diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dc469e5..9791e85 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@
     "url": "git+https://github.com/webKrafters/get-property.git"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "eslint --fix && rm -rf dist && babel src -d dist && npx -p typescript tsc",
+    "build": "eslint --fix && rm -rf dist && babel src -d dist --ignore '**/*.test.js' && npx -p typescript tsc",
     "test": "eslint --fix && jest --coverage",
     "test:core": "jest",
     "test:watch": "eslint --fix && jest --watchAll"
   },
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
-  "version": "1.0.1"
+  "version": "1.0.2"
 }
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 1550fb6..a314e32 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+const DEFAULT_VAL = {};
+
 const RE_DELIMITER = /[\[\]|\.]+/g;
 
 const RE_END_BRACKET_LAST_CHAR = /\]$/;
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ const toString = Object.prototype.toString;
  *
  * @see lodash.get documentation
  */
-function getProperty( source, path, defaultValue = undefined ) {
+function getProperty( source, path, defaultValue = DEFAULT_VAL ) {
 	switch( toString.call( path ).replace( RE_TYPE, '$1' ) ) {
 		case 'String': path = path.replace( RE_END_BRACKET_LAST_CHAR, '' ).split( RE_DELIMITER ); break;
 		case 'Array': break;
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ function getProperty( source, path, defaultValue = undefined ) {
 		key: path?.[ path.length - 1 ],
 		source: path.length && path.length - trail.length < 2 ? source : undefined,
 		trail,
-		value: _value ?? defaultValue
+		value: _value ?? ( defaultValue === DEFAULT_VAL ? _value : defaultValue )
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/src/index.test.js b/src/index.test.js
index f6cd2ea..8489110 100644
--- a/src/index.test.js
+++ b/src/index.test.js
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ const source = {
 			year: '2017'
 		}]
 	},
+	nullTester: null,
 	tags: [
 		'minim',
 		'nisi',
@@ -83,35 +84,15 @@ const source = {
 
 describe( 'getProperty(...)', () => {
 	test( 'obtains info about property located at path in a source data', () => {
-		expect( getProperty( source, 'classInstance' ) ).toStrictEqual({
-			_value: source.classInstance,
+		expect( getProperty( source, 'nullTester' ) ).toStrictEqual({
+			_value: source.nullTester,
 			exists: true,
 			index: NaN,
 			isSelf: false,
-			key: 'classInstance',
+			key: 'nullTester',
 			source: source,
-			trail: [ 'classInstance' ],
-			value: source.classInstance
-		});
-		expect( getProperty( source, 'classInstance.lastName' ) ).toStrictEqual({
-			_value: source.classInstance.lastName,
-			exists: true,
-			index: NaN,
-			isSelf: false,
-			key: 'lastName',
-			source: source.classInstance,
-			trail: [ 'classInstance', 'lastName' ],
-			value: source.classInstance.lastName
-		});
-		expect( getProperty( source, 'classInstance.range.-1' ) ).toStrictEqual({
-			_value: source.classInstance.range[ 6 ],
-			exists: true,
-			index: 6,
-			isSelf: false,
-			key: '-1',
-			source: source.classInstance.range,
-			trail: [ 'classInstance', 'range', 6 ],
-			value: source.classInstance.range[ 6 ]
+			trail: [ 'nullTester' ],
+			value: source.nullTester
 		});
 		expect( getProperty( source, 'tags.-2' ) ).toStrictEqual({
 			_value: source.tags[ 5 ],
@@ -183,6 +164,36 @@ describe( 'getProperty(...)', () => {
 			trail: [ 'history', 'places', 1 ],
 			value: DEFAULT
 		});
+		expect( getProperty( source, 'classInstance' ) ).toStrictEqual({
+			_value: source.classInstance,
+			exists: true,
+			index: NaN,
+			isSelf: false,
+			key: 'classInstance',
+			source: source,
+			trail: [ 'classInstance' ],
+			value: source.classInstance
+		});
+		expect( getProperty( source, 'classInstance.lastName' ) ).toStrictEqual({
+			_value: source.classInstance.lastName,
+			exists: true,
+			index: NaN,
+			isSelf: false,
+			key: 'lastName',
+			source: source.classInstance,
+			trail: [ 'classInstance', 'lastName' ],
+			value: source.classInstance.lastName
+		});
+		expect( getProperty( source, 'classInstance.range.-1' ) ).toStrictEqual({
+			_value: source.classInstance.range[ 6 ],
+			exists: true,
+			index: 6,
+			isSelf: false,
+			key: '-1',
+			source: source.classInstance.range,
+			trail: [ 'classInstance', 'range', 6 ],
+			value: source.classInstance.range[ 6 ]
+		});
 		expect( getProperty( source, 'none' ) ).toStrictEqual({
 			_value: undefined,
 			exists: false,