diff --git a/Sources/Markdown/Base/Markup.swift b/Sources/Markdown/Base/Markup.swift
index 4b271bff..23c72e78 100644
--- a/Sources/Markdown/Base/Markup.swift
+++ b/Sources/Markdown/Base/Markup.swift
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ extension Markup {
     public func child(through path: TypedChildIndexPath) -> Markup? {
         var element: Markup = self
         for pathElement in path {
-            guard pathElement.index <= raw.markup.childCount else {
+            guard pathElement.index <= element.childCount else {
                 return nil
             }