diff --git a/lib/deterministicmnlist/SimplifiedMNListEntry.js b/lib/deterministicmnlist/SimplifiedMNListEntry.js
index d35e4279c..e80d87d93 100644
--- a/lib/deterministicmnlist/SimplifiedMNListEntry.js
+++ b/lib/deterministicmnlist/SimplifiedMNListEntry.js
@@ -113,8 +113,11 @@ SimplifiedMNListEntry.fromBuffer = function fromBuffer(buffer, network) {
     object.nType = bufferReader.readUInt16LE();
   }
 
-  if (object.nType === MASTERNODE_TYPE_HP) {
+  if (typeof object.nType === 'number') {
     object.nVersion = 2;
+  }
+
+  if (object.nType === MASTERNODE_TYPE_HP) {
     object.platformHTTPPort = bufferReader.readUInt16LE();
     object.platformNodeID = bufferReader.read(PLATFORM_NODE_ID_SIZE).reverse().toString('hex');
   }