diff --git a/include/cpp/jank/runtime/detail/native_persistent_list.hpp b/include/cpp/jank/runtime/detail/native_persistent_list.hpp
index ad15a1605..54916baec 100644
--- a/include/cpp/jank/runtime/detail/native_persistent_list.hpp
+++ b/include/cpp/jank/runtime/detail/native_persistent_list.hpp
@@ -178,6 +178,11 @@ namespace jank::runtime::detail
       return data ? data->length : 0;
     }
 
+    native_bool empty() const
+    {
+      return data ? data->length == 0 : true;
+    }
+
     option<T> first() const
     {
       if(data)
diff --git a/src/cpp/jank/runtime/context.cpp b/src/cpp/jank/runtime/context.cpp
index 019f9ec53..119b479c5 100644
--- a/src/cpp/jank/runtime/context.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/jank/runtime/context.cpp
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ namespace jank::runtime
         }
         else
         {
-          if(typed_o->data.data->length == 0)
+          if(typed_o->data.empty())
           {
             return typed_o;
           }