diff --git a/XML_Adapter/CRUD/Create.cs b/XML_Adapter/CRUD/Create.cs
index a593603..f7621cb 100644
--- a/XML_Adapter/CRUD/Create.cs
+++ b/XML_Adapter/CRUD/Create.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 using BH.oM.Adapters.XML.Enums;
 
 using BH.oM.Adapter;
+using System.IO;
 
 namespace BH.Adapter.XML
 {
@@ -50,23 +51,50 @@ protected override bool ICreate<T>(IEnumerable<T> objects, ActionConfig actionCo
                 return false;
             }
 
+            bool success = false;
+
             switch(config.Schema)
             {
                 case Schema.CSProject:
-                    return CreateCSProject(objects, config);
+                    success = CreateCSProject(objects, config);
+                    break;
                 case Schema.GBXML:
-                    return CreateGBXML(objects, config);
+                    success = CreateGBXML(objects, config);
+                    break;
                 case Schema.KML:
-                    return CreateKML(objects, config);
+                    success = CreateKML(objects, config);
+                    break;
                 case Schema.EnergyPlusLoads:
                     BH.Engine.Base.Compute.RecordError("The EnergyPlusLoads Schema is not supported for push operations at this time");
-                    return false;
+                    success = false;
+                    break;
                 case Schema.Bluebeam:
                     BH.Engine.Base.Compute.RecordError("The Bluebeam markup schema is not supported for push operations at this time.");
-                    return false;
+                    success = false;
+                    break;
                 default:
-                    return CreateDefault(objects, config);
+                    success = CreateDefault(objects, config);
+                    break;
             }
+
+            if (success && config.RemoveNils)
+                RemoveNil(_fileSettings);
+
+            return success;
+        }
+
+        private static bool RemoveNil(FileSettings file)
+        {
+            var path = Path.Combine(file.Directory, file.FileName);
+            var xmlFile = File.ReadAllLines(path);
+
+            xmlFile = xmlFile.Where(x => !x.Trim().Contains("xsi:nil")).ToArray();
+            xmlFile = xmlFile.Where(x => x != null).ToArray();
+
+            File.Delete(path);
+            File.WriteAllLines(path, xmlFile);
+
+            return true;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/XML_oM/XMLConfig.cs b/XML_oM/XMLConfig.cs
index d435298..4edb50c 100644
--- a/XML_oM/XMLConfig.cs
+++ b/XML_oM/XMLConfig.cs
@@ -34,15 +34,17 @@
 
 namespace BH.oM.Adapters.XML
 {
-    [Description("Define configuration settings for pushing and pulling XML files using the XML Adapter")]
+    [Description("Define configuration settings for pushing and pulling XML files using the XML Adapter.")]
     public class XMLConfig : ActionConfig
     {
-        [Description("Define the schema which the XML Adapter should be operating with")]
+        [Description("Define the schema which the XML Adapter should be operating with.")]
         public virtual Schema Schema { get; set; } = Schema.Undefined;
 
-        [Description("Set optional settings to use when pushing or pulling XML based on the chosen schema")]
+        [Description("Set optional settings to use when pushing or pulling XML based on the chosen schema.")]
         public virtual IXMLSettings Settings { get; set; } = null;
 
+        [Description("Determine whether 'nil' XML attributes should be removed when pushing to an XML file.")]
+        public virtual bool RemoveNils { get; set; } = false;
     }
 }