diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2ead68451..075ebe014 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ Remark:
 
 ## History
 
+* v2.0, 2015-12-22, for [#418][bug #418] ignore null connect props to make RED5 happy. 2.0.204
 * v2.0, 2015-12-22, for [#546][bug #546] thread terminate normally dispose bug. 2.0.203
 * v2.0, 2015-12-22, for [#541][bug #541] failed when chunk size too small. 2.0.202
 * v2.0, 2015-12-15, default hls_on_error to continue. 2.0.201
@@ -1211,6 +1212,7 @@ Winlin
 [bug #518]: https://github.com/ossrs/srs/issues/518
 [bug #541]: https://github.com/ossrs/srs/issues/541
 [bug #546]: https://github.com/ossrs/srs/issues/546
+[bug #418]: https://github.com/ossrs/srs/issues/418
 [bug #xxxxxxxxxx]: https://github.com/ossrs/srs/issues/xxxxxxxxxx
 
 [exo #828]: https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/pull/828
diff --git a/trunk/src/core/srs_core.hpp b/trunk/src/core/srs_core.hpp
index c747e5839..4033b2f51 100644
--- a/trunk/src/core/srs_core.hpp
+++ b/trunk/src/core/srs_core.hpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 // current release version
 #define VERSION_MAJOR       2
 #define VERSION_MINOR       0
-#define VERSION_REVISION    203
+#define VERSION_REVISION    204
 
 // server info.
 #define RTMP_SIG_SRS_KEY "SRS"
diff --git a/trunk/src/protocol/srs_rtmp_stack.cpp b/trunk/src/protocol/srs_rtmp_stack.cpp
index 049f2eba6..0a0f7a5c1 100644
--- a/trunk/src/protocol/srs_rtmp_stack.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/protocol/srs_rtmp_stack.cpp
@@ -3289,9 +3289,24 @@ int SrsConnectAppResPacket::decode(SrsStream* stream)
         ret = ERROR_SUCCESS;
     }
     
-    if ((ret = props->read(stream)) != ERROR_SUCCESS) {
-        srs_error("amf0 decode connect props failed. ret=%d", ret);
-        return ret;
+    // for RED5(1.0.6), the props is NULL, we must ignore it.
+    // @see https://github.com/ossrs/srs/issues/418
+    if (!stream->empty()) {
+        SrsAmf0Any* p = NULL;
+        if ((ret = srs_amf0_read_any(stream, &p)) != ERROR_SUCCESS) {
+            srs_error("amf0 decode connect props failed. ret=%d", ret);
+            return ret;
+        }
+        
+        // ignore when props is not amf0 object.
+        if (!p->is_object()) {
+            srs_warn("ignore connect response props marker=%#x.", (u_int8_t)p->marker);
+            srs_freep(p);
+        } else {
+            srs_freep(props);
+            props = p->to_object();
+            srs_info("accept amf0 object connect response props");
+        }
     }
     
     if ((ret = info->read(stream)) != ERROR_SUCCESS) {