diff --git a/lib/path.js b/lib/path.js
index d034cdbf..780d0f46 100644
--- a/lib/path.js
+++ b/lib/path.js
@@ -1,18 +1,15 @@
 if(typeof window !== "undefined"){
   var Gun = window.Gun;
 } else { 
-  var Gun = require('gun/gun');
+  var Gun = require('../gun');
 }
 
-Gun.chain.path = function(field, cb, opt){
+Gun.chain.path = function(field, opt){
 	var back = this, gun = back, tmp;
-	opt = opt || {}; opt.path = true;
-	if(gun === gun.back(-1)){if(cb){cb({err: Gun.log("Can't do that on root instance.")})}return gun}
 	if(typeof field === 'string'){
-		tmp = field.split(opt.split || '.');
+		tmp = field.split(opt || '.');
 		if(1 === tmp.length){
-			gun = back.get(field, cb, opt);
-			gun._.opt = opt;
+			gun = back.get(field);
 			return gun;
 		}
 		field = tmp;
@@ -22,19 +19,17 @@ Gun.chain.path = function(field, cb, opt){
 			gun = back;
 			var i = 0, l = field.length;
 			for(i; i < l; i++){
-				gun = gun.get(field[i], (i+1 === l)? cb : null, opt);
+				//gun = gun.get(field[i], (i+1 === l)? cb : null, opt);
+				gun = gun.get(field[i]);
 			}
-			//gun.back = back; // TODO: API change!
 		} else {
-			gun = back.get(field[0], cb, opt);
+			gun = back.get(field[0]);
 		}
-		gun._.opt = opt;
 		return gun;
 	}
 	if(!field && 0 != field){
 		return back;
 	}
-	gun = back.get(''+field, cb, opt);
-	gun._.opt = opt;
+	gun = back.get(''+field);
 	return gun;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4e1f9f53..7bb359a0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gun",
-  "version": "0.9.9993",
+  "version": "0.9.9994",
   "description": "A realtime, decentralized, offline-first, graph data synchronization engine.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "browser": "gun.min.js",