diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/org/apache/geode/management/internal/cli/commands/CreateAlterDestroyRegionCommands.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/org/apache/geode/management/internal/cli/commands/CreateAlterDestroyRegionCommands.java
index 842802ba7b7e..bf22854ddd66 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/org/apache/geode/management/internal/cli/commands/CreateAlterDestroyRegionCommands.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/org/apache/geode/management/internal/cli/commands/CreateAlterDestroyRegionCommands.java
@@ -14,7 +14,28 @@
  */
 package org.apache.geode.management.internal.cli.commands;
 
+import java.text.MessageFormat;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Map.Entry;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.TreeSet;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
+import javax.management.MBeanServer;
+import javax.management.MalformedObjectNameException;
+import javax.management.ObjectName;
+
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.springframework.shell.core.annotation.CliCommand;
+import org.springframework.shell.core.annotation.CliOption;
+
 import org.apache.geode.LogWriter;
 import org.apache.geode.cache.DataPolicy;
 import org.apache.geode.cache.ExpirationAttributes;
@@ -58,26 +79,6 @@
 import org.apache.geode.management.internal.security.ResourceOperation;
 import org.apache.geode.security.ResourcePermission.Operation;
 import org.apache.geode.security.ResourcePermission.Resource;
-import org.springframework.shell.core.annotation.CliAvailabilityIndicator;
-import org.springframework.shell.core.annotation.CliCommand;
-import org.springframework.shell.core.annotation.CliOption;
-
-import java.text.MessageFormat;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.Iterator;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Map.Entry;
-import java.util.Set;
-import java.util.TreeSet;
-import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
-import java.util.regex.Pattern;
-import javax.management.MBeanServer;
-import javax.management.MalformedObjectNameException;
-import javax.management.ObjectName;
 
 /**
  * @since GemFire 7.0
@@ -408,9 +409,9 @@ public Result alterRegion(
           help = CliStrings.ALTER_REGION__REGIONEXPIRATIONTTLACTION__HELP) String regionExpirationTTLAction,
       @CliOption(key = CliStrings.ALTER_REGION__CACHELISTENER, specifiedDefaultValue = "",
           help = CliStrings.ALTER_REGION__CACHELISTENER__HELP) String[] cacheListeners,
-      @CliOption(key = CliStrings.ALTER_REGION__CACHELOADER, specifiedDefaultValue = "null",
+      @CliOption(key = CliStrings.ALTER_REGION__CACHELOADER, specifiedDefaultValue = "",
           help = CliStrings.ALTER_REGION__CACHELOADER__HELP) String cacheLoader,
-      @CliOption(key = CliStrings.ALTER_REGION__CACHEWRITER, specifiedDefaultValue = "null",
+      @CliOption(key = CliStrings.ALTER_REGION__CACHEWRITER, specifiedDefaultValue = "",
           help = CliStrings.ALTER_REGION__CACHEWRITER__HELP) String cacheWriter,
       @CliOption(key = CliStrings.ALTER_REGION__ASYNCEVENTQUEUEID, specifiedDefaultValue = "",
           help = CliStrings.ALTER_REGION__ASYNCEVENTQUEUEID__HELP) String[] asyncEventQueueIds,
diff --git a/geode-core/src/test/java/org/apache/geode/management/internal/cli/GfshParserParsingTest.java b/geode-core/src/test/java/org/apache/geode/management/internal/cli/GfshParserParsingTest.java
index 47d150d180da..961cdf87f883 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/test/java/org/apache/geode/management/internal/cli/GfshParserParsingTest.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/test/java/org/apache/geode/management/internal/cli/GfshParserParsingTest.java
@@ -17,15 +17,16 @@
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 
-import org.apache.geode.management.internal.cli.i18n.CliStrings;
-import org.apache.geode.test.dunit.rules.GfshParserRule;
-import org.apache.geode.test.junit.categories.IntegrationTest;
+import java.util.Map;
+
 import org.junit.ClassRule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.experimental.categories.Category;
 import org.springframework.shell.event.ParseResult;
 
-import java.util.Map;
+import org.apache.geode.management.internal.cli.i18n.CliStrings;
+import org.apache.geode.test.dunit.rules.GfshParserRule;
+import org.apache.geode.test.junit.categories.IntegrationTest;
 
 @Category(IntegrationTest.class)
 public class GfshParserParsingTest {
@@ -290,4 +291,14 @@ public void testCommandWithBackSlashFour() throws Exception {
     GfshParseResult result = parser.parse(command);
     assertThat(result.getParamValue("name")).isEqualTo("\\u0005Name");
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testAlterRegion() throws Exception {
+    String command =
+        "alter region --name=/Person --cache-writer='' --cache-listener='' --cache-loader=''";
+    GfshParseResult result = parser.parse(command);
+    assertThat(result.getParamValue("cache-writer")).isNotNull().isEmpty();
+    assertThat(result.getParamValue("cache-listener")).isNotNull().isEmpty();
+    assertThat(result.getParamValue("cache-loader")).isNotNull().isEmpty();
+  }
 }