Ok(match lang {
diff --git a/lib/src/sparql/xml_results.rs b/lib/src/sparql/xml_results.rs
index 6d1e3091..e3f6b11c 100644
--- a/lib/src/sparql/xml_results.rs
+++ b/lib/src/sparql/xml_results.rs
@@ -574,7 +574,14 @@ impl<R: BufRead> ResultsIterator<R> {
                         }
                         state = State::Triple;
                     }
-                    State::Uri | State::BNode => state = self.stack.pop().unwrap(),
+                    State::Uri => state = self.stack.pop().unwrap(),
+                    State::BNode => {
+                        if term.is_none() {
+                            //We default to a random bnode
+                            term = Some(BlankNode::default().into())
+                        }
+                        state = self.stack.pop().unwrap()
+                    }
                     State::Literal => {
                         if term.is_none() {
                             //We default to the empty literal