diff --git a/deno.json b/deno.json
index 46be349..6f63ca6 100644
--- a/deno.json
+++ b/deno.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@andyburke/fsdb",
-	"version": "1.0.2",
+	"version": "1.0.3",
 	"license": "MIT",
 	"exports": {
 		".": "./fsdb.ts",
diff --git a/indexers/symlinks.ts b/indexers/symlinks.ts
index 813cdf3..5554095 100644
--- a/indexers/symlinks.ts
+++ b/indexers/symlinks.ts
@@ -170,11 +170,12 @@ export class FSDB_INDEXER_SYMLINKS<T> implements FSDB_INDEXER<T> {
 
 		const results: string[] = [];
 		const values: string[] = this.get_values_to_index(item);
-		if (values.length === 0) {
-			return results;
-		}
 
 		for (const value of values) {
+			if (typeof value === 'undefined') {
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			const organized_paths: string[] = this.config.organize(value);
 			if (organized_paths.length === 0) {
 				continue;
diff --git a/tests/04_indexing_sanity_checks.test.ts b/tests/04_indexing_sanity_checks.test.ts
index ab5acb0..ad79e3e 100644
--- a/tests/04_indexing_sanity_checks.test.ts
+++ b/tests/04_indexing_sanity_checks.test.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ Deno.test({
 					organize: by_character,
 					get_values_to_index: (item: ITEM) => item.value.split(/\W/).filter((word) => word.length > 3),
 					to_many: true
+				}),
+				by_possibly_undefined: new FSDB_INDEXER_SYMLINKS<ITEM>({
+					name: 'by_possibly_undefined',
+					organize: by_character,
+					get_values_to_index: (item: ITEM) => item.email.indexOf('.com') > 0 ? [item.email] : [],
+					to_many: true
 				})
 			}
 		});
@@ -51,7 +57,7 @@ Deno.test({
 		asserts.assert(item_collection);
 
 		const items: ITEM[] = [];
-		for (let i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
+		for (let i = 0; i < 50; ++i) {
 			const item = {
 				id: lurid(),
 				email: random_email_address(),
@@ -88,21 +94,21 @@ Deno.test({
 		}
 
 		// leave one item behind so the whole db for this test doesn't get cleaned up so I can hand-review it
-		for (const item of items.slice(1)) {
-			await item_collection.delete(item);
+		// for (const item of items.slice(1)) {
+		// 	await item_collection.delete(item);
 
-			const fetched_by_email: ITEM[] = (await item_collection.find({ email: item.email })).map((entry) => entry.load());
-			asserts.assertFalse(fetched_by_email.find((email_item) => email_item.id === item.id));
+		// 	const fetched_by_email: ITEM[] = (await item_collection.find({ email: item.email })).map((entry) => entry.load());
+		// 	asserts.assertFalse(fetched_by_email.find((email_item) => email_item.id === item.id));
 
-			const fetched_by_phone: ITEM[] = (await item_collection.find({ phone: item.phone })).map((entry) => entry.load());
-			asserts.assertFalse(fetched_by_phone.find((phone_item) => phone_item.id === item.id));
+		// 	const fetched_by_phone: ITEM[] = (await item_collection.find({ phone: item.phone })).map((entry) => entry.load());
+		// 	asserts.assertFalse(fetched_by_phone.find((phone_item) => phone_item.id === item.id));
 
-			const words_in_value: string[] = item.value.split(/\W/).filter((word) => word.length > 3);
-			const random_word_in_value: string = words_in_value[Math.floor(Math.random() * words_in_value.length)];
-			const fetched_by_word_in_value: ITEM[] = (await item_collection.find({ by_character_test: random_word_in_value })).map((
-				entry
-			) => entry.load());
-			asserts.assertFalse(fetched_by_word_in_value.find((word_in_value_item) => word_in_value_item.id === item.id));
-		}
+		// 	const words_in_value: string[] = item.value.split(/\W/).filter((word) => word.length > 3);
+		// 	const random_word_in_value: string = words_in_value[Math.floor(Math.random() * words_in_value.length)];
+		// 	const fetched_by_word_in_value: ITEM[] = (await item_collection.find({ by_character_test: random_word_in_value })).map((
+		// 		entry
+		// 	) => entry.load());
+		// 	asserts.assertFalse(fetched_by_word_in_value.find((word_in_value_item) => word_in_value_item.id === item.id));
+		// }
 	}
 });