diff --git a/src/Microsoft.ML.Experimental/DataLoadSave/Database/DatabaseLoaderCursor.cs b/src/Microsoft.ML.Experimental/DataLoadSave/Database/DatabaseLoaderCursor.cs
index 2d96d81687..4ab48e5dfb 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.ML.Experimental/DataLoadSave/Database/DatabaseLoaderCursor.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.ML.Experimental/DataLoadSave/Database/DatabaseLoaderCursor.cs
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ private Delegate CreateGetterDelegate<TValue>(int col)
             private ValueGetter<bool> CreateBooleanGetterDelegate(ColInfo colInfo)
             {
                 int columnIndex = GetColumnIndex(colInfo);
-                return (ref bool value) => value = DataReader.GetBoolean(columnIndex);
+                return (ref bool value) => value = DataReader.IsDBNull(columnIndex) ? default : DataReader.GetBoolean(columnIndex);
             }
 
             private ValueGetter<byte> CreateByteGetterDelegate(ColInfo colInfo)
@@ -254,61 +254,61 @@ private ValueGetter<DateTime> CreateDateTimeGetterDelegate(ColInfo colInfo)
             private ValueGetter<double> CreateDoubleGetterDelegate(ColInfo colInfo)
             {
                 int columnIndex = GetColumnIndex(colInfo);
-                return (ref double value) => value = DataReader.GetDouble(columnIndex);
+                return (ref double value) => value = DataReader.IsDBNull(columnIndex) ? double.NaN : DataReader.GetDouble(columnIndex);
             }
 
             private ValueGetter<short> CreateInt16GetterDelegate(ColInfo colInfo)
             {
                 int columnIndex = GetColumnIndex(colInfo);
-                return (ref short value) => value = DataReader.GetInt16(columnIndex);
+                return (ref short value) => value = DataReader.IsDBNull(columnIndex) ? default : DataReader.GetInt16(columnIndex);
             }
 
             private ValueGetter<int> CreateInt32GetterDelegate(ColInfo colInfo)
             {
                 int columnIndex = GetColumnIndex(colInfo);
-                return (ref int value) => value = DataReader.GetInt32(columnIndex);
+                return (ref int value) => value = DataReader.IsDBNull(columnIndex) ? default : DataReader.GetInt32(columnIndex);
             }
 
             private ValueGetter<long> CreateInt64GetterDelegate(ColInfo colInfo)
             {
                 int columnIndex = GetColumnIndex(colInfo);
-                return (ref long value) => value = DataReader.GetInt64(columnIndex);
+                return (ref long value) => value = DataReader.IsDBNull(columnIndex) ? default : DataReader.GetInt64(columnIndex);
             }
 
             private ValueGetter<sbyte> CreateSByteGetterDelegate(ColInfo colInfo)
             {
                 int columnIndex = GetColumnIndex(colInfo);
-                return (ref sbyte value) => value = (sbyte)DataReader.GetByte(columnIndex);
+                return (ref sbyte value) => value = DataReader.IsDBNull(columnIndex) ? default : (sbyte)DataReader.GetByte(columnIndex);
             }
 
             private ValueGetter<float> CreateSingleGetterDelegate(ColInfo colInfo)
             {
                 int columnIndex = GetColumnIndex(colInfo);
-                return (ref float value) => value = DataReader.GetFloat(columnIndex);
+                return (ref float value) => value = DataReader.IsDBNull(columnIndex) ? float.NaN : DataReader.GetFloat(columnIndex);
             }
 
             private ValueGetter<ReadOnlyMemory<char>> CreateStringGetterDelegate(ColInfo colInfo)
             {
                 int columnIndex = GetColumnIndex(colInfo);
-                return (ref ReadOnlyMemory<char> value) => value = DataReader.GetString(columnIndex).AsMemory();
+                return (ref ReadOnlyMemory<char> value) => value = DataReader.IsDBNull(columnIndex) ? default : DataReader.GetString(columnIndex).AsMemory();
             }
 
             private ValueGetter<ushort> CreateUInt16GetterDelegate(ColInfo colInfo)
             {
                 int columnIndex = GetColumnIndex(colInfo);
-                return (ref ushort value) => value = (ushort)DataReader.GetInt16(columnIndex);
+                return (ref ushort value) => value = DataReader.IsDBNull(columnIndex) ? default : (ushort)DataReader.GetInt16(columnIndex);
             }
 
             private ValueGetter<uint> CreateUInt32GetterDelegate(ColInfo colInfo)
             {
                 int columnIndex = GetColumnIndex(colInfo);
-                return (ref uint value) => value = (uint)DataReader.GetInt32(columnIndex);
+                return (ref uint value) => value = DataReader.IsDBNull(columnIndex) ? default : (uint)DataReader.GetInt32(columnIndex);
             }
 
             private ValueGetter<ulong> CreateUInt64GetterDelegate(ColInfo colInfo)
             {
                 int columnIndex = GetColumnIndex(colInfo);
-                return (ref ulong value) => value = (ulong)DataReader.GetInt64(columnIndex);
+                return (ref ulong value) => value = DataReader.IsDBNull(columnIndex) ? default : (ulong)DataReader.GetInt64(columnIndex);
             }
 
             private int GetColumnIndex(ColInfo colInfo)
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.ML.Tests/DatabaseLoaderTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.ML.Tests/DatabaseLoaderTests.cs
index 34405a7a0c..c2bc27df75 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.ML.Tests/DatabaseLoaderTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.ML.Tests/DatabaseLoaderTests.cs
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ public override int GetOrdinal(string name)
 
         public override int GetValues(object[] values) => throw new NotImplementedException();
 
-        public override bool IsDBNull(int ordinal) => throw new NotImplementedException();
+        public override bool IsDBNull(int ordinal) => false;
 
         public override bool NextResult() => throw new NotImplementedException();