diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5a1e39c8..b200f1e9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@ node_modules/*
 npm-debug.log
 *data.json
 *.db
-.idea/
\ No newline at end of file
+.idea/
+*.bak
+*.new
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gun.js b/gun.js
index 349b27fa..141b747d 100644
--- a/gun.js
+++ b/gun.js
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@
 						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 dbcc5f10..16e177d1 100644
--- a/test/common.js
+++ b/test/common.js
@@ -1836,6 +1836,19 @@ describe('Gun', function(){
 				});
 			})
 		});
+		
+		it("gun put null path on put sub object", function(done){ // consensus4's bug
+			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);
+			});
+			setTimeout(function(){
+				//game.path('board').put({11: ' ', 22: ' ', 33: 'A'});
+				game.put({board: {11: ' ', 22: ' ', 33: 'A'}});
+			},100);
+		});
 	});	
 		
 	describe('Streams', function(){
diff --git a/web/img/Thumbs.db b/web/img/Thumbs.db
index 2699a75f..a146854d 100644
Binary files a/web/img/Thumbs.db and b/web/img/Thumbs.db differ