diff --git a/gun.js b/gun.js
index 141b747d..dc1fb76b 100644
--- a/gun.js
+++ b/gun.js
@@ -553,13 +553,21 @@
 					}
 				} else {
 					(ctx[$.soul] = function(delta, $$){
-						$$ = $$ || $; var node = gun.__.graph[$$.soul];
-						if(delta && $.soul != Gun.is.soul.on(delta)){ return }
+						$$ = $$ || $; var node = gun.__.graph[$$.soul], soul;
+						if(delta && $$.soul != Gun.is.soul.on(delta)){ return }
+						if($$.field && (soul = Gun.is.soul(node[$$.field]))){
+							(ctx[$$.soul + $$.field] || {off:function(){}}).off();
+							ctx[$$.soul + $$.field] = gun.__.on(soul).event(function(delta){
+								ctx[$.soul](delta, {soul: soul, field: null, at: $.field});
+							});
+							// TODO: do we need to load it? what about that $.gun context?
+							return;
+						}
+						
 						if(opt.raw){ return cb.call($$.gun || gun, $$, delta, this) }
 						if(!opt.end && Gun.obj.empty(delta, Gun._.meta)){ return }
 						if($$.key){ node = Gun.union.pseudo($.key, gun.__.key.s[$.key]) || node }
 						if(opt.change){ node = delta || node }
-						//root.console.log("ON IT BABY!", $$, node);
 						cb.call($$.gun || gun, Gun.obj.copy($$.field? node[$$.field] : node), $$.field || $$.at);
 					})(gun.__.graph[$.soul], $);
 					if(!opt.once){ gun.__.on($.soul).event(ctx[$.soul]) }
diff --git a/test/common.js b/test/common.js
index 16e177d1..e004705f 100644
--- a/test/common.js
+++ b/test/common.js
@@ -1838,14 +1838,24 @@ describe('Gun', function(){
 		});
 		
 		it("gun put null path on put sub object", function(done){ // consensus4's bug
+			done.c = 1;
 			var gun = Gun();
 			//Gun.log.verbose = true;
 			var game = gun.put({board: null, teamA: null, teamB: null, turn: null}).key('the/game');
-			game.path('board').on(function(board){
-				console.log("board updated", board);
+			game.path('board').on(function(board, field){
+				expect(field).to.be('board');
+				if(done.c == 1){
+					expect(board).to.not.be.ok();
+				}
+				if(done.c === 2){
+					done.c++;
+					delete board._;
+					expect(board).to.be.eql({11: ' ', 22: ' ', 33: 'A'});
+					done();
+				}
 			});
 			setTimeout(function(){
-				//game.path('board').put({11: ' ', 22: ' ', 33: 'A'});
+				done.c++;
 				game.put({board: {11: ' ', 22: ' ', 33: 'A'}});
 			},100);
 		});