diff --git a/cue/testdata/eval/conjuncts.txtar b/cue/testdata/eval/conjuncts.txtar
index f98f2024a..ecaec5ba7 100644
--- a/cue/testdata/eval/conjuncts.txtar
+++ b/cue/testdata/eval/conjuncts.txtar
@@ -69,15 +69,15 @@ issue2355: {
 }
 
 -- out/evalalpha/stats --
-Leaks:  187
-Freed:  25
-Reused: 25
-Allocs: 187
+Leaks:  216
+Freed:  30
+Reused: 30
+Allocs: 216
 Retain: 0
 
 Unifications: 43
-Conjuncts:    350
-Disjuncts:    124
+Conjuncts:    378
+Disjuncts:    152
 -- out/evalalpha --
 Errors:
 param: conflicting values "foo" and [{}] (mismatched types string and list):
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Result:
         string
         #early: (string){ |(*(string){ "X" }, (string){ string }) }
       }) }
-    t3: (string){ |(*(string){ "X" }, (string){
+    t3: (string){ |(*(string){
         "X"
         #early: (string){ |(*(string){ "X" }, (string){ string }) }
       }, (string){
@@ -163,18 +163,18 @@ diff old new
 -Reused: 59
 -Allocs: 18
 -Retain: 22
-+Leaks:  187
-+Freed:  25
-+Reused: 25
-+Allocs: 187
++Leaks:  216
++Freed:  30
++Reused: 30
++Allocs: 216
 +Retain: 0
  
 -Unifications: 45
 -Conjuncts:    135
 -Disjuncts:    86
 +Unifications: 43
-+Conjuncts:    350
-+Disjuncts:    124
++Conjuncts:    378
++Disjuncts:    152
 -- diff/-out/evalalpha<==>+out/eval --
 diff old new
 --- old
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ diff old new
 -      //     ./in.cue:15:2
 -      #early: (string){ |(*(string){ "X" }, (string){ string }) }
 -    }
-+    t3: (string){ |(*(string){ "X" }, (string){
++    t3: (string){ |(*(string){
 +        "X"
 +        #early: (string){ |(*(string){ "X" }, (string){ string }) }
 +      }, (string){
diff --git a/internal/core/adt/disjunct2.go b/internal/core/adt/disjunct2.go
index d6eb439b2..17071b29a 100644
--- a/internal/core/adt/disjunct2.go
+++ b/internal/core/adt/disjunct2.go
@@ -451,6 +451,8 @@ func (n *nodeContext) doDisjunct(c Conjunct, m defaultMode, mode runMode) (*node
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	d = d.node.DerefDisjunct().state
+
 	return d, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/core/adt/eval_test.go b/internal/core/adt/eval_test.go
index a880d8ede..291eb6b38 100644
--- a/internal/core/adt/eval_test.go
+++ b/internal/core/adt/eval_test.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ var skipDebugDepErrors = map[string]int{
 	"disjunctions/edge":        1,
 	"disjunctions/elimination": 11,
 	"disjunctions/embed":       6,
-	"eval/conjuncts":           4,
+	"eval/conjuncts":           3,
 	"eval/notify":              17,
 	"fulleval/054_issue312":    1,
 	"scalars/embed":            1,