diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8ccc9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/**
+ * autocreated commitinfo by @pushrocks/commitinfo
+ */
+export const commitinfo = {
+  name: '@apiglobal/typedsocket',
+  version: '2.0.4',
+  description: 'a typedrequest extension supporting websockets'
+}
diff --git a/ts/typedsocket.classes.typedsocket.ts b/ts/typedsocket.classes.typedsocket.ts
index edf96ea..f9031d4 100644
--- a/ts/typedsocket.classes.typedsocket.ts
+++ b/ts/typedsocket.classes.typedsocket.ts
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ export class TypedSocket {
       if (!payloadArg) {
         result = !!(await socketConnectionArg.getTagById(keyArg));
       } else {
-        result = !!((await socketConnectionArg.getTagById(keyArg)).payload === payloadArg);
+        result = !!((await socketConnectionArg.getTagById(keyArg))?.payload === payloadArg);
       }
       return result;
     })