diff --git a/src/main/java/de/danielbechler/diff/Instances.java b/src/main/java/de/danielbechler/diff/Instances.java
index eb09f21d..a9423fcd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/danielbechler/diff/Instances.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/danielbechler/diff/Instances.java
@@ -175,6 +175,12 @@ public boolean areEqual()
 	
 	public boolean areMethodResultsEqual(String method) {
 		try {
+			if(base == null && working == null){
+				return true;
+			}
+			if(base == null && working != null || base != null && working == null){
+				return false;
+			}
 			Object baseMethodResult = base.getClass().getMethod(method).invoke(base);
 			Object workingMethodResult = working.getClass().getMethod(method).invoke(working);
 			if(baseMethodResult == null){
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/danielbechler/diff/InstancesTest.java b/src/test/java/de/danielbechler/diff/InstancesTest.java
index c1fcb749..eaad31e0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/danielbechler/diff/InstancesTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/danielbechler/diff/InstancesTest.java
@@ -148,6 +148,19 @@ public void testMethodResultEqualIsEqual() throws Exception
 		assertThat(instances.areMethodResultsEqual("getValue")).isTrue();
 	}
 	
+	@Test
+	public void testMethodResultEqualOneNull() throws Exception
+	{
+		final Method readMethod = getClass().getDeclaredMethod("getTestValue");
+		final PropertyAccessor accessor = new PropertyAccessor("testValue", readMethod, null);
+		
+		ObjectWithString working = new ObjectWithString("string");
+		ObjectWithString base = null;
+		
+		final Instances instances = new Instances(accessor, working, base, null);
+		assertThat(instances.areMethodResultsEqual("getValue")).isFalse();
+	}
+	
 	@Test
 	public void testMethodResultEqualInvalidMethod() throws Exception
 	{