diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 609033ff0..068ff150a 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ Supported operating systems and hardware:
 * 2013-10-17, Created.<br/>
 
 ## History
+* v2.0, 2014-10-24, fix [#186](https://github.com/winlinvip/simple-rtmp-server/issues/186), hotfix for bug #186, drop connect args when not object. 2.0.4.
 * v2.0, 2014-10-24, rename wiki/xxx to wiki/v1_xxx. 2.0.3.
 * v2.0, 2014-10-19, fix [#184](https://github.com/winlinvip/simple-rtmp-server/issues/184), support AnnexB in RTMP body for HLS. 2.0.2
 * v2.0, 2014-10-18, remove supports for OSX(darwin). 2.0.1.
diff --git a/trunk/src/core/srs_core.hpp b/trunk/src/core/srs_core.hpp
index cddd81cc1..596311b33 100644
--- a/trunk/src/core/srs_core.hpp
+++ b/trunk/src/core/srs_core.hpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 // current release version
 #define VERSION_MAJOR "2"
 #define VERSION_MINOR "0"
-#define VERSION_REVISION "3"
+#define VERSION_REVISION "4"
 #define RTMP_SIG_SRS_VERSION VERSION_MAJOR"."VERSION_MINOR"."VERSION_REVISION
 // server info.
 #define RTMP_SIG_SRS_KEY "SRS"
diff --git a/trunk/src/rtmp/srs_protocol_stack.cpp b/trunk/src/rtmp/srs_protocol_stack.cpp
index 66d3798f7..ce7222b6c 100644
--- a/trunk/src/rtmp/srs_protocol_stack.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/rtmp/srs_protocol_stack.cpp
@@ -1864,11 +1864,23 @@ int SrsConnectAppPacket::decode(SrsStream* stream)
     
     if (!stream->empty()) {
         srs_freep(args);
-        args = SrsAmf0Any::object();
-        if ((ret = args->read(stream)) != ERROR_SUCCESS) {
+        
+        // see: https://github.com/winlinvip/simple-rtmp-server/issues/186
+        // the args maybe any amf0, for instance, a string. we should drop if not object.
+        SrsAmf0Any* any = NULL;
+        if ((ret = SrsAmf0Any::discovery(stream, &any)) != ERROR_SUCCESS) {
             srs_error("amf0 decode connect args failed. ret=%d", ret);
             return ret;
         }
+        srs_assert(any);
+        
+        // drop when not an AMF0 object.
+        if (!any->is_object()) {
+            srs_warn("drop the args, see: '4.1.1. connect', marker=%#x", any->marker);
+            srs_freep(any);
+        } else {
+            args = any->to_object();
+        }
     }
     
     srs_info("amf0 decode connect packet success");