diff --git a/sample/sample_job_contracts_forex.xml b/sample/sample_job_contracts_forex.xml
index 7ee218fd..417e5d3c 100644
--- a/sample/sample_job_contracts_forex.xml
+++ b/sample/sample_job_contracts_forex.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
-<TWSXML>
+<TWSXML xmlns="http://www.ga-group.nl/twsxml-0.1">
 <request type="contract_details">
   <query>
     <reqContract symbol="USD" secType="CASH" exchange="IDEALPRO"/>
diff --git a/sample/sample_job_contracts_future.xml b/sample/sample_job_contracts_future.xml
index ca283958..f4a5fd9d 100644
--- a/sample/sample_job_contracts_future.xml
+++ b/sample/sample_job_contracts_future.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
-<TWSXML>
+<TWSXML xmlns="http://www.ga-group.nl/twsxml-0.1">
 <request type="contract_details">
   <query>
     <reqContract symbol="K200" secType="FUT" exchange="KSE" includeExpired="0"/>
diff --git a/sample/sample_job_contracts_stock.xml b/sample/sample_job_contracts_stock.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1b6b4b15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sample/sample_job_contracts_stock.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<TWSXML xmlns="http://www.ga-group.nl/twsxml-0.1">
+	<request type="contract_details">
+		<query>
+			<reqContract symbol="TNA" secType="STK" exchange="ARCA"/>
+		</query>
+	</request>
+	<request type="contract_details">
+		<query>
+			<reqContract symbol="TNA" secType="STK" exchange="SMART"/>
+		</query>
+	</request>
+</TWSXML>
+
diff --git a/src/tws_xml.cpp b/src/tws_xml.cpp
index 1478cb1b..fc3b9929 100644
--- a/src/tws_xml.cpp
+++ b/src/tws_xml.cpp
@@ -1173,6 +1173,8 @@ xmlNodePtr TwsXml::newDocRoot()
 	xmlDocPtr doc = xmlNewDoc( (const xmlChar*) "1.0");
 	xmlNodePtr root = xmlNewDocNode( doc, NULL,
 		(const xmlChar*)"TWSXML", NULL );
+	xmlNsPtr ns = xmlNewNs( root,
+		"http://www.ga-group.nl/twsxml-0.1", NULL );
 	xmlDocSetRootElement( doc, root );
 	
 	//caller has to free root.doc