diff --git a/feed.go b/feed.go
index 4348e47..51563d8 100644
--- a/feed.go
+++ b/feed.go
@@ -46,13 +46,17 @@ func (err *UnsupportedFeedError) Error() string {
 type ChannelHandlerFunc func(f *Feed, newchannels []*Channel)
 
 func (h ChannelHandlerFunc) ProcessChannels(f *Feed, newchannels []*Channel) {
-	h(f, newchannels)
+	if h != nil {
+		h(f, newchannels)
+	}
 }
 
 type ItemHandlerFunc func(f *Feed, ch *Channel, newitems []*Item)
 
 func (h ItemHandlerFunc) ProcessItems(f *Feed, ch *Channel, newitems []*Item) {
-	h(f, ch, newitems)
+	if h != nil {
+		h(f, ch, newitems)
+	}
 }
 
 type Handler interface {
diff --git a/feed_test.go b/feed_test.go
index 950d8d1..d456b8c 100644
--- a/feed_test.go
+++ b/feed_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ func TestFeed(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func Test_NoHandlers(t *testing.T) {
+	feed := New(1, true, nil, nil)
+	content, _ := ioutil.ReadFile("testdata/initial.atom")
+	err := feed.FetchBytes("http://example.com", content, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+}
+
 func Test_NewItem(t *testing.T) {
 	content, _ := ioutil.ReadFile("testdata/initial.atom")
 	feed := New(1, true, chanHandler, itemHandler)