diff --git a/packages/core/src/path.mjs b/packages/core/src/path.mjs
index 6783b5b57f4..bdaa2c05774 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/path.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/src/path.mjs
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ Path.prototype.clean = function () {
       if (!(op.cp1.sitsRoughlyOn(cur) && op.cp2.sitsRoughlyOn(cur) && op.to.sitsRoughlyOn(cur)))
         ops.push(ops)
     }
-    cur = op?.to
+    cur = op.to
   }
 
   if (ops.length < this.ops.length) this.ops = ops
diff --git a/packages/core/tests/part.test.mjs b/packages/core/tests/part.test.mjs
index 2dc5338b258..19e645e119c 100644
--- a/packages/core/tests/part.test.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/tests/part.test.mjs
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ describe('Part', () => {
     const part = {
       name: 'test',
       draft: ({ options, part }) => {
-        if (options.test) return part
+        if (options.test === 'This should never match') return null
         else return part
       },
     }
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ describe('Part', () => {
     const part = {
       name: 'test',
       draft: ({ absoluteOptions, part }) => {
-        if (absoluteOptions.test) return part
+        if (absoluteOptions.test === 'this check should always fail') return null
         else return part
       },
     }