diff --git a/src/data/backwardsCompatibility/backwardsCompatibility.js b/src/data/backwardsCompatibility/backwardsCompatibility.js
index 45879f3b5365f4c8d4d72300e8c26582d6e4c04d..343f003536f0ea1d95248641d5f21486e5e0e475 100644
--- a/src/data/backwardsCompatibility/backwardsCompatibility.js
+++ b/src/data/backwardsCompatibility/backwardsCompatibility.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ App.Update.setExistentProperties = function(obj, array) {
 	for (let p in array) {
 		if (Array.isArray(array[p])){
 			obj[p] = Array.from(array[p]);
-		} else if (typeof array[p] === "object" && typeof array[p] !== undefined) {
+		} else if (typeof array[p] === "object" && typeof array[p] !== undefined && array[p] !== null) {
 			console.log("forcing V." + p + " to ", array[p]);
 			obj[p] = {};
 			Object.assign(obj[p], array[p]);