diff --git a/src/main/java/com/phono/srtplight/RTPProtocolImpl.java b/src/main/java/com/phono/srtplight/RTPProtocolImpl.java
index e99d543..4af50e6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/phono/srtplight/RTPProtocolImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/phono/srtplight/RTPProtocolImpl.java
@@ -301,6 +301,8 @@ protected void parsePacket(DatagramPacket dp) throws IOException {
             extens = new byte[4*exlen];
             pb.get(offs,extens);
             offs += extens.length;
+        } else {
+            extype = null;
         }
         int endhead = offs;
         // if padding set then last byte tells you how much to skip