diff --git a/examples/Scripts/BooleanOperations.html b/examples/Scripts/BooleanOperations.html
index 7520ab6c..f9017c69 100644
--- a/examples/Scripts/BooleanOperations.html
+++ b/examples/Scripts/BooleanOperations.html
@@ -360,10 +360,9 @@
 
     function disperse(path, distance) {
         distance = distance || 10;
-        if (! path instanceof CompoundPath || ! path instanceof Group) { return; }
         var center = path.bounds.center;
         var children = path.children, i ,len;
-        for (var i = 0, len = children.length; i < len; i++) {
+        for (var i = 0, len = children && children.length; i < len; i++) {
             var cCenter = children[i].bounds.center;
             var vec = cCenter.subtract(center);
             vec = (vec.isClose([0,0], 0.5))? vec : vec.normalize(distance);