diff --git a/gun.js b/gun.js
index 76e0348c..7318b538 100644
--- a/gun.js
+++ b/gun.js
@@ -691,8 +691,9 @@
 			if(!cat.soul && !msg.$$){
 				if(
 					(cat.link !== null || (root.pass||'')[cat.id]) &&
-					//cat.link !== u && // TODO: BUG? actually this should be if link as a property exists or not.
+					(((root.pass||'')[cat.id] && cat.link !== u && cat.ask['']) || // fire again if we have a pass but be careful not to fire if we do not have the node fully loaded yet.
 					(('string' != typeof (tmp = valid(change))) || (cat.link && tmp != cat.link)) // any time there is a change in value that is different from the previous link in any way, we need to fire a clear/empty event on chains below. // However! Do this only when unique, and make sure to do it with performance in mind.
+					)
 				){
 					cat.link = null;
 					cat.next && setTimeout.each(Object.keys(cat.ask||''), function(get, sat){ // TODO: Bug? If we're a map do we want to clear out everything, wouldn't it just be the one item's subchains, not all?
diff --git a/test/common.js b/test/common.js
index db859b2e..c98f2fcb 100644
--- a/test/common.js
+++ b/test/common.js
@@ -2937,14 +2937,15 @@ describe('Gun', function(){
 			}, 'parallel', function(){
 			gun.get('parallel').get('bob').get('age').get(function(at, ev){
 				var err = at.err, data = at.put, field = at.get;
-				//console.log("***** age", data, field, at.$._.ack, '...', at);//return;
+				//console.log("*****", field, data);return;
 				expect(data).to.be(29);
 				expect(field).to.be('age');
 				done.age = true;
 			});
+			//console.log("-----------------------");
 			gun.get('parallel').get('bob').get('name').get(function(at, ev){
 				var err = at.err, data = at.put, field = at.get;
-				//console.log("*********** name", data, at.$._.ack);//return;
+				//console.log("***********", field, data);return;
 				expect(data).to.be('Bob!');
 				expect(field).to.be('name');
 				done.name = true;
@@ -3530,7 +3531,7 @@ describe('Gun', function(){
 			}, 1000);
 		});
 
-		it.only('Chain on known nested object should ack', function(done){
+		it('Chain on known nested object should ack', function(done){
 			Gun.statedisk({ bar: { wat: 1 } }, 'nl/app', function(){
 			var gun = Gun(), u;
 			var app = gun.get('nl/app').get('bar');
@@ -3538,7 +3539,7 @@ describe('Gun', function(){
 			app.get(function(d){
 				//d = (d.$$||d.$)._.put;
 				if(!d || !d.put || !d.put.wat){ return }
-				console.log('should be called: {wat:1}=', d.put);
+				//console.log('should be called: {wat:1}=', d.put);
 				expect(d.put.wat).to.be(1);
 				done.a = 1;
 				if(!done.u){ return }
@@ -3547,9 +3548,9 @@ describe('Gun', function(){
 				done();
 			});//, {v2020:1});
 
-			console.log("----------");
+			//console.log("----------");
 			app.get('a').get('b').get(function(d){
-				console.log("empty/clear: undefined=", d.put);
+				//console.log("empty/clear: undefined=", d.put);
 				//d = (d.$$||d.$)._.put;
 				expect(d.put).to.be(u);
 				done.u = true;
@@ -3580,7 +3581,7 @@ describe('Gun', function(){
 
 		});
 
-		it('users map map who said map on', function(done){
+		it.only('users map map who said map on', function(done){
 			this.timeout(1000 * 9);
 			var gun = Gun();