diff --git a/internal/server/entity.go b/internal/server/entity.go
index 9413a9b..97e09c1 100644
--- a/internal/server/entity.go
+++ b/internal/server/entity.go
@@ -264,7 +264,10 @@ func toJsonValue(value any) (any, reflect.Type) {
 	case []map[string]any:
 		return v, vt.Type()
 	default:
-		return v, vt.Type()
+		if vt.IsValid() {
+			return v, vt.Type()
+		}
+		return v, reflect.TypeOf(0)
 	}
 }
 func IsEntityEqual(prevJson []byte, thisJson []byte, prevEntity *Entity, thisEntity *Entity) bool {
diff --git a/internal/server/entity_test.go b/internal/server/entity_test.go
index e90fd95..63becf7 100644
--- a/internal/server/entity_test.go
+++ b/internal/server/entity_test.go
@@ -223,6 +223,32 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("the IsEntityEqual function",
 			})
 			Expect(IsEntityEqual(prevEntityJson, newEntityJson, prevEntity, newEntity)).To(BeFalse())
 		})
+		ginkgo.It("Should return true: nil values", func() {
+			newEntity, prevEntity, newEntityJson, prevEntityJson := newEntities(func(newEntity *Entity, prevEntity *Entity) {
+				prevEntity.Properties["ns0:prop1"] = nil
+				newEntity.Properties["ns0:prop1"] = nil
+			})
+			Expect(IsEntityEqual(prevEntityJson, newEntityJson, prevEntity, newEntity)).To(BeTrue())
+			newEntity, prevEntity, newEntityJson, prevEntityJson = newEntities(func(newEntity *Entity, prevEntity *Entity) {
+				prevEntity.Properties["ns0:prop1"] = []any{nil}
+				newEntity.Properties["ns0:prop1"] = []any{nil}
+			})
+			Expect(IsEntityEqual(prevEntityJson, newEntityJson, prevEntity, newEntity)).To(BeTrue())
+		})
+		ginkgo.It("Should return false: nil to int", func() {
+			newEntity, prevEntity, newEntityJson, prevEntityJson := newEntities(func(newEntity *Entity, prevEntity *Entity) {
+				prevEntity.Properties["ns0:prop1"] = nil
+				newEntity.Properties["ns0:prop1"] = 8
+			})
+			Expect(IsEntityEqual(prevEntityJson, newEntityJson, prevEntity, newEntity)).To(BeFalse())
+		})
+		ginkgo.It("Should return false: int to nil", func() {
+			newEntity, prevEntity, newEntityJson, prevEntityJson := newEntities(func(newEntity *Entity, prevEntity *Entity) {
+				prevEntity.Properties["ns0:prop1"] = 8
+				newEntity.Properties["ns0:prop1"] = nil
+			})
+			Expect(IsEntityEqual(prevEntityJson, newEntityJson, prevEntity, newEntity)).To(BeFalse())
+		})
 	})
 
 func BenchmarkIsEntityEqual(b *testing.B) {