diff --git a/core/variant_parser.cpp b/core/variant_parser.cpp
index 4976891e2b0..b95e52f7b5e 100644
--- a/core/variant_parser.cpp
+++ b/core/variant_parser.cpp
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token& token,Variant &value,Stream *p_stream,in
 			value=true;
 		else if (id=="false")
 			value=false;
-		else if (id=="null")
+		else if (id=="null" || id=="nil")
 			value=Variant();
 		else if (id=="Vector2"){
 
diff --git a/scene/gui/control.cpp b/scene/gui/control.cpp
index 71a0f502401..c319e306e08 100644
--- a/scene/gui/control.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/control.cpp
@@ -1597,7 +1597,9 @@ bool Control::has_focus() const {
 
 void Control::grab_focus() {
 
-	ERR_FAIL_COND(!is_inside_tree());
+	if (!is_inside_tree()){
+		ERR_FAIL_COND(!is_inside_tree());
+	}
 	if (data.focus_mode==FOCUS_NONE)
 		return;