diff --git a/core/properties.lisp b/core/properties.lisp
index ca21e60..204680b 100644
--- a/core/properties.lisp
+++ b/core/properties.lisp
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@
(value2 local-time:timestamp))
(local-time:timestamp= value1 value2))
+(defmethod merge-property-values (resource property (old null) new)
+ new)
+
(defmethod merge-property-values (resource property old new)
(unless (compare-property-values resource property old new)
(warn "Conflicting values for property ~A in