diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 567772c..b0ee545 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ compileJava {
 }
 
 group = "ru.di9"
-version = "1.1"
+version = "1.2"
 
 repositories {
     mavenLocal()
diff --git a/src/main/java/ru/di9/xml/XmlElement.java b/src/main/java/ru/di9/xml/XmlElement.java
index 11cb59d..26cd842 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ru/di9/xml/XmlElement.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ru/di9/xml/XmlElement.java
@@ -56,21 +56,30 @@ public class XmlElement implements Iterable<XmlElement> {
         return element.hasAttribute(key);
     }
 
-    public String getAttribute(String key) {
-        return element.getAttribute(key);
+    public Optional<String> getAttribute(String key) {
+        if (element.hasAttribute(key)) {
+            return Optional.of(element.getAttribute(key));
+        } else {
+            return Optional.empty();
+        }
     }
 
-    public int getAttributeAsInt(String key) {
-        var value = element.getAttribute(key);
-        return StringUtils.isEmpty(value) ? 0 : Integer.parseInt(value);
+    public OptionalInt getAttributeAsInt(String key) {
+        if (element.hasAttribute(key)) {
+            return OptionalInt.of(Integer.parseInt(element.getAttribute(key)));
+        } else {
+            return OptionalInt.empty();
+        }
     }
 
-    public boolean getAttributeAsBool(String key) {
-        var value = element.getAttribute(key);
-        return !StringUtils.isEmpty(value) && Boolean.parseBoolean(value);
+    public Optional<Boolean> getAttributeAsBool(String key) {
+        if (element.hasAttribute(key)) {
+            return Optional.of(Boolean.parseBoolean(element.getAttribute(key)));
+        } else {
+            return Optional.empty();
+        }
     }
 
-    @SuppressWarnings("NullableProblems")
     @Override
     public Iterator<XmlElement> iterator() {
         return new XmlElementIterator(element.getChildNodes());
diff --git a/src/test/java/ru/di9/xml/XmlElementTest.java b/src/test/java/ru/di9/xml/XmlElementTest.java
index 0451a58..3df0c14 100644
--- a/src/test/java/ru/di9/xml/XmlElementTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/ru/di9/xml/XmlElementTest.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class XmlElementTest {
         assertEquals("root", rootElement.getTagName());
     }
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("OptionalGetWithoutIsPresent")
     @Test
     void testIterator() {
         Iterator<XmlElement> iteratorElement = rootElement.iterator();
@@ -47,13 +48,22 @@ class XmlElementTest {
 
             assertEquals(tagName, element.getTagName());
             switch (element.getTagName()) {
-                case "node_str" -> assertEquals(attr, element.getAttribute("attr"));
-                case "node_int" -> assertEquals(attr, element.getAttributeAsInt("attr"));
-                case "node_bool" -> assertEquals(attr, element.getAttributeAsBool("attr"));
+                case "node_str" -> {
+                    assertTrue(element.getAttribute("attr").isPresent());
+                    assertEquals(attr, element.getAttribute("attr").get());
+                }
+                case "node_int" -> {
+                    assertTrue(element.getAttribute("attr").isPresent());
+                    assertEquals(attr, element.getAttributeAsInt("attr").getAsInt());
+                }
+                case "node_bool" -> {
+                    assertTrue(element.getAttribute("attr").isPresent());
+                    assertEquals(attr, element.getAttributeAsBool("attr").get());
+                }
                 case "empty" -> {
                     assertTrue(StringUtils.isEmpty(element.getValue()));
                     assertFalse(element.hasAttribute("attr"));
-                    assertTrue(StringUtils.isEmpty(element.getAttribute("attr")));
+                    assertTrue(element.getAttribute("attr").isEmpty());
                 }
                 default -> fail("Unknown tag '%s'".formatted(element.getTagName()));
             }