2 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteItemRepository.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteItemRepository.cs
index 48e2f5d4a..5bf740cfc 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteItemRepository.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteItemRepository.cs
@@ -90,9 +90,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
             _typeMapper = new TypeMapper();
             _jsonOptions = JsonDefaults.GetOptions();
 
-            // GetItem throws NotSupportedException with this enabled, so hardcode false.
-            _jsonOptions.IgnoreNullValues = false;
-
             DbFilePath = Path.Combine(_config.ApplicationPaths.DataPath, "library.db");
         }
 
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/HttpServer/WebSocketConnection.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/HttpServer/WebSocketConnection.cs
index d738047e0..7eae4e764 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/HttpServer/WebSocketConnection.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/HttpServer/WebSocketConnection.cs
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.HttpServer
                 return;
             }
 
-            WebSocketMessage<object> stub;
+            WebSocketMessage<object>? stub;
             try
             {
 
@@ -209,6 +209,12 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.HttpServer
                 return;
             }
 
+            if (stub == null)
+            {
+                _logger.LogError("Error processing web socket message");
+                return;
+            }
+
             // Tell the PipeReader how much of the buffer we have consumed
             reader.AdvanceTo(buffer.End);