diff --git a/xmlBodyParser.coffee b/xmlBodyParser.coffee
index 3af5ad8..95aedf9 100644
--- a/xmlBodyParser.coffee
+++ b/xmlBodyParser.coffee
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ xmlBodyParser = (req, res, next) ->
   return next()  if "GET" is req.method or "HEAD" is req.method
   
   # check Content-Type
-  return next()  unless "application/xml" is utils.mime(req)
+  return next()  unless "application/xml" is utils.mime(req) or "text/xml" is utils.mime(req)
   
   # flag as parsed
   req._body = true
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ xmlBodyParser = (req, res, next) ->
         req.body = json
         next()
 
-exports.xmlBodyParser = xmlBodyParser
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+exports.xmlBodyParser = xmlBodyParser