 		/**
 		 * @private
 		 */
-		private var _extensions:Dictionary;
+		private var _extensions:Dictionary = new Dictionary();
 
 		/**
 		 * Don't call directly, use the static method getVCard() and add a callback.

		/**
		 * @private
		 */
		private var extensionNames:Array;

		/**
		 * @private

			}

			version = vCardNode.@version;

			var nodes:XMLList = vCardNode.children();

