diff --git a/Salar.Bois.Tests/ObjectsTest.cs b/Salar.Bois.Tests/ObjectsTest.cs
index 94203f8..518db17 100644
--- a/Salar.Bois.Tests/ObjectsTest.cs
+++ b/Salar.Bois.Tests/ObjectsTest.cs
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ public void HierarchyObjects2Test()
 			AssertionHelper.AssertMembersAreEqual(init.KidNull, final.KidNull);
 			AssertionHelper.AssertMembersAreEqual(init.KidValue, final.KidValue);
 			init.KidNull.Should().Be.EqualTo(final.KidNull);
-			init.KidValue.Should().Be.EqualTo(final.KidValue);
 		}
 
 		[TestMethod]
diff --git a/Salar.Bois/BoisSerializer.cs b/Salar.Bois/BoisSerializer.cs
index c1027d4..261de34 100644
--- a/Salar.Bois/BoisSerializer.cs
+++ b/Salar.Bois/BoisSerializer.cs
@@ -176,37 +176,26 @@ private void WriteObject(BinaryWriter writer, BoisMemberInfo boisMemInfo, object
 		{
 			if (obj == null)
 			{
-				// null indicator
-				WriteValue(writer, true);
-				return;
+                // null indicator
+                WriteNullableType(writer, true);
+                return;
 			}
 
-			_serializeDepth++;
 			var type = obj.GetType();
 
 			var boisType = _typeCache.GetTypeInfo(type, true);
 			var boisTypeInfo = boisType as BoisTypeInfo;
 
-			// Use this member info if avaiable. it is more accurate because it came from the object holder,
-			// not the object itseld.
-			if (boisMemInfo != null)
-			{
-				if (boisMemInfo.IsContainerObject  && boisMemInfo.IsNullable)
-				{
-					//This is a nullable struct and is not null
-					WriteValue(writer, false);
-				}
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				if (boisType.IsContainerObject   && boisType.IsNullable)
-				{
-					//This is a nullable struct and is not null
-					WriteValue(writer, false);
-				}
-			}
-
-			if (boisTypeInfo != null)
+			_serializeDepth++;
+            // Use this member info if avaiable. it is more accurate because it came from the object holder,
+            // not the object itseld.
+            if (boisMemInfo.IsContainerObject && boisMemInfo.IsNullable)
+            {
+                //This is a nullable struct and is not null
+                WriteNullableType(writer, false);
+            }
+
+            if (boisTypeInfo != null)
 			{
 				// writing the members
 				for (int i = 0; i < boisTypeInfo.Members.Length; i++)
@@ -857,10 +846,10 @@ private object ReadMember(BinaryReader reader, Type memType)
 
 		private object ReadMember(BinaryReader reader, BoisMemberInfo memInfo, Type memType)
 		{
-			if ((memInfo.IsNullable && memInfo.IsContainerObject) ||
-				(memInfo.IsNullable && !memInfo.IsSupportedPrimitive && (!memInfo.IsContainerObject || memInfo.IsStruct)))
-			{
-				bool isNull = reader.ReadByte() != 0;
+            if ((memInfo.IsNullable && memInfo.IsContainerObject) ||
+                (memInfo.IsNullable && !memInfo.IsSupportedPrimitive && (!memInfo.IsContainerObject || memInfo.IsStruct)))
+            {
+                bool isNull = reader.ReadByte() != 0;
 
 				if (isNull)
 				{