diff --git a/packages/bridge/src/convert/convert.spec.ts b/packages/bridge/src/convert/convert.spec.ts
index a2636d8..5960dd0 100644
--- a/packages/bridge/src/convert/convert.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/bridge/src/convert/convert.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as Automerge from 'automerge'
 import { toSlateOp } from './index'
-import { createDoc, cloneDoc, createParagraphJSON } from '../utils'
+import { createDoc, cloneDoc, createBlockJSON, toJS } from '../utils'
 
 describe('convert operations to slatejs model', () => {
   it('convert insert operations', () => {
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ describe('convert operations to slatejs model', () => {
     const doc2 = cloneDoc(doc1)
 
     const change = Automerge.change(doc1, 'change', (d: any) => {
-      d.document.nodes.push(createParagraphJSON('hello!'))
+      d.document.nodes.push(createBlockJSON('paragraph', 'hello!'))
       d.document.nodes[1].nodes[0].text = 'hello!'
     })
 
@@ -31,4 +31,42 @@ describe('convert operations to slatejs model', () => {
 
     expect(slateOps).toStrictEqual(expectedOps)
   })
+
+  it('convert remove operations', () => {
+    const doc1 = Automerge.change(createDoc(), 'change', (d: any) => {
+      d.document.nodes.push(createBlockJSON('paragraph', 'hello!'))
+      d.document.nodes.push(createBlockJSON('paragraph', 'hello twice!'))
+      d.document.nodes[1].nodes[0].text = 'hello!'
+    })
+
+    const doc2 = cloneDoc(doc1)
+
+    const change = Automerge.change(doc1, 'change', (d: any) => {
+      delete d.document.nodes[1]
+      delete d.document.nodes[0].nodes[0]
+    })
+
+    const operations = Automerge.diff(doc2, change)
+
+    const slateOps = toSlateOp(operations, change)
+
+    const expectedOps = [
+      {
+        type: 'remove_node',
+        path: [1],
+        node: {
+          object: 'text'
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        type: 'remove_node',
+        path: [0, 0],
+        node: {
+          object: 'text'
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+
+    expect(slateOps).toStrictEqual(expectedOps)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/bridge/src/path/index.ts b/packages/bridge/src/path/index.ts
index 7ef3fb4..94491a0 100644
--- a/packages/bridge/src/path/index.ts
+++ b/packages/bridge/src/path/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { SyncDoc, Path } from '../model'
 import { NodeJSON } from 'slate'
 
-export const isTree = (node: NodeJSON): any => node.object !== 'text'
+export const isTree = (node: NodeJSON): any => node && node.object !== 'text'
 
 export const getTarget = (doc: SyncDoc, path: Path) => {
   const iterate = (current: any, idx: number) => {
diff --git a/packages/bridge/src/utils/testUtils.ts b/packages/bridge/src/utils/testUtils.ts
index 28ca52a..ec522e1 100644
--- a/packages/bridge/src/utils/testUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/bridge/src/utils/testUtils.ts
@@ -7,15 +7,18 @@ export const createTextJSON = (text: string = ''): TextJSON => ({
   text
 })
 
-export const createParagraphJSON = (text: string = ''): NodeJSON => ({
+export const createBlockJSON = (
+  type: string = 'paragraph',
+  text: string = ''
+): NodeJSON => ({
   object: 'block',
-  type: 'paragraph',
+  type,
   nodes: [createTextJSON(text)]
 })
 
 export const createValueJSON = (): ValueJSON => ({
   document: {
-    nodes: [createParagraphJSON()]
+    nodes: [createBlockJSON()]
   }
 })