diff --git a/src/js/assayJS.js b/src/js/assayJS.js
index 9b20c4f9c475e1386a1d4e5f402ccec646cd02f1..f06278122cf945116a72efc3ae17497ea3089749 100644
--- a/src/js/assayJS.js
+++ b/src/js/assayJS.js
@@ -403,15 +403,12 @@ globalThis.getPronouns = function(obj) {
 globalThis.getSpokenPronouns = function(obj, spokenBy) {
 	const lispHandler = {
 		get: function(obj, prop) {
-			if (prop in obj) {
-				const result = obj[prop];
-				if (typeof result === "string" && lisps) {
-					return lispReplace(result);
-				} else {
-					return result;
-				}
+			const result = obj[prop];
+			if (typeof result === "string" && lisps) {
+				return lispReplace(result);
+			} else {
+				return result;
 			}
-			return undefined;
 		}
 	};