diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/ResResSpec.java b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/ResResSpec.java
index ecac54bf..d9b3808b 100755
--- a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/ResResSpec.java
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/ResResSpec.java
@@ -35,12 +35,13 @@ public class ResResSpec {
         this.mId = id;
         String cleanName;
 
-        try {
-            ResResSpec resResSpec = type.getResSpec(name);
+        ResResSpec resResSpec = type.getResSpecUnsafe(name);
+        if (resResSpec != null) {
             cleanName = name + "_APKTOOL_DUPLICATENAME_" + id.toString();
-        } catch (AndrolibException ex) {
+        } else {
             cleanName = (name.isEmpty() ? ("APKTOOL_DUMMYVAL_" + id.toString()) : name);
         }
+        
         this.mName = cleanName;
         this.mPackage = pkg;
         this.mType = type;
diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/ResTypeSpec.java b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/ResTypeSpec.java
index b486b0b6..40022323 100644
--- a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/ResTypeSpec.java
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/ResTypeSpec.java
@@ -62,13 +62,17 @@ public final class ResTypeSpec {
     }
 
     public ResResSpec getResSpec(String name) throws AndrolibException {
-        ResResSpec spec = mResSpecs.get(name);
+        ResResSpec spec = getResSpecUnsafe(name);
         if (spec == null) {
             throw new UndefinedResObject(String.format("resource spec: %s/%s", getName(), name));
         }
         return spec;
     }
 
+    public ResResSpec getResSpecUnsafe(String name) {
+        return mResSpecs.get(name);
+    }
+
     public void removeResSpec(ResResSpec spec) throws AndrolibException {
         mResSpecs.remove(spec.getName());
     }