diff --git a/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/xmlmanifest.php b/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/xmlmanifest.php
index 7095a20..506f7f9 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/xmlmanifest.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/xmlmanifest.php
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class JedcheckerRulesXMLManifest extends JEDcheckerRule
 	 */
 	protected function find($file)
 	{
-		$xml = JFactory::getXml($file);
+		$xml = simplexml_load_file($file);
 
 		// Failed to parse the xml file.
 		// Assume that this is not a extension manifest
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/xmlmanifest_component.json b/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/xmlmanifest_component.json
index 6a6d949..c155b1e 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/xmlmanifest_component.json
+++ b/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/xmlmanifest_component.json
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
       "administration": "?",
       "updateservers": "!",
       "config": "?",
-      "dlid": "?"
+      "dlid": "?",
+      "namespace": "?"
     },
     "administration": {
       "menu": "=",
@@ -115,6 +116,9 @@
       "priority",
       "type"
     ],
+    "namespace": [
+      "path"
+    ],
     "params": [
       "addParameterDir"
     ],
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/xmlmanifest_module.json b/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/xmlmanifest_module.json
index 8747f30..8792f34 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/xmlmanifest_module.json
+++ b/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/xmlmanifest_module.json
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
       "media": "?",
       "updateservers": "!",
       "config": "?",
-      "dlid": "?"
+      "dlid": "?",
+      "namespace": "?"
     },
     "files": {
       "filename": "*",
@@ -96,6 +97,9 @@
       "priority",
       "type"
     ],
+    "namespace": [
+      "path"
+    ],
     "fields": [
       "addfieldpath",
       "name"
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/xmlmanifest_plugin.json b/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/xmlmanifest_plugin.json
index 45bd081..8f75832 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/xmlmanifest_plugin.json
+++ b/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/xmlmanifest_plugin.json
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
       "media": "?",
       "updateservers": "!",
       "config": "?",
-      "dlid": "?"
+      "dlid": "?",
+      "namespace": "?"
     },
     "files": {
       "filename": "*",
@@ -97,6 +98,9 @@
       "priority",
       "type"
     ],
+    "namespace": [
+      "path"
+    ],
     "fields": [
       "addfieldpath",
       "name"