diff --git a/src/main/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/dtv.java b/src/main/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/dtv.java
index 9ba2e83ce..d220f0165 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/dtv.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/dtv.java
@@ -246,8 +246,11 @@ final JavaType getJavaType() {
     Object getValue(JDBCType jdbcType, int scale, InputStreamGetterArgs streamGetterArgs, Calendar cal,
             TypeInfo typeInfo, CryptoMetadata cryptoMetadata, TDSReader tdsReader,
             SQLServerStatement statement) throws SQLServerException {
-        if (null == impl)
+        if (null == impl) {
             impl = new ServerDTVImpl();
+        } else if (impl.isNull()) {
+            return null;
+        }
         return impl.getValue(this, jdbcType, scale, streamGetterArgs, cal, typeInfo, cryptoMetadata, tdsReader,
                 statement);
     }