diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e17aa1fe..b5f7dfed 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@
     controller is interested in, as data, which should cover most
     use cases: `{:start start-fn, :parameters {:path [:foo-id]}}`
 
+## `reitit-ring`
+
+* Allow Middleware to compile to `nil` with Middleware Registries, fixes to [#216](https://github.com/metosin/reitit/issues/216).
+
+## `reitit-http`
+
+* Allow Interceptors to compile to `nil` with Interceptor Registries, related to [#216](https://github.com/metosin/reitit/issues/216).
+
 ## 0.2.13 (2019-01-26)
 
 * Don't throw `StringIndexOutOfBoundsException` with empty path lookup on wildcard paths, fixes [#209](https://github.com/metosin/reitit/issues/209)
diff --git a/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/interceptor.cljc b/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/interceptor.cljc
index a89f455d..f95bad34 100644
--- a/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/interceptor.cljc
+++ b/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/interceptor.cljc
@@ -33,20 +33,20 @@
   #?(:clj  clojure.lang.Keyword
      :cljs cljs.core.Keyword)
   (into-interceptor [this data {:keys [::registry] :as opts}]
-    (or (if-let [interceptor (if registry (registry this))]
-          (into-interceptor interceptor data opts))
-        (throw
-          (ex-info
-            (str
-              "Interceptor " this " not found in registry.\n\n"
-              (if (seq registry)
-                (str
-                  "Available interceptors in registry:\n"
-                  (with-out-str
-                    (pprint/print-table [:id :description] (for [[k v] registry] {:id k :description v}))))
-                "see [reitit.interceptor/router] on how to add interceptor to the registry.\n") "\n")
-            {:id this
-             :registry registry}))))
+    (if-let [interceptor (if registry (registry this))]
+      (into-interceptor interceptor data opts)
+      (throw
+        (ex-info
+          (str
+            "Interceptor " this " not found in registry.\n\n"
+            (if (seq registry)
+              (str
+                "Available interceptors in registry:\n"
+                (with-out-str
+                  (pprint/print-table [:id :description] (for [[k v] registry] {:id k :description v}))))
+              "see [reitit.interceptor/router] on how to add interceptor to the registry.\n") "\n")
+          {:id this
+           :registry registry}))))
 
   #?(:clj  clojure.lang.APersistentVector
      :cljs cljs.core.PersistentVector)
diff --git a/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/middleware.cljc b/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/middleware.cljc
index f3515684..119f0d6d 100644
--- a/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/middleware.cljc
+++ b/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/middleware.cljc
@@ -17,20 +17,20 @@
   #?(:clj  clojure.lang.Keyword
      :cljs cljs.core.Keyword)
   (into-middleware [this data {:keys [::registry] :as opts}]
-    (or (if-let [middleware (if registry (registry this))]
-          (into-middleware middleware data opts))
-        (throw
-          (ex-info
-            (str
-              "Middleware " this " not found in registry.\n\n"
-              (if (seq registry)
-                (str
-                  "Available middleware in registry:\n"
-                  (with-out-str
-                    (pprint/print-table [:id :description] (for [[k v] registry] {:id k :description v}))))
-                "see [reitit.middleware/router] on how to add middleware to the registry.\n") "\n")
-            {:id this
-             :registry registry}))))
+    (if-let [middleware (if registry (registry this))]
+      (into-middleware middleware data opts)
+      (throw
+        (ex-info
+          (str
+            "Middleware " this " not found in registry.\n\n"
+            (if (seq registry)
+              (str
+                "Available middleware in registry:\n"
+                (with-out-str
+                  (pprint/print-table [:id :description] (for [[k v] registry] {:id k :description v}))))
+              "see [reitit.middleware/router] on how to add middleware to the registry.\n") "\n")
+          {:id this
+           :registry registry}))))
 
   #?(:clj  clojure.lang.APersistentVector
      :cljs cljs.core.PersistentVector)
diff --git a/test/cljc/reitit/interceptor_test.cljc b/test/cljc/reitit/interceptor_test.cljc
index 8071e48f..11f32964 100644
--- a/test/cljc/reitit/interceptor_test.cljc
+++ b/test/cljc/reitit/interceptor_test.cljc
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@
                 #"Interceptor :enter not found in registry"
                 (create [:enter]))))
 
+        (testing "existing keyword, compiling to nil"
+          (let [app (create [:enter] {::interceptor/registry {:enter {:compile (constantly nil)}}})]
+            (is (= [:ok] (app ctx)))))
+
         (testing "as map"
           (reset! calls 0)
           (let [app (create [{:enter (:enter (enter :value))}])]
diff --git a/test/cljc/reitit/middleware_test.cljc b/test/cljc/reitit/middleware_test.cljc
index 7933ed2b..2bfc2f82 100644
--- a/test/cljc/reitit/middleware_test.cljc
+++ b/test/cljc/reitit/middleware_test.cljc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 (defn create
   ([middleware]
-    (create middleware nil))
+   (create middleware nil))
   ([middleware opts]
    (middleware/chain
      middleware
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@
                 #"Middleware :wrap not found in registry"
                 (create [:wrap]))))
 
+        (testing "existing keyword, compiling to nil"
+          (let [app (create [:wrap] {::middleware/registry {:wrap {:compile (constantly nil)}}})]
+            (is (= [:ok] (app request)))))
+
         (testing "as function vector with value(s)"
           (reset! calls 0)
           (let [app (create [[wrap :value]])]