diff --git a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/typecheck/tc-expr-unit.rkt b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/typecheck/tc-expr-unit.rkt
index 23e82d90..14c038a5 100644
--- a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/typecheck/tc-expr-unit.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/typecheck/tc-expr-unit.rkt
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     (ret ty
          (make-FilterSet (-not-filter (-val #f) id)
                          (-filter (-val #f) id))
-         (make-Path null id))))
+         (-id-path id))))
 
 ;; typecheck an expression, but throw away the effect
 ;; tc-expr/t : Expr -> Type
diff --git a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/types/base-abbrev.rkt b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/types/base-abbrev.rkt
index bbd625d3..433f1e04 100644
--- a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/types/base-abbrev.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/types/base-abbrev.rkt
@@ -119,7 +119,9 @@
 (define/decl -no-obj (make-NoObject))
 (define/decl -empty-obj (make-Empty))
 (define (-id-path id)
-  (make-Path null id))
+  (if (is-var-mutated? id)
+      -empty-obj
+      (make-Path null id)))
 (define (-arg-path arg [depth 0])
   (make-Path null (list depth arg)))
 (define (-acc-path path-elems o)
@@ -140,9 +142,9 @@
     (cond
       [(Object? i) i]
       [(integer? i) (make-Path null (list 0 i))]
-      [else (make-Path null i)]))
+      [(list? i) (make-Path null i)]
+      [else (-id-path i)]))
   (cond
-    [(and (identifier? i) (is-var-mutated? i)) -top]
     [(Empty? o) -top]
     [(equal? Univ t) -top]
     [(equal? -Bottom t) -bot]
@@ -158,9 +160,9 @@
     (cond
       [(Object? i) i]
       [(integer? i) (make-Path null (list 0 i))]
-      [else (make-Path null i)]))
+      [(list? i) (make-Path null i)]
+      [else (-id-path i)]))
   (cond
-    [(and (identifier? i) (is-var-mutated? i)) -top]
     [(Empty? o) -top]
     [(equal? -Bottom t) -top]
     [(equal? Univ t) -bot]