diff --git a/librefi/utils.py b/librefi/utils.py
index 406a31a..4b2cd6a 100644
--- a/librefi/utils.py
+++ b/librefi/utils.py
@@ -112,17 +112,19 @@ def dump_qs(obj):
                 qs.append((old_qs_element[0], old_qs_element[1]))
             elif isinstance(old_qs_element[1], (dict)):
                 for subkey in old_qs_element[1]:
-                    qs.append(
-                        (old_qs_element[0] + "[" + subkey + "]", old_qs_element[1][subkey]))
-                    if isinstance(old_qs_element[1][subkey], (dict, list)):
-                        not_flat = True
+                    if old_qs_element[1][subkey] is not None:
+                        qs.append(
+                            (old_qs_element[0] + "[" + subkey + "]", old_qs_element[1][subkey]))
+                        if isinstance(old_qs_element[1][subkey], (dict, list)):
+                            not_flat = True
             elif isinstance(old_qs_element[1], (list)):
                 for index in range(len(old_qs_element[1])):
                     element = old_qs_element[1][index]
-                    qs.append(
-                        (old_qs_element[0] + "[" + str(index) + "]", element))
-                    if isinstance(element, (dict, list)):
-                        not_flat = True
+                    if element is not None:
+                        qs.append(
+                            (old_qs_element[0] + "[" + str(index) + "]", element))
+                        if isinstance(element, (dict, list)):
+                            not_flat = True
         if not_flat:
             old_qs = qs
             qs = []