diff --git a/src/main/java/io/socket/client/Socket.java b/src/main/java/io/socket/client/Socket.java
index 88f897e..5949459 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/socket/client/Socket.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/socket/client/Socket.java
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ public class Socket extends Emitter {
             } catch (JSONException e) {
                 v = null;
             }
-            data[i] = v == JSONObject.NULL ? null : v;
+            data[i] = JSONObject.NULL.equals(v) ? null : v;
         }
         return data;
     }