yes, but that’s not my point. my point is that the ~= nil check is not necessary due to how Luau evaluates if statements, hence I was confused about your original reply, which is what I’m asking about.
In fact, I removed the ~= nil check and it still worked fine. Also, adding a task.wait at the top and then using FindFirstChild isn’t good practice for allowing instances to load - you should use WaitForChild if the instance or followed logic is necessary.