diff --git a/lib/postal.js b/lib/postal.js
index e96e762..07ff9f6 100755
--- a/lib/postal.js
+++ b/lib/postal.js
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@
 					tpc = arguments[ 0 ].topic;
 				}
 				if ( postal.configuration.bus.subscriptions[ channel ] &&
-				     postal.configuration.bus.subscriptions[ channel ].hasOwnProperty( tpc ) ) {
+				     Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call( postal.configuration.bus.subscriptions[ channel ], tpc )) {
 					return postal.configuration.bus.subscriptions[ channel ][ tpc ];
 				}
 				return [];
diff --git a/lib/postal.min.js b/lib/postal.min.js
index 9b9229b..75615c9 100755
--- a/lib/postal.min.js
+++ b/lib/postal.min.js
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
  License: Dual licensed MIT (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license) & GPL (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license)
  Version 0.8.4
  */
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diff --git a/src/Api.js b/src/Api.js
index 77281ca..6f9ccda 100644
--- a/src/Api.js
+++ b/src/Api.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ var postal = {
 				tpc = arguments[ 0 ].topic;
 			}
 			if ( postal.configuration.bus.subscriptions[ channel ] &&
-			     postal.configuration.bus.subscriptions[ channel ].hasOwnProperty( tpc ) ) {
+			     Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call( postal.configuration.bus.subscriptions[ channel ], tpc )) {
 				return postal.configuration.bus.subscriptions[ channel ][ tpc ];
 			}
 			return [];