diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bee8a64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+__pycache__
diff --git a/etcd_wrapper.py b/etcd_wrapper.py
index 4620e84..7c86771 100644
--- a/etcd_wrapper.py
+++ b/etcd_wrapper.py
@@ -45,4 +45,8 @@ class Etcd3Wrapper(object):
     def watch_prefix(self, *args, value_in_json=False, **kwargs):
         r, _ = self.client.watch_prefix(*args, **kwargs)
         for event in r:
-            yield EtcdEntry(event, event.value, value_in_json=value_in_json)
+            # if e.value is None don't propagate its value
+            if event.value is None:
+                continue
+            event = EtcdEntry(event, event.value, value_in_json=value_in_json)
+            yield event
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