diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9e9cc3490..81483f655 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ Supported operating systems and hardware:
 * 2013-10-17, Created.<br/>
 
 ## History
+* v1.0, 2014-10-24, fix [#186](https://github.com/winlinvip/simple-rtmp-server/issues/186), hotfix for bug #186, drop connect args when not object. 1.0.3.
 * v1.0, 2014-10-24, rename wiki/xxx to wiki/v1_xxx. 1.0.2.
 * v1.0, 2014-10-19, fix [#183](https://github.com/winlinvip/simple-rtmp-server/issues/183), hotfix for bug #183, donot support AnnexB when decoding RTMP body for HLS. 1.0.1.
 * <strong>v1.0, 2014-10-09, [1.0 beta(1.0.0)](https://github.com/winlinvip/simple-rtmp-server/releases/tag/1.0.beta) released. 59316 lines.</strong>
diff --git a/trunk/src/core/srs_core.hpp b/trunk/src/core/srs_core.hpp
index 44f8e2ebc..2715e5d0c 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 "1"
 #define VERSION_MINOR "0"
-#define VERSION_REVISION "2"
+#define VERSION_REVISION "3"
 #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");