diff --git a/common/lib/azure/storage/common/service/serialization.rb b/common/lib/azure/storage/common/service/serialization.rb
index 957baac0..b30d4ee1 100644
--- a/common/lib/azure/storage/common/service/serialization.rb
+++ b/common/lib/azure/storage/common/service/serialization.rb
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ def to_bool(s)
         end
 
         def slopify(xml)
-          node = (xml.is_a? String) ? Nokogiri.Slop(xml).root : xml
+          node = (xml.is_a? String) ? Nokogiri.Slop(xml, nil, nil, Nokogiri::XML::ParseOptions::DEFAULT_XML | Nokogiri::XML::ParseOptions::NOBLANKS ).root : xml
           node.slop! if node.is_a? Nokogiri::XML::Document unless node.respond_to? :method_missing
           node = node.root if node.is_a? Nokogiri::XML::Document
           node