diff --git a/examples/basic/upload.html b/examples/basic/upload.html
index 86e12cb5..f93db1b4 100644
--- a/examples/basic/upload.html
+++ b/examples/basic/upload.html
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ $('html, #upload').upload(function resize(eve, up){
   gun.get('test').get((eve.id+(new Date).getUTCSeconds()) % 60).put(b64); // limit uploads to 1 of 60 slots.
 });
 
-gun.get('test').map().on(function(data){
+gun.get('test').map().once(function(data){
   if("string" != typeof data){ return }
   var type = data.split(';')[0], ui;
   if(type.indexOf('image') + 1){ ui = $("img").get(0) }
diff --git a/lib/yson.js b/lib/yson.js
index ae78ad1c..6242d11e 100644
--- a/lib/yson.js
+++ b/lib/yson.js
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ yson.parseAsync = function(text, done, revive, M){
 						if(ctx.at instanceof Array){
 							ctx.at.push(ctx.s = tmp);
 						} else {
-							ctx.at[ctx.s] = ctx.s = tmp;
+							if(!ctx.at){ ctx.end = j = M; tmp = u }
+							(ctx.at||{})[ctx.s] = ctx.s = tmp;
 						}
 					} else {
 						ctx.s = s.slice(ctx.sl, i);
@@ -88,7 +89,8 @@ yson.parseAsync = function(text, done, revive, M){
 								if(ctx.at instanceof Array){
 									ctx.at.push(tmp);
 								} else {
-									ctx.at[ctx.s] = tmp;
+									if(!ctx.at){ ctx.end = j = M; tmp = u }
+									(ctx.at||{})[ctx.s] = tmp;
 								}
 							}
 						}
diff --git a/test/rad/old2020json/! b/test/rad/old2020json/!
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd36fbaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rad/old2020json/!
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/rad/old2020json/%1C b/test/rad/old2020json/%1C
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4337f21d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rad/old2020json/%1C
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"!":{"":1}}
\ No newline at end of file