diff --git a/packages/runner/src/reactive-dependencies.ts b/packages/runner/src/reactive-dependencies.ts
index 5a1443f32..e5c773ac3 100644
--- a/packages/runner/src/reactive-dependencies.ts
+++ b/packages/runner/src/reactive-dependencies.ts
@@ -150,10 +150,12 @@ export function determineTriggeredActions(
       if (i <= beforeLastObject) {
         beforeValues[i + 1] = (beforeValues[i] as Keyable)[targetPath[i]!];
         if (isRecord(beforeValues[i + 1])) beforeLastObject = i + 1;
+        else beforeLastObject = i;
       }
       if (i <= afterLastObject) {
         afterValues[i + 1] = (afterValues[i] as Keyable)[targetPath[i]!];
         if (isRecord(afterValues[i + 1])) afterLastObject = i + 1;
+        else afterLastObject = i;
       }
     }
     currentPath = targetPath;
diff --git a/packages/runner/src/storage/transaction/journal.ts b/packages/runner/src/storage/transaction/journal.ts
index 447a8e890..19253887d 100644
--- a/packages/runner/src/storage/transaction/journal.ts
+++ b/packages/runner/src/storage/transaction/journal.ts
@@ -109,18 +109,19 @@ export const read = (
   if (error) {
     return { error };
   } else {
+    // Track read activity with metadata
+    journal.state.activity.push({
+      read: {
+        ...address,
+        space,
+        meta: options?.meta ?? {},
+      },
+    });
+
     const result = branch.read(address, options);
     if (result.error) {
       return { error: result.error.from(space) };
     } else {
-      // Track read activity with metadata
-      journal.state.activity.push({
-        read: {
-          ...address,
-          space,
-          meta: options?.meta ?? {},
-        },
-      });
       return result;
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/runner/test/schema.test.ts b/packages/runner/test/schema.test.ts
index 03869d200..9825faaf5 100644
--- a/packages/runner/test/schema.test.ts
+++ b/packages/runner/test/schema.test.ts
@@ -370,15 +370,25 @@ describe("Schema Support", () => {
       });
       const log = txToReactivityLog(tx);
       const reads = sortAndCompactPaths(log.reads);
-      expect(reads.length).toEqual(3);
-      expect(
-        reads.map((r: IMemorySpaceAddress) => ({ id: r.id, path: r.path }))
-          .sort((a, b) => a.id.localeCompare(b.id)),
-      ).toEqual([
-        { id: toURI(docCell.entityId!), path: ["current"] },
-        { id: toURI(linkEntityId), path: [] },
-        { id: toURI(initialEntityId), path: ["foo"] },
-      ].sort((a, b) => a.id.localeCompare(b.id)));
+      console.log(reads);
+      expect(reads).toContainEqual({
+        space,
+        id: toURI(linkEntityId),
+        path: [],
+        type: "application/json",
+      });
+      expect(reads).toContainEqual({
+        space,
+        id: toURI(docCell.entityId!),
+        path: ["current"],
+        type: "application/json",
+      });
+      expect(reads).toContainEqual({
+        space,
+        id: toURI(initialEntityId),
+        path: ["foo"],
+        type: "application/json",
+      });
 
       // Then update it
       initial.withTx(tx).set({ foo: { label: "first - update" } });
@@ -405,7 +415,7 @@ describe("Schema Support", () => {
 
       await runtime.idle();
 
-      (expect(rootValues) as any).toEqualIgnoringSymbols([
+      expect(rootValues).toEqual([
         "root",
         "cancelled",
         "root",
@@ -418,7 +428,7 @@ describe("Schema Support", () => {
 
       await runtime.idle();
 
-      (expect(rootValues) as any).toEqualIgnoringSymbols([
+      expect(rootValues).toEqual([
         "root",
         "cancelled",
         "root",