diff --git a/src/formats/Data/DataCenterExtensions.cs b/src/formats/Data/DataCenterExtensions.cs
index 544beab..d287658 100644
--- a/src/formats/Data/DataCenterExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/formats/Data/DataCenterExtensions.cs
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ public static IEnumerable<DataCenterNode> DescendantsAt(this DataCenterNode node
 
         void Evaluate(DataCenterNode node, ReadOnlySpan<string> path)
         {
+            if (!node.HasChildren)
+                return;
+
             var name = path[0];
             var remaining = path[1..];