diff --git a/tcp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/PacketReader.java b/tcp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/PacketReader.java
index da76b382f..3b57754e4 100644
--- a/tcp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/PacketReader.java
+++ b/tcp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/PacketReader.java
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserFactory;
 import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser;
 import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;
 
-import java.util.logging.Level;
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
-
 /**
  * Listens for XML traffic from the XMPP server and parses it into packet objects.
  * The packet reader also invokes all packet listeners and collectors.<p>
@@ -47,8 +44,6 @@ import java.util.logging.Logger;
  */
 class PacketReader {
 
-    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(PacketReader.class.getName());
-    
     private Thread readerThread;
 
     private XMPPTCPConnection connection;
@@ -64,7 +59,7 @@ class PacketReader {
 
     volatile boolean done;
 
-    protected PacketReader(final XMPPTCPConnection connection) {
+    protected PacketReader(final XMPPTCPConnection connection) throws XmlPullParserException {
         this.connection = connection;
         this.init();
     }
@@ -72,8 +67,10 @@ class PacketReader {
     /**
      * Initializes the reader in order to be used. The reader is initialized during the
      * first connection and when reconnecting due to an abruptly disconnection.
+     *
+     * @throws XmlPullParserException if the parser could not be reset.
      */
-    protected void init() {
+    protected void init() throws XmlPullParserException {
         done = false;
         lastFeaturesParsed = false;
 
@@ -130,16 +127,13 @@ class PacketReader {
      * Resets the parser using the latest connection's reader. Reseting the parser is necessary
      * when the plain connection has been secured or when a new opening stream element is going
      * to be sent by the server.
+     *
+     * @throws XmlPullParserException XmlPullParserException if the parser could not be reset.
      */
-    private void resetParser() {
-        try {
-            parser = XmlPullParserFactory.newInstance().newPullParser();
-            parser.setFeature(XmlPullParser.FEATURE_PROCESS_NAMESPACES, true);
-            parser.setInput(connection.reader);
-        }
-        catch (XmlPullParserException xppe) {
-            LOGGER.log(Level.WARNING, "Error while resetting parser", xppe);
-        }
+    private void resetParser() throws XmlPullParserException {
+        parser = XmlPullParserFactory.newInstance().newPullParser();
+        parser.setFeature(XmlPullParser.FEATURE_PROCESS_NAMESPACES, true);
+        parser.setInput(connection.reader);
     }
 
     /**