diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 34b8301..00f22ac 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@lingdocs/pashto-inflector",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.6.1",
   "author": "lingdocs.com",
   "description": "A Pashto inflection and verb conjugation engine, inculding React components for displaying Pashto text, inflections, and conjugations",
   "homepage": "https://verbs.lingdocs.com",
diff --git a/src/lib/phrase-building/compile.ts b/src/lib/phrase-building/compile.ts
index 69fa6e9..ace3ca3 100644
--- a/src/lib/phrase-building/compile.ts
+++ b/src/lib/phrase-building/compile.ts
@@ -384,14 +384,14 @@ function compileEnglishVP(VP: T.VPRendered): string[] | undefined {
     }
     const engSubj = getRenderedSubjectSelection(VP.blocks).selection;
     const obj = getRenderedObjectSelection(VP.blocks).selection;
-    const engObj = typeof obj === "object" ? obj.e : "";
+    const engObj = typeof obj === "object" ? obj : undefined;
     const engAPs = getEnglishAPs(VP.blocks);
     // require all English parts for making the English phrase
     return (VP.englishBase && engSubj && engObj !== undefined)
         ? VP.englishBase.map(e => insertEWords(e, {
             // TODO: make sure we actually have the english
             subject: getEnglishFromRendered(engSubj) || "",
-            object: getEnglishFromRendered(engSubj) || "",
+            object: engObj ? getEnglishFromRendered(engObj) : "",
             APs: engAPs,
         }))
         : undefined;