diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 51b8c54..95b22c6 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -151,8 +151,6 @@ LivePatch.prototype._patch = function(type, value) {
 	var top = this.stack[this.stack.length - 1];
 	var parent = this.stack[this.stack.length - 2];
 
-	if (!top) return
-
 	if (top.type == 'array') {
 		parent = top;
 		this._pushKey(parent.counter.toString());
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1ce142b..c2252b3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "livepatch",
-  "version": "1.1.2",
+  "version": "1.1.1",
   "description": "Patch JSON streams on the fly",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "scripts": {