diff --git a/src/GameQ/Protocols/Ase.php b/src/GameQ/Protocols/Ase.php
index cb5c6a42..b21d9603 100644
--- a/src/GameQ/Protocols/Ase.php
+++ b/src/GameQ/Protocols/Ase.php
@@ -105,12 +105,22 @@ class Ase extends Protocol
      */
     public function processResponse()
     {
-
         // Create a new buffer
         $buffer = new Buffer(implode('', $this->packets_response));
 
-        // Burn the header
-        $buffer->skip(4);
+        // Check for valid response
+        if ($buffer->getLength() < 4) {
+            throw new \GameQ\Exception\Protocol(sprintf('%s The response from the server was empty.', __METHOD__));
+        }
+
+        // Read the header
+        $header = $buffer->read(4);
+
+        // Verify header
+        if ($header !== 'EYE1') {
+            throw new \GameQ\Exception\Protocol(sprintf('%s The response header "%s" does not match expected "EYE1"',
+                __METHOD__, $header));
+        }
 
         // Create a new result
         $result = new Result();
diff --git a/tests/Protocols/Ase.php b/tests/Protocols/Ase.php
index 9ab4d1c6..a51e3c84 100644
--- a/tests/Protocols/Ase.php
+++ b/tests/Protocols/Ase.php
@@ -58,4 +58,65 @@ public function testPackets()
         // Test to make sure packets are defined properly
         $this->assertEquals($this->packets, \PHPUnit\Framework\Assert::readAttribute($this->stub, 'packets'));
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Test invalid packet type without debug
+     */
+    public function testInvalidPacketType()
+    {
+
+        // Read in a css source file
+        $source = file_get_contents(sprintf('%s/Providers/Mta/1_response.txt', __DIR__));
+
+        // Change the first packet to some unknown header
+        $source = str_replace("EYE1", "Something else", $source);
+
+        // Should show up as offline
+        $testResult = $this->queryTest('104.156.48.17:22003', 'mta', explode(PHP_EOL . '||' . PHP_EOL, $source), false);
+
+        $this->assertFalse($testResult['gq_online']);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test for invalid packet type in response
+     *
+     * @expectedException \Exception
+     * @expectedExceptionMessage GameQ\Protocols\Ase::processResponse The response header "Some" does not match expected "EYE1"
+     */
+    public function testInvalidPacketTypeDebug()
+    {
+
+        // Read in a css source file
+        $source = file_get_contents(sprintf('%s/Providers/Mta/1_response.txt', __DIR__));
+
+        // Change the first packet to some unknown header
+        $source = str_replace("EYE1", "Something else", $source);
+
+        // Should fail out
+        $this->queryTest('104.156.48.17:22003', 'mta', explode(PHP_EOL . '||' . PHP_EOL, $source), true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test empty server response without debug
+     */
+    public function testEmptyServerResponse()
+    {
+
+        // Should show up as offline
+        $testResult = $this->queryTest('46.174.48.50:22051', 'mta', [], false);
+
+        $this->assertFalse($testResult['gq_online']);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test empty server response
+     *
+     * @expectedException \Exception
+     * @expectedExceptionMessage GameQ\Protocols\Ase::processResponse The response from the server was empty.
+     */
+    public function testEmptyServerResponseDebug()
+    {
+        // Should fail out
+        $this->queryTest('46.174.48.50:22051', 'mta', [], true);
+    }
 }