diff --git a/infer/src/pulse/Pulse.ml b/infer/src/pulse/Pulse.ml
index afb52b4c7..3c78726e8 100644
--- a/infer/src/pulse/Pulse.ml
+++ b/infer/src/pulse/Pulse.ml
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ module PulseTransferFunctions = struct
         PulseCallOperations.call tenv ~caller_proc_desc:proc_desc ~callee_data call_loc callee_pname
           ~ret ~actuals ~formals_opt astate
     | _ ->
+        (* dereference call expression to catch nil issues *)
+        let<*> astate, _ = PulseOperations.eval_deref call_loc call_exp astate in
         L.d_printfln "Skipping indirect call %a@\n" Exp.pp call_exp ;
         let astate =
           let arg_values = List.map actuals ~f:(fun ((value, _), _) -> value) in
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/pulse/NPENilBlocks.m b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/pulse/NPENilBlocks.m
index 8368d441c..8ea9fdfeb 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/pulse/NPENilBlocks.m
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/pulse/NPENilBlocks.m
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   my_block();
 }
 
-- (void)FN_assignNilBad {
+- (void)assignNilBad {
 
   void (^my_block)(void) = ^() {
   };
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@
   }
 }
 
-- (void)FN_paramAssignNilBad:(void (^)(void))my_block {
+- (void)paramAssignNilBad:(void (^)(void))my_block {
 
   my_block = NULL;
   my_block(); // Null deref
 }
 
-- (void)FN_paramReassignNilBad:(void (^)(void))my_block_param {
+- (void)paramReassignNilBad:(void (^)(void))my_block_param {
 
   void (^my_block)(void) = ^() {
   };
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ void calldoSomethingThenCallbackOk() {
   [blockA doSomethingThenCallback:my_block];
 }
 
-void FN_calldoSomethingThenCallbackWithNilBad() {
+void calldoSomethingThenCallbackWithNilBad() {
   BlockA* blockA = [BlockA alloc];
   [blockA doSomethingThenCallback:nil];
 }
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/pulse/issues.exp b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/pulse/issues.exp
index 5b4fd0b1c..ca22b8d69 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/pulse/issues.exp
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/pulse/issues.exp
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ codetoanalyze/objc/pulse/MemoryLeaks.m, call_cfrelease_interproc_leak_ok_FP, 3,
 codetoanalyze/objc/pulse/MemoryLeaksInBlocks.m, block_captured_var_leak_bad, 7, MEMORY_LEAK, no_bucket, ERROR, [allocation part of the trace starts here,allocated by call to `malloc_no_fail` (modelled),allocation part of the trace ends here,memory becomes unreachable here]
 codetoanalyze/objc/pulse/NPEBlocks.m, Singleton.dispatch_once_no_npe_good_FP, 6, NULLPTR_DEREFERENCE, no_bucket, ERROR, [is the null pointer,assigned,invalid access occurs here]
 codetoanalyze/objc/pulse/NPEBlocks.m, captured_npe_bad, 5, NULLPTR_DEREFERENCE, no_bucket, ERROR, [is the null pointer,assigned,when calling `objc_blockcaptured_npe_bad_3` here,parameter `x` of objc_blockcaptured_npe_bad_3,invalid access occurs here]
+codetoanalyze/objc/pulse/NPENilBlocks.m, BlockA.assignNilBad, 5, NULLPTR_DEREFERENCE, no_bucket, ERROR, [is the null pointer,assigned,invalid access occurs here]
+codetoanalyze/objc/pulse/NPENilBlocks.m, BlockA.paramAssignNilBad:, 3, NULLPTR_DEREFERENCE, no_bucket, ERROR, [is the null pointer,assigned,invalid access occurs here]
+codetoanalyze/objc/pulse/NPENilBlocks.m, BlockA.paramReassignNilBad:, 6, NULLPTR_DEREFERENCE, no_bucket, ERROR, [is the null pointer,assigned,assigned,invalid access occurs here]
+codetoanalyze/objc/pulse/NPENilBlocks.m, calldoSomethingThenCallbackWithNilBad, 2, NULLPTR_DEREFERENCE, no_bucket, ERROR, [is the null pointer,when calling `BlockA.doSomethingThenCallback:` here,parameter `my_block` of BlockA.doSomethingThenCallback:,invalid access occurs here]
 codetoanalyze/objc/pulse/uninit.m, Uninit.call_setter_c_struct_bad, 3, PULSE_UNINITIALIZED_VALUE, no_bucket, ERROR, [struct field address `x` created,when calling `Uninit.setS:` here,parameter `s` of Uninit.setS:,read to uninitialized value occurs here]
 codetoanalyze/objc/pulse/use_after_free.m, PulseTest.use_after_free_simple_in_objc_method_bad:, 2, USE_AFTER_FREE, no_bucket, ERROR, [invalidation part of the trace starts here,parameter `x` of PulseTest.use_after_free_simple_in_objc_method_bad:,was invalidated by call to `free()`,use-after-lifetime part of the trace starts here,parameter `x` of PulseTest.use_after_free_simple_in_objc_method_bad:,invalid access occurs here]
 codetoanalyze/objc/pulse/use_after_free.m, use_after_free_simple_bad, 2, USE_AFTER_FREE, no_bucket, ERROR, [invalidation part of the trace starts here,parameter `x` of use_after_free_simple_bad,was invalidated by call to `free()`,use-after-lifetime part of the trace starts here,parameter `x` of use_after_free_simple_bad,invalid access occurs here]