diff --git a/src/Protection.php b/src/Protection.php
index 09c9a6d..69ffefa 100644
--- a/src/Protection.php
+++ b/src/Protection.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class Protection {
 	 * within each GLOBAL. For example: ["_ENV" => ["keepThis", "andKeepThis"]]
 	 */
 	public static function removeGlobals(
-		array &$globalsToDeregister,
+		array $globalsToDeregister,
 		array $whiteList = []
 	):array {
 		$keep = [];
@@ -27,14 +27,20 @@ public static function removeGlobals(
 
 			foreach($keysToKeep as $key) {
 				if(!isset($thisGlobal[$key])) {
-					continue;
+					$thisGlobal[$key] = null;
 				}
 
 				$keep[$globalName][$key] = $thisGlobal[$key];
 			}
 		}
 
-		$globalsToDeregister = $keep;
+// This is necessary after PHP 8.1, as it's impossible to pass $GLOBALS by
+// reference, and copies of the $GLOBALS array cannot modify the original.
+		foreach($keep as $key => $kvp) {
+			foreach($kvp as $k => $value) {
+				$GLOBALS[$key][$k] = $value;
+			}
+		}
 		return $keep;
 	}
 
@@ -56,4 +62,4 @@ public static function overrideInternals(
 		$cookie = new ProtectedGlobal($globals["_COOKIE"] ?? []);
 		$session = new ProtectedGlobal($globals["_SESSION"] ?? []);
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/test/phpunit/ProtectionTest.php b/test/phpunit/ProtectionTest.php
index f17beea..6c677ce 100644
--- a/test/phpunit/ProtectionTest.php
+++ b/test/phpunit/ProtectionTest.php
@@ -7,19 +7,6 @@
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 
 class ProtectionTest extends TestCase {
-	public function testRemoveGlobals() {
-		$globals = [
-			"_ENV" => [
-				"somekey" => "somevalue",
-			]
-		];
-
-		self::assertArrayHasKey("somekey", $globals["_ENV"]);
-		Protection::removeGlobals($globals);
-		self::assertArrayNotHasKey("_ENV", $globals);
-		self::assertNotNull($globals);
-	}
-
 	public function testOverride() {
 		$env = ["somekey" => "somevalue"];
 		$server = [];
@@ -137,4 +124,39 @@ public function testWhitelistMany() {
 		self::expectException(ProtectedGlobalException::class);
 		$variable = $post["postkey1"];
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+	public function testWhitelistNotExists() {
+		$env = [];
+		$server = [];
+		$get = ["name" => "Cody", "species" => "Feline"];
+		$post = [];
+		$files = [];
+		$cookie = [];
+		$session = [];
+		$globals = [
+			"_GET" => $get,
+		];
+		$globals = Protection::removeGlobals(
+			$globals,
+			[
+				"_GET" => [
+					"name",
+					"age",
+				],
+			]
+		);
+		Protection::overrideInternals(
+			$globals,
+			$env,
+			$server,
+			$get,
+			$post,
+			$files,
+			$cookie,
+			$session
+		);
+
+		self::assertEquals("Cody", $get["name"]);
+		self::assertNull($get["age"]);
+	}
+}