diff --git a/packages/core/js-client/src/compilerSupport/__test__/conversion.spec.ts b/packages/core/js-client/src/compilerSupport/__test__/conversion.spec.ts
index fef9ed24..946432b7 100644
--- a/packages/core/js-client/src/compilerSupport/__test__/conversion.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/js-client/src/compilerSupport/__test__/conversion.spec.ts
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ describe("Conversion from aqua to typescript", () => {
   test.each`
     aqua                     | ts                     | type
     ${1}                     | ${1}                   | ${i32}
+    ${null}                  | ${null}                | ${opt_i32}
     ${[]}                    | ${null}                | ${opt_i32}
     ${[1]}                   | ${1}                   | ${opt_i32}
     ${[1, 2, 3]}             | ${[1, 2, 3]}           | ${array_i32}
@@ -205,7 +206,11 @@ describe("Conversion from aqua to typescript", () => {
 
       // assert
       expect(tsFromAqua).toStrictEqual(ts);
-      expect(aquaFromTs).toStrictEqual(aqua);
+
+      // 'null' -> 'null' -> [] ; 'null' not equal []
+      if (aqua !== null || ts !== null) {
+        expect(aquaFromTs).toStrictEqual(aqua);
+      }
     },
   );
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/js-client/src/compilerSupport/conversions.ts b/packages/core/js-client/src/compilerSupport/conversions.ts
index db30dffa..68ce8865 100644
--- a/packages/core/js-client/src/compilerSupport/conversions.ts
+++ b/packages/core/js-client/src/compilerSupport/conversions.ts
@@ -102,11 +102,11 @@ export function aqua2js(
   if (schema.tag === "nil") {
     return null;
   } else if (schema.tag === "option") {
-    if (!Array.isArray(value)) {
-      throw new SchemaValidationError(path, schema, "array", value);
+    if (!Array.isArray(value) && value !== null) {
+      throw new SchemaValidationError(path, schema, "array or null", value);
     }
 
-    if ("0" in value) {
+    if (value !== null && "0" in value) {
       return aqua2js(value[0], schema.type, { path: [...path, "?"] });
     } else {
       return null;