diff --git a/ATL.unit-test/Misc/LyricsSortTest.cs b/ATL.unit-test/Misc/LyricsSortTest.cs
index 8fbe4025..7f118ac0 100644
--- a/ATL.unit-test/Misc/LyricsSortTest.cs
+++ b/ATL.unit-test/Misc/LyricsSortTest.cs
@@ -9,13 +9,15 @@ public class LyricsSortTest
         private LyricsInfo.LyricsPhrase lyrics1 = new(1000, "AAA");
         private LyricsInfo.LyricsPhrase lyrics1b = new(1000, "AAA");
         private LyricsInfo.LyricsPhrase lyrics2 = new(2000, "ZZZ");
-
+        private LyricsInfo.LyricsPhrase lyrics3 = null;
 
         [TestMethod]
         public void LyricsSort_Equality()
         {
             Assert.IsTrue(lyrics1 != lyrics2);
+            Assert.IsTrue(lyrics1 != null);
             Assert.IsTrue(lyrics1 == lyrics1b);
+            Assert.IsTrue(lyrics3 == null);
             Assert.IsTrue(lyrics1 >= lyrics1b);
             Assert.IsTrue(lyrics1 <= lyrics1b);
             Assert.IsTrue(lyrics1 == new LyricsInfo.LyricsPhrase(lyrics1));
diff --git a/ATL/Entities/LyricsInfo.cs b/ATL/Entities/LyricsInfo.cs
index 06c4bbdb..8e9eb2d0 100644
--- a/ATL/Entities/LyricsInfo.cs
+++ b/ATL/Entities/LyricsInfo.cs
@@ -154,7 +154,14 @@ public override bool Equals(object obj)
             /// <param name="a">The first LyricsPhrase object</param>
             /// <param name="b">The second LyricsPhrase object</param>
             /// <returns>True if a == b, else false</returns>
-            public static bool operator ==(LyricsPhrase a, LyricsPhrase b) => !ReferenceEquals(a, null) && a.Equals(b);
+            public static bool operator ==(LyricsPhrase a, LyricsPhrase b)
+            {
+                if (ReferenceEquals(a, null) && ReferenceEquals(b, null))
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
+                return !ReferenceEquals(a, null) && a.Equals(b);
+            }
 
             /// <summary>
             /// Compares two LyricsPhrase objects by not-equals
@@ -162,7 +169,14 @@ public override bool Equals(object obj)
             /// <param name="a">The first LyricsPhrase object</param>
             /// <param name="b">The second LyricsPhrase object</param>
             /// <returns>True if a != b, else false</returns>
-            public static bool operator !=(LyricsPhrase a, LyricsPhrase b) => !ReferenceEquals(a, null) && !a.Equals(b);
+            public static bool operator !=(LyricsPhrase a, LyricsPhrase b)
+            {
+                if ((!ReferenceEquals(a, null) && ReferenceEquals(b, null)) || (ReferenceEquals(a, null) && !ReferenceEquals(b, null)))
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
+                return !ReferenceEquals(a, null) && !a.Equals(b);
+            }
 
             /// <summary>
             /// Compares two LyricsPhrase objects by inferior