diff --git a/service/service.py b/service/service.py
index 5e39e03..a70fd56 100644
--- a/service/service.py
+++ b/service/service.py
@@ -138,8 +138,12 @@ def xml_string_to_json():
     - accepts a application/json HTTP body
         sesam namespaces needs to be removed
     - xml attributes will be prefixed by "@" in the json data
+    - accepts entities with non-existing XML string
     """
     
+    if(not request.is_json):        
+        return "Request body was not JSON", 400
+    
     xml_payload_node = request.args["xml_payload_node"]
     xml_payload_encoding = request.args["xml_payload_encoding"]
     
@@ -147,37 +151,47 @@ def xml_string_to_json():
         xml_payload_encoding = CONFIG["default_xml_payload_encoding"] 
 
     preserve_entity = parse_boolean_from_param(request.args["preserve_entity"])
-
     logger.info("Received args: " + str(dict(request.args)) + " Preserve entity: " + str(preserve_entity))
-
     request_payload = request.get_json()
-      
-    result = []
-
-    try:
-        #Sesam packs entities in an array before firing off a request and expects an array back. 
-        for item in yield_entities(request_payload):
-            xmlString = item[xml_payload_node]
-
-            if(item[xml_payload_node].startswith("~b")):
-                xmlString = xmlString[2:]  # substring starting from position 2                            
-            
-            xmlString = base64.b64decode(xmlString).decode(xml_payload_encoding)  # decode from base64 to binary, then to string
-
-            if preserve_entity is True:
-                #Keep all incoming properties in addition to the parsed xml                
-                item["xml_as_json"] = xmltodict.parse(xmlString,encoding=xml_payload_encoding, xml_attribs=True)                                     
-                result.append(item.copy())          
-     
-            else:
-                xml_as_dict = {}
-                xml_as_dict = preserve_sesam_special_fields(xml_as_dict, item)
-                xml_as_dict["xml_as_json"] = xmltodict.parse(xmlString,encoding=xml_payload_encoding, xml_attribs=True)
-                                
-    except Exception as ex:
-        logger.error(f"Exiting with error: {ex}")
-        
-    return Response(response=json.dumps(result), mimetype='application/json')
+    
+    def emit_entities():
+        try:
+            # Sesam packs entities in an array before firing off a request and expects an array back. 
+            yield '['
+            first = True
+            for item in request_payload:            
+                if not first:
+                    yield ','
+                else:
+                    first = False
+                
+                xmlString = None
+                hasXMLData = item.get(xml_payload_node) != None
+                
+                if(hasXMLData):
+                    xmlString = item[xml_payload_node]                                  
+                    if(xmlString.startswith("~b")):
+                        xmlString = xmlString[2:]  # substring starting from position 2                            
+                    
+                    xmlString = base64.b64decode(xmlString).decode(xml_payload_encoding)  # decode from base64 to binary, then to string
+
+                if preserve_entity is True:
+                    #Keep all incoming properties in addition to the parsed xml
+                    if(hasXMLData):                
+                        item["xml_as_json"] = xmltodict.parse(xmlString,encoding=xml_payload_encoding, xml_attribs=True)
+                    yield json.dumps(item.copy())      
+                else:
+                    xml_as_dict = {}
+                    xml_as_dict = preserve_sesam_special_fields(xml_as_dict, item)
+                    if(hasXMLData):
+                        xml_as_dict["xml_as_json"] = xmltodict.parse(xmlString,encoding=xml_payload_encoding, xml_attribs=True)
+                    yield json.dumps(xml_as_dict)
+            yield ']'
+                                    
+        except Exception as ex:
+            logger.error(f"Exiting with error: {ex}")
+
+    return Response(response=emit_entities(), mimetype='application/json')
     
 def preserve_sesam_special_fields(target, original):
     """
@@ -195,12 +209,6 @@ def preserve_sesam_special_fields(target, original):
           
     return target
 
-def yield_entities(data):
-
-    for item in data:
-
-        yield item
-
 def parse_boolean_from_param(param):
     """
     Helper to establish True or False