diff --git a/lime/audio/openal/ALC.hx b/lime/audio/openal/ALC.hx
index 16fe00b00..4db8bf195 100644
--- a/lime/audio/openal/ALC.hx
+++ b/lime/audio/openal/ALC.hx
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ class ALC {
 	public static function createContext (device:ALDevice, attrlist:Array<Int> = null):ALContext {
 		
 		#if ((cpp || neko || nodejs) && lime_openal && !macro)
-		var handle:Float = lime_alc_create_context (device, attrlist);
+		var handle = lime_alc_create_context (device, attrlist);
 		
-		if (handle != 0) {
+		if (handle != null) {
 			
 			return new ALContext (handle);
 			
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ class ALC {
 	public static function getContextsDevice (context:ALContext):ALDevice {
 		
 		#if ((cpp || neko || nodejs) && lime_openal && !macro)
-		var handle:Float = lime_alc_get_contexts_device (context);
+		var handle = lime_alc_get_contexts_device (context);
 		
-		if (handle != 0) {
+		if (handle != null) {
 			
 			return new ALDevice (handle);
 			
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ class ALC {
 	public static function getCurrentContext ():ALContext {
 		
 		#if ((cpp || neko || nodejs) && lime_openal && !macro)
-		var handle:Float = lime_alc_get_current_context ();
+		var handle = lime_alc_get_current_context ();
 		
-		if (handle != 0) {
+		if (handle != null) {
 			
 			return new ALContext (handle);
 			
@@ -166,9 +166,9 @@ class ALC {
 	public static function openDevice (deviceName:String = null):ALDevice {
 		
 		#if ((cpp || neko || nodejs) && lime_openal && !macro)
-		var handle:Float = lime_alc_open_device (deviceName);
+		var handle = lime_alc_open_device (deviceName);
 		
-		if (handle != 0) {
+		if (handle != null) {
 			
 			return new ALDevice (handle);
 			
diff --git a/project/src/audio/openal/OpenALBindings.cpp b/project/src/audio/openal/OpenALBindings.cpp
index c7cf5a0e0..0a7e34ceb 100644
--- a/project/src/audio/openal/OpenALBindings.cpp
+++ b/project/src/audio/openal/OpenALBindings.cpp
@@ -891,7 +891,15 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		ALCcontext* alcContext = alcCreateContext (alcDevice, list);
 		
-		return cffi::alloc_pointer (alcContext);
+		if (alcContext) {
+			
+			return cffi::alloc_pointer (alcContext);
+			
+		} else {
+			
+			return alloc_null ();
+			
+		}
 		
 	}
 	
@@ -908,7 +916,16 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		ALCcontext* alcContext = (ALCcontext*)val_data (context);
 		ALCdevice* alcDevice = alcGetContextsDevice (alcContext);
-		return cffi::alloc_pointer (alcDevice);
+		
+		if (alcDevice) {
+			
+			return cffi::alloc_pointer (alcDevice);
+			
+		} else {
+			
+			return alloc_null ();
+			
+		}
 		
 	}
 	
@@ -916,7 +933,16 @@ namespace lime {
 	value lime_alc_get_current_context () {
 		
 		ALCcontext* alcContext = alcGetCurrentContext ();
-		return cffi::alloc_pointer (alcContext);
+		
+		if (alcContext) {
+			
+			return cffi::alloc_pointer (alcContext);
+			
+		} else {
+			
+			return alloc_null ();
+			
+		}
 		
 	}
 	
@@ -971,7 +997,16 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		ALCdevice* alcDevice = alcOpenDevice (devicename.__s);
 		atexit (lime_al_cleanup);
-		return cffi::alloc_pointer (alcDevice);
+		
+		if (alcDevice) {
+			
+			return cffi::alloc_pointer (alcDevice);
+			
+		} else {
+			
+			return alloc_null ();
+			
+		}
 		
 	}