diff --git a/hiredis.c b/hiredis.c
index 636597f..7bbede6 100644
--- a/hiredis.c
+++ b/hiredis.c
@@ -271,14 +271,17 @@ static int processLineItem(redisReader *r) {
     int len;
 
     if ((p = readLine(r,&len)) != NULL) {
-        if (r->fn) {
-            if (cur->type == REDIS_REPLY_INTEGER) {
+        if (cur->type == REDIS_REPLY_INTEGER) {
+            if (r->fn && r->fn->createInteger)
                 obj = r->fn->createInteger(cur,readLongLong(p));
-            } else {
-                obj = r->fn->createString(cur,p,len);
-            }
+            else
+                obj = (void*)REDIS_REPLY_INTEGER;
         } else {
-            obj = (void*)(size_t)(cur->type);
+            /* Type will be error or status. */
+            if (r->fn && r->fn->createString)
+                obj = r->fn->createString(cur,p,len);
+            else
+                obj = (void*)(size_t)(cur->type);
         }
 
         /* Set reply if this is the root object. */
@@ -306,15 +309,19 @@ static int processBulkItem(redisReader *r) {
 
         if (len < 0) {
             /* The nil object can always be created. */
-            obj = r->fn ? r->fn->createNil(cur) :
-                (void*)REDIS_REPLY_NIL;
+            if (r->fn && r->fn->createNil)
+                obj = r->fn->createNil(cur);
+            else
+                obj = (void*)REDIS_REPLY_NIL;
             success = 1;
         } else {
             /* Only continue when the buffer contains the entire bulk item. */
             bytelen += len+2; /* include \r\n */
             if (r->pos+bytelen <= r->len) {
-                obj = r->fn ? r->fn->createString(cur,s+2,len) :
-                    (void*)REDIS_REPLY_STRING;
+                if (r->fn && r->fn->createString)
+                    obj = r->fn->createString(cur,s+2,len);
+                else
+                    obj = (void*)REDIS_REPLY_STRING;
                 success = 1;
             }
         }
@@ -351,12 +358,16 @@ static int processMultiBulkItem(redisReader *r) {
         root = (r->ridx == 0);
 
         if (elements == -1) {
-            obj = r->fn ? r->fn->createNil(cur) :
-                (void*)REDIS_REPLY_NIL;
+            if (r->fn && r->fn->createNil)
+                obj = r->fn->createNil(cur);
+            else
+                obj = (void*)REDIS_REPLY_NIL;
             moveToNextTask(r);
         } else {
-            obj = r->fn ? r->fn->createArray(cur,elements) :
-                (void*)REDIS_REPLY_ARRAY;
+            if (r->fn && r->fn->createArray)
+                obj = r->fn->createArray(cur,elements);
+            else
+                obj = (void*)REDIS_REPLY_ARRAY;
 
             /* Modify task stack when there are more than 0 elements. */
             if (elements > 0) {