diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/hashmap.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/hashmap.hpp
index 5f9b81d4..38bbab1c 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/hashmap.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/hashmap.hpp
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ constexpr bool HashMap<K, T>::operator==(HashMap const &other) const {
 	for (auto &k : m_keys) {
 		auto const a = at(k).value;
 		auto const b = other.at(k).value;
-		if (a && b && *a != *b) {
+		if (
+			a != b && // handle one being null and other not
+			(a && b && *a != *b)) {
 			return false;
 		}
 	}