diff --git a/dotnet/IEC61850forCSharp/MmsValue.cs b/dotnet/IEC61850forCSharp/MmsValue.cs
index a9fa22f3..c545fcaa 100644
--- a/dotnet/IEC61850forCSharp/MmsValue.cs
+++ b/dotnet/IEC61850forCSharp/MmsValue.cs
@@ -336,7 +336,11 @@ namespace IEC61850
 				if ((type == MmsType.MMS_ARRAY) || (type == MmsType.MMS_STRUCTURE)) {
 					if ((index >= 0) && (index < Size ())) {
 						IntPtr value = MmsValue_getElement (valueReference, index);
-						return new MmsValue (value);
+
+						if (value == IntPtr.Zero)
+							return null;
+						else 
+							return new MmsValue (value);
 					} else
 						throw new MmsValueException ("Index out of bounds");
 				} else
diff --git a/dotnet/IEC61850forCSharp/ReportControlBlock.cs b/dotnet/IEC61850forCSharp/ReportControlBlock.cs
index 86a9ed6c..e23e56c4 100644
--- a/dotnet/IEC61850forCSharp/ReportControlBlock.cs
+++ b/dotnet/IEC61850forCSharp/ReportControlBlock.cs
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ namespace IEC61850
 				try {
 
 					if (this.report == null)
-							this.report = new Report (report);
+						this.report = new Report (report);
 
 					if (reportHandler != null)
 						reportHandler(this.report, reportHandlerParameter);