diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a75928c..5a7c8d9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "eventemitter3": "^0.1.6",
     "object-assign": "^2.0.0",
     "pixi-spine": "^1.0.1",
-    "resource-loader": "^1.3.2"
+    "resource-loader": "^1.4.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "browserify": "^8.0.2",

diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a75928c..5a7c8d9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "eventemitter3": "^0.1.6",
     "object-assign": "^2.0.0",
     "pixi-spine": "^1.0.1",
-    "resource-loader": "^1.3.2"
+    "resource-loader": "^1.4.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "browserify": "^8.0.2",
diff --git a/src/loaders/bitmapFontParser.js b/src/loaders/bitmapFontParser.js
index 52672d4..5ffdf77 100644
--- a/src/loaders/bitmapFontParser.js
+++ b/src/loaders/bitmapFontParser.js
@@ -62,16 +62,8 @@
 {
     return function (resource, next)
     {
-        // skip if no data
-        if (!resource.data)
-        {
-            return next();
-        }
-
-        var name = resource.data.nodeName && resource.data.nodeName.toLowerCase();
-
-        // skip if not xml data
-        if (!name || (name !== '#document' && name !== 'div'))
+        // skip if no data or not xml data
+        if (!resource.data || !resource.isXml)
         {
             return next();
         }

diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a75928c..5a7c8d9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "eventemitter3": "^0.1.6",
     "object-assign": "^2.0.0",
     "pixi-spine": "^1.0.1",
-    "resource-loader": "^1.3.2"
+    "resource-loader": "^1.4.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "browserify": "^8.0.2",
diff --git a/src/loaders/bitmapFontParser.js b/src/loaders/bitmapFontParser.js
index 52672d4..5ffdf77 100644
--- a/src/loaders/bitmapFontParser.js
+++ b/src/loaders/bitmapFontParser.js
@@ -62,16 +62,8 @@
 {
     return function (resource, next)
     {
-        // skip if no data
-        if (!resource.data)
-        {
-            return next();
-        }
-
-        var name = resource.data.nodeName && resource.data.nodeName.toLowerCase();
-
-        // skip if not xml data
-        if (!name || (name !== '#document' && name !== 'div'))
+        // skip if no data or not xml data
+        if (!resource.data || !resource.isXml)
         {
             return next();
         }
diff --git a/src/loaders/spineAtlasParser.js b/src/loaders/spineAtlasParser.js
index 0f4b593..2bf5fdc 100644
--- a/src/loaders/spineAtlasParser.js
+++ b/src/loaders/spineAtlasParser.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 {
     return function (resource, next)
     {
-        // skip if no data
-        if (!resource.data || !resource.data.bones)
+        // skip if no data, its not json, or it isn't atlas data
+        if (!resource.data || !resource.isJson || !resource.data.bones)
         {
             return next();
         }

diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a75928c..5a7c8d9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "eventemitter3": "^0.1.6",
     "object-assign": "^2.0.0",
     "pixi-spine": "^1.0.1",
-    "resource-loader": "^1.3.2"
+    "resource-loader": "^1.4.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "browserify": "^8.0.2",
diff --git a/src/loaders/bitmapFontParser.js b/src/loaders/bitmapFontParser.js
index 52672d4..5ffdf77 100644
--- a/src/loaders/bitmapFontParser.js
+++ b/src/loaders/bitmapFontParser.js
@@ -62,16 +62,8 @@
 {
     return function (resource, next)
     {
-        // skip if no data
-        if (!resource.data)
-        {
-            return next();
-        }
-
-        var name = resource.data.nodeName && resource.data.nodeName.toLowerCase();
-
-        // skip if not xml data
-        if (!name || (name !== '#document' && name !== 'div'))
+        // skip if no data or not xml data
+        if (!resource.data || !resource.isXml)
         {
             return next();
         }
diff --git a/src/loaders/spineAtlasParser.js b/src/loaders/spineAtlasParser.js
index 0f4b593..2bf5fdc 100644
--- a/src/loaders/spineAtlasParser.js
+++ b/src/loaders/spineAtlasParser.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 {
     return function (resource, next)
     {
-        // skip if no data
-        if (!resource.data || !resource.data.bones)
+        // skip if no data, its not json, or it isn't atlas data
+        if (!resource.data || !resource.isJson || !resource.data.bones)
         {
             return next();
         }
diff --git a/src/loaders/spritesheetParser.js b/src/loaders/spritesheetParser.js
index 685551c..83bd096 100644
--- a/src/loaders/spritesheetParser.js
+++ b/src/loaders/spritesheetParser.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 {
     return function (resource, next)
     {
-        // skip if no data
-        if (!resource.data || !resource.data.frames)
+        // skip if no data, its not json, or it isn't spritesheet data
+        if (!resource.data || !resource.isJson || !resource.data.frames)
         {
             return next();
         }

diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a75928c..5a7c8d9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "eventemitter3": "^0.1.6",
     "object-assign": "^2.0.0",
     "pixi-spine": "^1.0.1",
-    "resource-loader": "^1.3.2"
+    "resource-loader": "^1.4.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "browserify": "^8.0.2",
diff --git a/src/loaders/bitmapFontParser.js b/src/loaders/bitmapFontParser.js
index 52672d4..5ffdf77 100644
--- a/src/loaders/bitmapFontParser.js
+++ b/src/loaders/bitmapFontParser.js
@@ -62,16 +62,8 @@
 {
     return function (resource, next)
     {
-        // skip if no data
-        if (!resource.data)
-        {
-            return next();
-        }
-
-        var name = resource.data.nodeName && resource.data.nodeName.toLowerCase();
-
-        // skip if not xml data
-        if (!name || (name !== '#document' && name !== 'div'))
+        // skip if no data or not xml data
+        if (!resource.data || !resource.isXml)
         {
             return next();
         }
diff --git a/src/loaders/spineAtlasParser.js b/src/loaders/spineAtlasParser.js
index 0f4b593..2bf5fdc 100644
--- a/src/loaders/spineAtlasParser.js
+++ b/src/loaders/spineAtlasParser.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 {
     return function (resource, next)
     {
-        // skip if no data
-        if (!resource.data || !resource.data.bones)
+        // skip if no data, its not json, or it isn't atlas data
+        if (!resource.data || !resource.isJson || !resource.data.bones)
         {
             return next();
         }
diff --git a/src/loaders/spritesheetParser.js b/src/loaders/spritesheetParser.js
index 685551c..83bd096 100644
--- a/src/loaders/spritesheetParser.js
+++ b/src/loaders/spritesheetParser.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 {
     return function (resource, next)
     {
-        // skip if no data
-        if (!resource.data || !resource.data.frames)
+        // skip if no data, its not json, or it isn't spritesheet data
+        if (!resource.data || !resource.isJson || !resource.data.frames)
         {
             return next();
         }
diff --git a/src/loaders/textureParser.js b/src/loaders/textureParser.js
index 6ed2884..9690dcd 100644
--- a/src/loaders/textureParser.js
+++ b/src/loaders/textureParser.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     return function (resource, next)
     {
         // create a new texture if the data is an Image object
-        if (resource.data && resource.data.nodeName && resource.data.nodeName.toLowerCase() === 'img')
+        if (resource.data && resource.isImage)
         {
             resource.texture = new core.Texture(new core.BaseTexture(resource.data, null, core.utils.getResolutionOfUrl(resource.url)));
             // lets also add the frame to pixi's global cache for fromFrame and fromImage fucntions