diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cedarsoftware/util/convert/Converter.java b/src/main/java/com/cedarsoftware/util/convert/Converter.java
index b55fd9c5..187f1ff8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cedarsoftware/util/convert/Converter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cedarsoftware/util/convert/Converter.java
@@ -1144,6 +1144,6 @@ private static <T> T identity(T from, Converter converter, ConverterOptions opti
     }
 
     private static <T> T unsupported(T from, Converter converter, ConverterOptions options) {
-        return (T) UNSUPPORTED;
+        return null;
     }
 }