diff --git a/hippolyzer/lib/base/objects.py b/hippolyzer/lib/base/objects.py
index a7f46a8..569c740 100644
--- a/hippolyzer/lib/base/objects.py
+++ b/hippolyzer/lib/base/objects.py
@@ -270,6 +270,9 @@ def normalize_object_update_compressed_data(data: bytes):
     # Only used for determining which sections are present
     del compressed["Flags"]
 
+    # Unlike other ObjectUpdate types, a null value in an ObjectUpdateCompressed
+    # always means that there is no value, not that the value hasn't changed
+    # from the client's view. Use the default value when that happens.
     ps_block = compressed.pop("PSBlockNew", None)
     if ps_block is None:
         ps_block = compressed.pop("PSBlock", None)
@@ -278,6 +281,20 @@ def normalize_object_update_compressed_data(data: bytes):
     compressed.pop("PSBlock", None)
     if compressed["NameValue"] is None:
         compressed["NameValue"] = NameValueCollection()
+    if compressed["Text"] is None:
+        compressed["Text"] = b""
+        compressed["TextColor"] = b""
+    if compressed["MediaURL"] is None:
+        compressed["MediaURL"] = b""
+    if compressed["AngularVelocity"] is None:
+        compressed["AngularVelocity"] = Vector3()
+    if compressed["SoundFlags"] is None:
+        compressed["SoundFlags"] = 0
+        compressed["SoundGain"] = 0.0
+        compressed["SoundRadius"] = 0.0
+        compressed["Sound"] = UUID()
+    if compressed["TextureEntry"] is None:
+        compressed["TextureEntry"] = tmpls.TextureEntry()
 
     object_data = {
         "PSBlock": ps_block.value,
@@ -286,9 +303,9 @@ def normalize_object_update_compressed_data(data: bytes):
         "LocalID": compressed.pop("ID"),
         **compressed,
     }
-    if object_data["TextureEntry"] is None:
-        object_data.pop("TextureEntry")
-    # Don't clobber OwnerID in case the object has a proper one.
+    # Don't clobber OwnerID in case the object has a proper one from
+    # a previous ObjectProperties. OwnerID isn't expected to be populated
+    # on ObjectUpdates unless an attached sound is playing.
     if object_data["OwnerID"] == UUID():
         del object_data["OwnerID"]
     return object_data
diff --git a/hippolyzer/lib/proxy/object_manager.py b/hippolyzer/lib/proxy/object_manager.py
index 94396c0..0b9faa5 100644
--- a/hippolyzer/lib/proxy/object_manager.py
+++ b/hippolyzer/lib/proxy/object_manager.py
@@ -63,18 +63,21 @@ class ProxyObjectManager(ClientObjectManager):
             cache_dir=self._region.session().cache_dir,
         )
 
-    def request_missed_cached_objects_soon(self):
+    def request_missed_cached_objects_soon(self, report_only=False):
         if self._cache_miss_timer:
             self._cache_miss_timer.cancel()
         # Basically debounce. Will only trigger 0.2 seconds after the last time it's invoked to
         # deal with the initial flood of ObjectUpdateCached and the natural lag time between that
         # and the viewers' RequestMultipleObjects messages
-        self._cache_miss_timer = asyncio.get_event_loop().call_later(
-            0.2, self._request_missed_cached_objects)
+        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop_policy().get_event_loop()
+        self._cache_miss_timer = loop.call_later(0.2, self._request_missed_cached_objects, report_only)
 
-    def _request_missed_cached_objects(self):
+    def _request_missed_cached_objects(self, report_only: bool):
         self._cache_miss_timer = None
-        self.request_objects(self.queued_cache_misses)
+        if report_only:
+            print(f"Would have automatically requested {self.queued_cache_misses!r}")
+        else:
+            self.request_objects(self.queued_cache_misses)
         self.queued_cache_misses.clear()
 
     def clear(self):
@@ -111,8 +114,11 @@ class ProxyWorldObjectManager(ClientWorldObjectManager):
 
     def _handle_object_update_cached_misses(self, region_handle: int, missing_locals: Set[int]):
         if not self._settings.ALLOW_AUTO_REQUEST_OBJECTS:
-            return
-        if self._settings.AUTOMATICALLY_REQUEST_MISSING_OBJECTS:
+            if self._settings.USE_VIEWER_OBJECT_CACHE:
+                region_mgr: Optional[ProxyObjectManager] = self._get_region_manager(region_handle)
+                region_mgr.queued_cache_misses |= missing_locals
+                region_mgr.request_missed_cached_objects_soon(report_only=True)
+        elif self._settings.AUTOMATICALLY_REQUEST_MISSING_OBJECTS:
             # Schedule these local IDs to be requested soon if the viewer doesn't request
             # them itself. Ideally we could just mutate the CRC of the ObjectUpdateCached
             # to force a CRC cache miss in the viewer, but that appears to cause the viewer
diff --git a/tests/proxy/test_object_manager.py b/tests/proxy/test_object_manager.py
index e777b20..53ff8ff 100644
--- a/tests/proxy/test_object_manager.py
+++ b/tests/proxy/test_object_manager.py
@@ -418,13 +418,13 @@ class RegionObjectManagerTests(ObjectManagerTestMixin, unittest.IsolatedAsyncioT
             'AngularVelocity': Vector3(0.0, 0.0, 0.0791015625),
             'TreeSpecies': None,
             'ScratchPad': None,
-            'Text': None,
-            'TextColor': None,
-            'MediaURL': None,
-            'Sound': None,
-            'SoundGain': None,
-            'SoundFlags': None,
-            'SoundRadius': None,
+            'Text': b'',
+            'TextColor': b'',
+            'MediaURL': b'',
+            'Sound': UUID(),
+            'SoundGain': 0.0,
+            'SoundFlags': 0,
+            'SoundRadius': 0.0,
             'NameValue': [],
             'PathCurve': 32,
             'ProfileCurve': 0,