diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index eef267a2..902c2108 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -306,7 +306,10 @@ func (clnt *Client) Get(policy *BasePolicy, key *Key, binNames ...string) (*Reco
 func (clnt *Client) GetObject(policy *BasePolicy, key *Key, obj interface{}) error {
 	policy = clnt.getUsablePolicy(policy)
 
-	binNames := objectMappings.getFields(reflect.ValueOf(obj).Type().Elem().Name())
+	rval := reflect.ValueOf(obj)
+	cacheObjectTags(rval)
+	binNames := objectMappings.getFields(rval)
+
 	command := newReadCommand(clnt.cluster, policy, key, binNames)
 	command.object = obj
 	if err := command.Execute(); err != nil {
diff --git a/marshal.go b/marshal.go
index fbe3697b..ea3e4478 100644
--- a/marshal.go
+++ b/marshal.go
@@ -120,18 +120,16 @@ func structToMap(s reflect.Value) map[string]interface{} {
 
 		binValue := valueToInterface(s.Field(i))
 
-		if binValue != nil {
-			if binMap == nil {
-				binMap = make(map[string]interface{}, numFields)
-			}
-
-			alias := fieldAlias(typeOfT.Field(i))
-			if alias == "" {
-				continue
-			}
+		if binMap == nil {
+			binMap = make(map[string]interface{}, numFields)
+		}
 
-			binMap[alias] = binValue
+		alias := fieldAlias(typeOfT.Field(i))
+		if alias == "" {
+			continue
 		}
+
+		binMap[alias] = binValue
 	}
 
 	return binMap
@@ -156,16 +154,14 @@ func marshal(v interface{}) []*Bin {
 
 		binValue := valueToInterface(s.Field(i))
 
-		if binValue != nil {
-			alias := fieldAlias(typeOfT.Field(i))
-			if alias == "" {
-				continue
-			}
-
-			bins[binCount].Name = alias
-			bins[binCount].Value = NewValue(binValue)
-			binCount++
+		alias := fieldAlias(typeOfT.Field(i))
+		if alias == "" {
+			continue
 		}
+
+		bins[binCount].Name = alias
+		bins[binCount].Value = NewValue(binValue)
+		binCount++
 	}
 
 	return bins[:binCount]
@@ -177,27 +173,32 @@ type SyncMap struct {
 	mutex          sync.RWMutex
 }
 
-func (sm *SyncMap) setMapping(objType string, mapping map[string]string, fields []string) {
+func (sm *SyncMap) setMapping(obj reflect.Value, mapping map[string]string, fields []string) {
+	objType := obj.Type().Name()
 	sm.mutex.Lock()
 	sm.objectMappings[objType] = mapping
+	sm.objectFields[objType] = fields
 	sm.mutex.Unlock()
 }
 
-func (sm *SyncMap) mappingExists(objType string) bool {
+func (sm *SyncMap) mappingExists(obj reflect.Value) bool {
+	objType := obj.Type().Name()
 	sm.mutex.RLock()
 	_, exists := sm.objectMappings[objType]
 	sm.mutex.RUnlock()
 	return exists
 }
 
-func (sm *SyncMap) getMapping(objType string) map[string]string {
+func (sm *SyncMap) getMapping(obj reflect.Value) map[string]string {
+	objType := obj.Type().Name()
 	sm.mutex.RLock()
 	mapping := sm.objectMappings[objType]
 	sm.mutex.RUnlock()
 	return mapping
 }
 
-func (sm *SyncMap) getFields(objType string) []string {
+func (sm *SyncMap) getFields(obj reflect.Value) []string {
+	objType := obj.Type().Name()
 	sm.mutex.RLock()
 	fields := sm.objectFields[objType]
 	sm.mutex.RUnlock()
@@ -207,12 +208,18 @@ func (sm *SyncMap) getFields(objType string) []string {
 var objectMappings = &SyncMap{objectMappings: map[string]map[string]string{}, objectFields: map[string][]string{}}
 
 func cacheObjectTags(obj reflect.Value) {
-	objType := obj.Type().Name()
 	// exit if already processed
-	if objectMappings.mappingExists(objType) {
+	if objectMappings.mappingExists(obj) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	for obj.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		if obj.IsNil() {
+			return
+		}
+		obj = reflect.Indirect(obj)
+	}
+
 	mapping := map[string]string{}
 	fields := []string{}
 
@@ -236,5 +243,5 @@ func cacheObjectTags(obj reflect.Value) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	objectMappings.setMapping(objType, mapping, fields)
+	objectMappings.setMapping(obj, mapping, fields)
 }
diff --git a/read_command.go b/read_command.go
index 16a017d0..e0b835b2 100644
--- a/read_command.go
+++ b/read_command.go
@@ -226,6 +226,10 @@ func (cmd *readCommand) Execute() error {
 }
 
 func (cmd *readCommand) setObjectField(obj reflect.Value, fieldName string, value interface{}) error {
+	if value == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	// find the name based on tag mapping
 	iobj := reflect.Indirect(obj)
 	if name, exists := cmd.objectMappings[iobj.Type().Name()][fieldName]; exists {