diff --git a/West/Sniffs/PHP/NoNullSniff.php b/West/Sniffs/PHP/NoNullSniff.php
index f70df90..f680b23 100644
--- a/West/Sniffs/PHP/NoNullSniff.php
+++ b/West/Sniffs/PHP/NoNullSniff.php
@@ -47,19 +47,6 @@ public function process(File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr)
     {
         $tokens = $phpcsFile->getTokens();
 
-        $statementStart = $phpcsFile->findStartOfStatement($stackPtr);
-        $token = $tokens[$statementStart];
-
-        if ($token['type'] !== 'T_VARIABLE') {
-            // this isn't a default value
-            // for a function
-            $error = 'Use of null is forbidden';
-            $phpcsFile->addError($error, $stackPtr, 'NullUsed');
-            $phpcsFile->recordMetric($stackPtr, 'No null members', 'no');
-
-            return;
-        }
-
         if (isset($tokens[$stackPtr]['nested_parenthesis']) === false) {
             // this isn't a default value
             // for a function
@@ -73,8 +60,9 @@ public function process(File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr)
         // Check to see if this including statement is within the parenthesis
         // of a function.
         foreach ($tokens[$stackPtr]['nested_parenthesis'] as $left => $right) {
+            $allowedPlacement = ['T_FUNCTION', 'T_IF', 'T_ELSEIF'];
             if (! isset($tokens[$left]['parenthesis_owner']) === true ||
-                $tokens[$tokens[$left]['parenthesis_owner']]['type'] !== 'T_FUNCTION') {
+                ! in_array($tokens[$tokens[$left]['parenthesis_owner']]['type'], $allowedPlacement)) {
                 // this isn't a default value
                 // for a function
                 $error = 'Use of null is forbidden';
diff --git a/West/Tests/PHP/NoNullUnitTest.inc b/West/Tests/PHP/NoNullUnitTest.inc
index 1e4aa53..8a76e5f 100644
--- a/West/Tests/PHP/NoNullUnitTest.inc
+++ b/West/Tests/PHP/NoNullUnitTest.inc
@@ -18,4 +18,27 @@ $x = new X();
 $x->y($z);
 $x->y();
 $x->y(null);
+interface S
+{
+    public function f(string $level, string $message, array $context = [], \DateTimeInterface $time = null);
+}
+
+public function g(string $level, string $message, array $context = [], \DateTimeInterface $time = null)
+{
+    if (null === $time) {
+        $time = 1;
+    } elseif (null === $time) {
+        $time = 2;
+    }
+
+    $x = null;
+
+}
+final class D
+{
+    public function __construct(string $message = '', \Throwable $previous = null)
+    {
+
+    }
+}
 ?>
diff --git a/West/Tests/PHP/NoNullUnitTest.php b/West/Tests/PHP/NoNullUnitTest.php
index c7b9d65..b19ea54 100644
--- a/West/Tests/PHP/NoNullUnitTest.php
+++ b/West/Tests/PHP/NoNullUnitTest.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ public function getErrorList()
         return [
             2 => 1,
             20 => 1,
+            34 => 1
         ];
     }