diff --git a/src/coders/yaml.cpp b/src/coders/yaml.cpp
index b10d5ce2..33eab3a5 100644
--- a/src/coders/yaml.cpp
+++ b/src/coders/yaml.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static dv::value perform_literal(std::string_view literal) {
         literal == "false" || literal == "False") {
         return literal[0] == 't';
     }
-    if (literal == "null" || literal == "Null") {
+    if (literal == "null" || literal == "Null" || literal == "~") {
         return nullptr;
     }
     return std::string(literal);
@@ -204,8 +204,9 @@ dv::value Parser::parseFullValue(int indent) {
         skipEmptyLines();
         int init_pos = pos;
         int next_indent = countIndent();
-        if (next_indent < indent) {
-            throw error("indentation error");
+        if (next_indent <= indent) {
+            pos = init_pos;
+            return nullptr;
         }
         if (source[pos] == '-') {
             pos = init_pos;