diff --git a/Moose Development/Moose/Core/Point.lua b/Moose Development/Moose/Core/Point.lua
index 557180a32..fc77cdeb6 100644
--- a/Moose Development/Moose/Core/Point.lua	
+++ b/Moose Development/Moose/Core/Point.lua	
@@ -3803,17 +3803,20 @@ do -- COORDINATE
 -- @param #number SearchRadius Radius of the search area.
 -- @param #number PosRadius Required clear radius around each position.
 -- @param #number NumPositions Number of positions to find.
--- @return #table A table of Core.Point#COORDINATE that are clear of map objects within the given PosRadius.
+-- @return #table A table of Core.Point#COORDINATE that are clear of map objects within the given PosRadius. nil if no positions are found.
   function COORDINATE:GetSimpleZones(SearchRadius, PosRadius, NumPositions)
     local clearPositions = UTILS.GetSimpleZones(self:GetVec3(), SearchRadius, PosRadius, NumPositions)
-    local coords = {}
-    for _, pos in ipairs(clearPositions) do
-      local coord = COORDINATE:NewFromVec2(pos)
-      table.insert(coords, coord)
+    if clearPositions and #clearPositions > 0 then
+        local coords = {}
+        for _, pos in pairs(clearPositions) do
+          local coord = COORDINATE:NewFromVec2(pos)
+          table.insert(coords, coord)
+        end
+        return coords
     end
-    return coords
+    return nil
   end
-  
+
 end
 
 do 
diff --git a/Moose Development/Moose/Core/Zone.lua b/Moose Development/Moose/Core/Zone.lua
index a44698097..401aab808 100644
--- a/Moose Development/Moose/Core/Zone.lua	
+++ b/Moose Development/Moose/Core/Zone.lua	
@@ -1515,7 +1515,7 @@ end
 -- @return #table A table of DCS#Vec2 positions that are clear of map objects within the given PosRadius. nil if no clear positions are found.
 function ZONE_RADIUS:GetClearZonePositions(PosRadius, NumPositions)
     local clearPositions = UTILS.GetSimpleZones(self:GetVec3(), self:GetRadius(), PosRadius, NumPositions)
-    if clearPositions or #clearPositions > 0 then
+    if clearPositions and #clearPositions > 0 then
         local validZones = {}
         for _, vec2 in pairs(clearPositions) do
             if self:IsVec2InZone(vec2) then
@@ -1538,7 +1538,7 @@ end
 function ZONE_RADIUS:GetRandomClearZoneCoordinate(PosRadius, NumPositions)
     local radius = PosRadius or math.min(self.Radius/10, 200)
     local clearPositions = self:GetClearZonePositions(radius, NumPositions or 50)
-    if clearPositions or #clearPositions > 0 then
+    if clearPositions and #clearPositions > 0 then
         local randomPosition = clearPositions[math.random(1, #clearPositions)]
         return COORDINATE:NewFromVec2(randomPosition), radius
     end