diff --git a/pkg/runtime/core/helpers.go b/pkg/runtime/core/helpers.go
index 281040de..0b0573d8 100644
--- a/pkg/runtime/core/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime/core/helpers.go
@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@ func IsNil(input interface{}) bool {
 		reflect.Array,
 		reflect.Slice,
 		reflect.Map,
-		reflect.Struct,
 		reflect.Func,
 		reflect.Interface,
-		reflect.Chan,
-		reflect.UnsafePointer:
+		reflect.Chan:
 		return val.IsNil()
+	case reflect.Struct,
+		reflect.UnsafePointer:
+		return false
 	case reflect.Invalid:
 		return true
 	default:
diff --git a/pkg/runtime/core/helpers_test.go b/pkg/runtime/core/helpers_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..912315d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/runtime/core/helpers_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package core_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"unsafe"
+
+	"github.com/MontFerret/ferret/pkg/runtime/core"
+	. "github.com/smartystreets/goconvey/convey"
+)
+
+type DummyInterface interface {
+	DummyFunc() string
+}
+
+type DummyStruct struct{}
+
+func (d DummyStruct) DummyFunc() string {
+	return "testing"
+}
+
+func TestIsNil(t *testing.T) {
+	Convey("Should match", t, func() {
+		// nil == invalid
+		t := core.IsNil(nil)
+
+		So(t, ShouldBeTrue)
+
+		a := []string{}
+		t = core.IsNil(a)
+
+		So(t, ShouldBeFalse)
+
+		b := make([]string, 1)
+		t = core.IsNil(b)
+
+		So(t, ShouldBeFalse)
+
+		c := make(map[string]string)
+		t = core.IsNil(c)
+
+		So(t, ShouldBeFalse)
+
+		var s struct {
+			Test string
+		}
+		t = core.IsNil(s)
+
+		So(t, ShouldBeFalse)
+
+		f := func() {}
+		t = core.IsNil(f)
+
+		So(t, ShouldBeFalse)
+
+		i := DummyStruct{}
+		t = core.IsNil(i)
+
+		So(t, ShouldBeFalse)
+
+		ch := make(chan string)
+		t = core.IsNil(ch)
+
+		So(t, ShouldBeFalse)
+
+		var y unsafe.Pointer
+		var vy int
+		y = unsafe.Pointer(&vy)
+		t = core.IsNil(y)
+
+		So(t, ShouldBeFalse)
+	})
+}