diff --git a/.changeset/serious-lobsters-smell.md b/.changeset/serious-lobsters-smell.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..055421141
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/serious-lobsters-smell.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'houdini': patch
+---
+
+Fix issue when writing oevr previously null value
diff --git a/packages/houdini/src/runtime/cache/cache.ts b/packages/houdini/src/runtime/cache/cache.ts
index 164cdcb2e..e7ab09fea 100644
--- a/packages/houdini/src/runtime/cache/cache.ts
+++ b/packages/houdini/src/runtime/cache/cache.ts
@@ -594,7 +594,9 @@ class CacheInternal {
 			else if (
 				Array.isArray(value) &&
 				// make typescript happy
-				(typeof previousValue === 'undefined' || Array.isArray(previousValue))
+				(typeof previousValue === 'undefined' ||
+					previousValue === null ||
+					Array.isArray(previousValue))
 			) {
 				// make a shallow copy of the previous value we can  mutate
 				let oldIDs = [...(previousValue || [])] as (string | null)[]
@@ -732,7 +734,7 @@ class CacheInternal {
 				// or we got content for a new list which could already be known. If we just look at
 				// whether the IDs are the same, situations where we have old data that
 				// is still valid would not be triggered
-				const contentChanged = !deepEquals(linkedIDs, oldIDs)
+				const contentChanged = !deepEquals(linkedIDs, oldIDs) || previousValue === null
 
 				// we need to look at the last time we saw each subscriber to check if they need to be added to the spec
 				if (contentChanged || forceNotify) {
diff --git a/packages/houdini/src/runtime/cache/tests/subscriptions.test.ts b/packages/houdini/src/runtime/cache/tests/subscriptions.test.ts
index c3681bd83..aa620b174 100644
--- a/packages/houdini/src/runtime/cache/tests/subscriptions.test.ts
+++ b/packages/houdini/src/runtime/cache/tests/subscriptions.test.ts
@@ -2880,3 +2880,62 @@ test('reverting optimistic remove notifies subscribers', function () {
 test.todo('can write to and resolve layers')
 
 test.todo("resolving a layer with the same value as the most recent doesn't notify subscribers")
+
+test('overwrite null value with list', function () {
+	// instantiate the cache
+	const cache = new Cache(config)
+
+	const selection: SubscriptionSelection = {
+		fields: {
+			friends: {
+				type: 'User',
+				visible: true,
+				keyRaw: 'friends',
+				selection: {
+					fields: {
+						id: {
+							type: 'ID',
+							visible: true,
+							keyRaw: 'id',
+						},
+						firstName: {
+							type: 'String',
+							visible: true,
+							keyRaw: 'firstName',
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	// add some data to the cache
+	cache.write({
+		selection,
+		data: {
+			friends: null,
+		},
+	})
+
+	// a function to spy on that will play the role of set
+	const set = vi.fn()
+
+	// subscribe to the fields
+	cache.subscribe({
+		rootType: 'Query',
+		selection: selection,
+		set: set,
+	})
+
+	// add some data to the cache
+	cache.write({
+		selection,
+		data: {
+			friends: [],
+		},
+	})
+
+	expect(set).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+		friends: [],
+	})
+})