diff --git a/addons/misra_9.py b/addons/misra_9.py
index f0f733719..89002f30d 100644
--- a/addons/misra_9.py
+++ b/addons/misra_9.py
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ class InitializerParser:
                         # Fake dummy as nextChild (of current root)
                         nextChild = dummyRoot
 
-                if self.token.astOperand1:
+                if nextChild and self.token.astOperand1:
                     self.root = nextChild
                     self.token = self.token.astOperand1
                     isFirstElement = True
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ class InitializerParser:
                             self.ed.parent.initializeChildren()
 
                     else:
-                        if self.ed.parent != self.root:
+                        if self.root is not None and self.ed.parent != self.root:
                             # Check if token is correct value type for self.root.children[?]
                             child = self.root.getChildByValueElement(self.ed)
                             if self.token.valueType:
@@ -458,7 +458,6 @@ def misra_9_x(self, data, rule, rawTokens = None):
             # without it.
             if ed.valueType is None and not variable.isArray:
                 continue
-
             parser.parseInitializer(ed, eq.astOperand2)
             # print(rule, nameToken.str + '=', ed.getInitDump())
             if rule == 902 and not ed.isMisra92Compliant():
diff --git a/addons/test/misra/crash_misra9_parseInitializer.c b/addons/test/misra/crash_misra9_parseInitializer.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e3dcfd57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/test/misra/crash_misra9_parseInitializer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+union {
+	struct {
+		uint8_t a;
+		uint8_t b;
+	} a;
+} bar;
+
+struct foo {
+	uint8_t a;
+	union bar w;
+	uint8_t b;
+};
+
+struct foo asdf = {
+	0,
+	{{0,0}},
+	1
+};
diff --git a/addons/test/test-misra.py b/addons/test/test-misra.py
index ba1dbaae7..3701dc2f4 100644
--- a/addons/test/test-misra.py
+++ b/addons/test/test-misra.py
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ def test_rules_suppression(checker, capsys):
         assert found is None, 'Unexptected output:\n' + captured
         dump_remove(src)
 
-
 def test_arguments_regression():
     args_ok = ["-generate-table",
                "--rule-texts=./addons/test/assets/misra_rules_multiple_lines.txt",