diff --git a/src/Command/Files.hs b/src/Command/Files.hs
index f143ec5cc..744e29f3c 100644
--- a/src/Command/Files.hs
+++ b/src/Command/Files.hs
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ data Blob = Blob
 instance FromJSON BlobPair where
   parseJSON = withObject "BlobPair" $ \o ->
     case (HM.lookup "before" o, HM.lookup "after" o) of
+      (Just Null, Just after) -> Join . That <$> parseJSON after
+      (Just before, Just Null) -> Join . This <$> parseJSON before
       (Just before, Just after) -> Join <$> (These <$> parseJSON before <*> parseJSON after)
       (Just before, Nothing) -> Join . This <$> parseJSON before
       (Nothing, Just after) -> Join . That <$> parseJSON after
diff --git a/test/CommandSpec.hs b/test/CommandSpec.hs
index 58dbbc67e..01f8a0a1e 100644
--- a/test/CommandSpec.hs
+++ b/test/CommandSpec.hs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import Data.Aeson.Types hiding (parse)
 import Data.Functor.Both as Both
 import Data.Map
 import Data.Maybe
+import Data.These
 import Data.Record
 import Data.String
 import Info (DefaultFields, HasDefaultFields)
@@ -32,25 +33,37 @@ spec = parallel $ do
       nullBlob blob `shouldBe` True
 
   describe "readBlobPairsFromHandle" $ do
+    let a = sourceBlob "method.rb" (Just Ruby) "def foo; end"
+    let b = sourceBlob "method.rb" (Just Ruby) "def bar(x); end"
     it "returns blobs for valid JSON encoded diff input" $ do
-      h <- openFile "test/fixtures/input/diff.json" ReadMode
-      blobs <- runCommand (readBlobPairsFromHandle h)
-      let a = sourceBlob "method.rb" (Just Ruby) "def foo; end"
-      let b = sourceBlob "method.rb" (Just Ruby) "def bar(x); end"
+      blobs <- blobsFromFilePath "test/fixtures/input/diff.json"
       blobs `shouldBe` [both a b]
 
+    it "returns blobs when there's no before" $ do
+      blobs <- blobsFromFilePath "test/fixtures/input/diff-no-before.json"
+      blobs `shouldBe` [both (emptySourceBlob "method.rb") b]
+
+    it "returns blobs when there's null before" $ do
+      blobs <- blobsFromFilePath "test/fixtures/input/diff-null-before.json"
+      blobs `shouldBe` [both (emptySourceBlob "method.rb") b]
+
+    it "returns blobs when there's no after" $ do
+      blobs <- blobsFromFilePath "test/fixtures/input/diff-no-after.json"
+      blobs `shouldBe` [both a (emptySourceBlob "method.rb")]
+
+    it "returns blobs when there's null after" $ do
+      blobs <- blobsFromFilePath "test/fixtures/input/diff-null-after.json"
+      blobs `shouldBe` [both a (emptySourceBlob "method.rb")]
+
+
     it "returns blobs for unsupported language" $ do
       h <- openFile "test/fixtures/input/diff-unsupported-language.json" ReadMode
       blobs <- runCommand (readBlobPairsFromHandle h)
-      let a = emptySourceBlob "test.kt"
-      let b = sourceBlob "test.kt" Nothing "fun main(args: Array<String>) {\nprintln(\"hi\")\n}\n"
-      blobs `shouldBe` [both a b]
+      let b' = sourceBlob "test.kt" Nothing "fun main(args: Array<String>) {\nprintln(\"hi\")\n}\n"
+      blobs `shouldBe` [both (emptySourceBlob "test.kt") b']
 
     it "detects language based on filepath for empty language" $ do
-      h <- openFile "test/fixtures/input/diff-empty-language.json" ReadMode
-      blobs <- runCommand (readBlobPairsFromHandle h)
-      let a = sourceBlob "method.rb" (Just Ruby) "def foo; end"
-      let b = sourceBlob "method.rb" (Just Ruby) "def bar(x); end"
+      blobs <- blobsFromFilePath "test/fixtures/input/diff-empty-language.json"
       blobs `shouldBe` [both a b]
 
     it "throws on blank input" $ do
@@ -119,6 +132,10 @@ spec = parallel $ do
           (both "dfac8fd681b0749af137aebf3203e77a06fbafc2" "2e4144eb8c44f007463ec34cb66353f0041161fe")
           [ both (emptySourceBlob "methods.rb") methodsBlob ]
         methodsBlob = SourceBlob (Source "def foo\nend\n") "ff7bbbe9495f61d9e1e58c597502d152bab1761e" "methods.rb" (Just defaultPlainBlob) (Just Ruby)
+        blobsFromFilePath path = do
+          h <- openFile path ReadMode
+          blobs <- runCommand (readBlobPairsFromHandle h)
+          pure blobs
 
 data Fixture = Fixture { shas :: Both String, expectedBlobs :: [Both SourceBlob] }
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/input/diff-no-after.json b/test/fixtures/input/diff-no-after.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fffbb3458
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/input/diff-no-after.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "blobs": [{
+    "before": {
+      "path": "method.rb",
+      "content": "def foo; end",
+      "language": "Ruby"
+    }
+  }]
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/input/diff-no-before.json b/test/fixtures/input/diff-no-before.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4212240a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/input/diff-no-before.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "blobs": [{
+    "after": {
+      "path": "method.rb",
+      "content": "def bar(x); end",
+      "language": "Ruby"
+    }
+  }]
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/input/diff-null-after.json b/test/fixtures/input/diff-null-after.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ecca51a8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/input/diff-null-after.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "blobs": [{
+    "before": {
+      "path": "method.rb",
+      "content": "def foo; end",
+      "language": "Ruby"
+    },
+    "after": null
+  }]
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/input/diff-null-before.json b/test/fixtures/input/diff-null-before.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..320e0acb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/input/diff-null-before.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "blobs": [{
+    "before": null,
+    "after": {
+      "path": "method.rb",
+      "content": "def bar(x); end",
+      "language": "Ruby"
+    }
+  }]
+}