diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c87468255..2e018e2a3 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ require (
 	codeberg.org/gruf/go-runners v1.6.2
 	codeberg.org/gruf/go-sched v1.2.3
 	codeberg.org/gruf/go-store/v2 v2.2.4
-	codeberg.org/gruf/go-structr v0.6.0
+	codeberg.org/gruf/go-structr v0.6.2
 	codeberg.org/superseriousbusiness/exif-terminator v0.7.0
 	github.com/DmitriyVTitov/size v1.5.0
 	github.com/KimMachineGun/automemlimit v0.5.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 3f12c7947..a0809cc88 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ codeberg.org/gruf/go-sched v1.2.3 h1:H5ViDxxzOBR3uIyGBCf0eH8b1L8wMybOXcdtUUTXZHk
 codeberg.org/gruf/go-sched v1.2.3/go.mod h1:vT9uB6KWFIIwnG9vcPY2a0alYNoqdL1mSzRM8I+PK7A=
 codeberg.org/gruf/go-store/v2 v2.2.4 h1:8HO1Jh2gg7boQKA3hsDAIXd9zwieu5uXwDXEcTOD9js=
 codeberg.org/gruf/go-store/v2 v2.2.4/go.mod h1:zI4VWe5CpXAktYMtaBMrgA5QmO0sQH53LBRvfn1huys=
-codeberg.org/gruf/go-structr v0.6.0 h1:cFiTE0SN1RzgX833y5DnPgWcdVNfqcvLVvPGLTNcvjg=
-codeberg.org/gruf/go-structr v0.6.0/go.mod h1:K1FXkUyO6N/JKt8aWqyQ8rtW7Z9ZmXKWP8mFAQ2OJjE=
+codeberg.org/gruf/go-structr v0.6.2 h1:1zs7UkPBsRGRDMHhrfFL7GrwAyPHxFXCchu8ADv/zuM=
+codeberg.org/gruf/go-structr v0.6.2/go.mod h1:K1FXkUyO6N/JKt8aWqyQ8rtW7Z9ZmXKWP8mFAQ2OJjE=
 codeberg.org/superseriousbusiness/exif-terminator v0.7.0 h1:Y6VApSXhKqExG0H2hZ2JelRK4xmWdjDQjn13CpEfzko=
 codeberg.org/superseriousbusiness/exif-terminator v0.7.0/go.mod h1:gCWKduudUWFzsnixoMzu0FYVdxHWG+AbXnZ50DqxsUE=
 dmitri.shuralyov.com/gpu/mtl v0.0.0-20190408044501-666a987793e9/go.mod h1:H6x//7gZCb22OMCxBHrMx7a5I7Hp++hsVxbQ4BYO7hU=
diff --git a/vendor/codeberg.org/gruf/go-structr/cache.go b/vendor/codeberg.org/gruf/go-structr/cache.go
index 7b0772acf..9d5e7f912 100644
--- a/vendor/codeberg.org/gruf/go-structr/cache.go
+++ b/vendor/codeberg.org/gruf/go-structr/cache.go
@@ -255,18 +255,21 @@ func (c *Cache[T]) LoadOne(index *Index, key Key, load func() (T, error)) (T, er
 	item := index.get_one(key)
 
 	if ok = (item != nil); ok {
-		if value, is := item.data.(T); is {
+		var is bool
+
+		if val, is = item.data.(T); is {
 			// Set value COPY.
-			val = c.copy(value)
+			val = c.copy(val)
 
 			// Push to front of LRU list, USING
 			// THE ITEM'S LRU ENTRY, NOT THE
 			// INDEX KEY ENTRY. VERY IMPORTANT!!
 			c.lru.move_front(&item.elem)
 
-		} else if error, is := item.data.(error); is {
-			// Return error.
-			err = error
+		} else {
+
+			// Attempt to return error.
+			err, _ = item.data.(error)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -423,10 +426,10 @@ func (c *Cache[T]) Invalidate(index *Index, keys ...Key) {
 	// Preallocate expected ret slice.
 	values := make([]T, 0, len(keys))
 
-	for i := range keys {
+	for _, key := range keys {
 		// Delete all items under key from index, collecting
 		// value items and dropping them from all their indices.
-		index.delete(keys[i], func(item *indexed_item) {
+		index.delete(key, func(item *indexed_item) {
 
 			if value, ok := item.data.(T); ok {
 				// No need to copy, as item
@@ -524,6 +527,9 @@ func (c *Cache[T]) store_value(index *Index, key Key, value T) {
 		index.append(key, item)
 	}
 
+	// Get ptr to value data.
+	ptr := unsafe.Pointer(&value)
+
 	// Acquire key buf.
 	buf := new_buffer()
 
@@ -538,7 +544,10 @@ func (c *Cache[T]) store_value(index *Index, key Key, value T) {
 		}
 
 		// Extract fields comprising index key.
-		parts := extract_fields(value, idx.fields)
+		parts := extract_fields(ptr, idx.fields)
+		if parts == nil {
+			continue
+		}
 
 		// Calculate index key.
 		key := idx.key(buf, parts)
diff --git a/vendor/codeberg.org/gruf/go-structr/index.go b/vendor/codeberg.org/gruf/go-structr/index.go
index c7115e0b4..b8f6b9d01 100644
--- a/vendor/codeberg.org/gruf/go-structr/index.go
+++ b/vendor/codeberg.org/gruf/go-structr/index.go
@@ -19,17 +19,15 @@ type IndexConfig struct {
 	// be specified using periods. An example:
 	// "Username,Favorites.Color"
 	//
-	// Field types supported include:
-	// - ~int
-	// - ~int8
-	// - ~int16
-	// - ~int32
-	// - ~int64
-	// - ~float32
-	// - ~float64
-	// - ~string
-	// - slices of above
-	// - ptrs of above
+	// Note that nested fields where the nested
+	// struct field is a ptr are supported, but
+	// nil ptr values in nesting will result in
+	// that particular value NOT being indexed.
+	// e.g. with "Favorites.Color" if *Favorites
+	// is nil then it will not be indexed.
+	//
+	// Field types supported include any of those
+	// supported by the `go-mangler` library.
 	Fields string
 
 	// Multiple indicates whether to accept multiple
@@ -124,7 +122,6 @@ func (i *Index) init(t reflect.Type, cfg IndexConfig, cap int) {
 	case t.Kind() == reflect.Struct:
 	case t.Kind() == reflect.Pointer &&
 		t.Elem().Kind() == reflect.Struct:
-		t = t.Elem()
 	default:
 		panic("index only support struct{} and *struct{}")
 	}
@@ -146,10 +143,10 @@ func (i *Index) init(t reflect.Type, cfg IndexConfig, cap int) {
 
 	// Preallocate expected struct field slice.
 	i.fields = make([]struct_field, len(fields))
+	for x, name := range fields {
 
-	for x, fieldName := range fields {
 		// Split name to account for nesting.
-		names := strings.Split(fieldName, ".")
+		names := strings.Split(name, ".")
 
 		// Look for usable struct field.
 		i.fields[x] = find_field(t, names)
@@ -214,23 +211,23 @@ func (i *Index) get(key Key, hook func(*indexed_item)) {
 func (i *Index) key(buf *byteutil.Buffer, parts []any) Key {
 	if len(parts) != len(i.fields) {
 		panicf("incorrect number key parts: want=%d received=%d",
-			len(parts),
 			len(i.fields),
+			len(parts),
 		)
 	}
 	buf.B = buf.B[:0]
 	if !allow_zero(i.flags) {
-		for x := range parts {
+		for x, field := range i.fields {
 			before := len(buf.B)
-			buf.B = i.fields[x].mangle(buf.B, parts[x])
-			if string(buf.B[before:]) == i.fields[x].zero {
+			buf.B = field.mangle(buf.B, parts[x])
+			if string(buf.B[before:]) == field.zero {
 				return Key{}
 			}
 			buf.B = append(buf.B, '.')
 		}
 	} else {
-		for x := range parts {
-			buf.B = i.fields[x].mangle(buf.B, parts[x])
+		for x, field := range i.fields {
+			buf.B = field.mangle(buf.B, parts[x])
 			buf.B = append(buf.B, '.')
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/vendor/codeberg.org/gruf/go-structr/queue.go b/vendor/codeberg.org/gruf/go-structr/queue.go
index 1e735762f..70c18c839 100644
--- a/vendor/codeberg.org/gruf/go-structr/queue.go
+++ b/vendor/codeberg.org/gruf/go-structr/queue.go
@@ -262,6 +262,9 @@ func (q *Queue[T]) index(value T) *indexed_item {
 	// Set item value.
 	item.data = value
 
+	// Get ptr to value data.
+	ptr := unsafe.Pointer(&value)
+
 	// Acquire key buf.
 	buf := new_buffer()
 
@@ -270,7 +273,10 @@ func (q *Queue[T]) index(value T) *indexed_item {
 		idx := &(q.indices[i])
 
 		// Extract fields comprising index key.
-		parts := extract_fields(value, idx.fields)
+		parts := extract_fields(ptr, idx.fields)
+		if parts == nil {
+			continue
+		}
 
 		// Calculate index key.
 		key := idx.key(buf, parts)
diff --git a/vendor/codeberg.org/gruf/go-structr/runtime.go b/vendor/codeberg.org/gruf/go-structr/runtime.go
index 7db1d7e7a..9990fe7b9 100644
--- a/vendor/codeberg.org/gruf/go-structr/runtime.go
+++ b/vendor/codeberg.org/gruf/go-structr/runtime.go
@@ -16,15 +16,14 @@
 // including memory offset and hash function.
 type struct_field struct {
 
-	// type2 is the runtime type pointer
-	// underlying the struct field type.
-	// used for repacking our own erfaces.
+	// type2 contains the reflect2
+	// type information for this field,
+	// used in repacking it as eface.
 	type2 reflect2.Type
 
-	// offset is the offset in memory
-	// of this struct field from the
-	// outer-most value ptr location.
-	offset uintptr
+	// offsets defines whereabouts in
+	// memory this field is located.
+	offsets []next_offset
 
 	// struct field type mangling
 	// (i.e. fast serializing) fn.
@@ -36,6 +35,15 @@ type struct_field struct {
 	zero string
 }
 
+// next_offset defines a next offset location
+// in a struct_field, first by the number of
+// derefences required, then by offset from
+// that final memory location.
+type next_offset struct {
+	derefs uint
+	offset uintptr
+}
+
 // find_field will search for a struct field with given set of names,
 // where names is a len > 0 slice of names account for struct nesting.
 func find_field(t reflect.Type, names []string) (sfield struct_field) {
@@ -64,24 +72,33 @@ func find_field(t reflect.Type, names []string) (sfield struct_field) {
 	)
 
 	for len(names) > 0 {
-		var ok bool
-
 		// Pop next name.
 		name := pop_name()
 
+		var off next_offset
+
+		// Dereference any ptrs to struct.
+		for t.Kind() == reflect.Pointer {
+			t = t.Elem()
+			off.derefs++
+		}
+
 		// Check for valid struct type.
 		if t.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
-			panicf("field %s is not struct: %s", t, name)
+			panicf("field %s is not struct (or ptr-to): %s", t, name)
 		}
 
+		var ok bool
+
 		// Look for next field by name.
 		field, ok = t.FieldByName(name)
 		if !ok {
 			panicf("unknown field: %s", name)
 		}
 
-		// Increment total field offset.
-		sfield.offset += field.Offset
+		// Set next offset value.
+		off.offset = field.Offset
+		sfield.offsets = append(sfield.offsets, off)
 
 		// Set the next type.
 		t = field.Type
@@ -89,36 +106,57 @@ func find_field(t reflect.Type, names []string) (sfield struct_field) {
 
 	// Get field type as reflect2.
 	sfield.type2 = reflect2.Type2(t)
+	i := sfield.type2.New()
 
 	// Find mangler for field type.
 	sfield.mangle = mangler.Get(t)
 
+	// Set possible mangled zero value.
+	sfield.zero = string(sfield.mangle(nil, i))
+
 	return
 }
 
 // extract_fields extracts given structfields from the provided value type,
 // this is done using predetermined struct field memory offset locations.
-func extract_fields[T any](value T, fields []struct_field) []any {
-	// Get ptr to raw value data.
-	ptr := unsafe.Pointer(&value)
-
-	// If this is a pointer type deref the value ptr.
-	if reflect.TypeOf(value).Kind() == reflect.Pointer {
-		ptr = *(*unsafe.Pointer)(ptr)
-	}
-
+func extract_fields(ptr unsafe.Pointer, fields []struct_field) []any {
 	// Prepare slice of field ifaces.
 	ifaces := make([]any, len(fields))
+	for i, field := range fields {
 
-	for i := 0; i < len(fields); i++ {
-		// Manually access field at memory offset and pack eface.
-		ptr := unsafe.Pointer(uintptr(ptr) + fields[i].offset)
-		ifaces[i] = fields[i].type2.UnsafeIndirect(ptr)
+		// loop scope.
+		fptr := ptr
+
+		for _, offset := range field.offsets {
+			// Dereference any ptrs to offset.
+			fptr = deref(fptr, offset.derefs)
+			if fptr == nil {
+				return nil
+			}
+
+			// Jump forward by offset to next ptr.
+			fptr = unsafe.Pointer(uintptr(fptr) +
+				offset.offset)
+		}
+
+		// Repack value data ptr as empty interface.
+		ifaces[i] = field.type2.UnsafeIndirect(fptr)
 	}
 
 	return ifaces
 }
 
+// deref will dereference ptr 'n' times (or until nil).
+func deref(p unsafe.Pointer, n uint) unsafe.Pointer {
+	for ; n > 0; n-- {
+		if p == nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+		p = *(*unsafe.Pointer)(p)
+	}
+	return p
+}
+
 // panicf provides a panic with string formatting.
 func panicf(format string, args ...any) {
 	panic(fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index 19a580cd0..f2d53d960 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ codeberg.org/gruf/go-sched
 ## explicit; go 1.19
 codeberg.org/gruf/go-store/v2/storage
 codeberg.org/gruf/go-store/v2/util
-# codeberg.org/gruf/go-structr v0.6.0
+# codeberg.org/gruf/go-structr v0.6.2
 ## explicit; go 1.21
 codeberg.org/gruf/go-structr
 # codeberg.org/superseriousbusiness/exif-terminator v0.7.0