diff --git a/benedict/dicts/__init__.py b/benedict/dicts/__init__.py
index 8858b39..a309144 100644
--- a/benedict/dicts/__init__.py
+++ b/benedict/dicts/__init__.py
@@ -270,3 +270,10 @@ class benedict(KeypathDict, IODict, ParseDict):
         Remove duplicated values from the current dict instance.
         """
         _unique(self)
+
+
+# fix benedict yaml representer - #43
+from yaml import SafeDumper
+from yaml.representer import SafeRepresenter
+
+SafeDumper.yaml_representers[cls] = SafeRepresenter.represent_dict
diff --git a/tests/github/test_issue_0043.py b/tests/github/test_issue_0043.py
index 479e758..2e09f4c 100644
--- a/tests/github/test_issue_0043.py
+++ b/tests/github/test_issue_0043.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from benedict import benedict
 
 import unittest
+import yaml
 
 
 class github_issue_0043_test_case(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -21,3 +22,8 @@ class github_issue_0043_test_case(unittest.TestCase):
   level2: Hello world
 """
         self.assertEqual(s, r)
+
+    def test_dict_compatibility(self):
+        yaml.safe_dump(dict(benedict({})))
+        yaml.safe_dump(dict(benedict({"level1": None})))
+        yaml.safe_dump(dict(benedict({"level1": {"level2": "blablabla"}})))