diff --git a/internal/statsapi/feed.go b/internal/statsapi/feed.go
index 152fc21..2c7b05e 100644
--- a/internal/statsapi/feed.go
+++ b/internal/statsapi/feed.go
@@ -79,11 +79,12 @@ func patch(obj any, path string, value any) error {
 	if !found {
 		err = setValue(obj, first, value)
 		return err
+	} else if first == "" {
+		err = patch(obj, rest, value)
+		return err
 	}
 
 	switch v := obj.(type) {
-	case *FeedResponse:
-		err = patch(map[string]any(*v), rest, value)
 	case map[string]any:
 		err = patch(v[first], rest, value)
 	case []any:
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ func (f *FeedResponse) Patch(instr *instruction) {
 	// TODO: need to handle each type of instruction separately: add,
 	// replace, remove, copy, move
 	log.Println("updating", instr.Path)
-	err := patch(f, instr.Path, instr.Value)
+	err := patch(map[string]any(*f), instr.Path, instr.Value)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println(err)
 	}