diff --git a/src/match.js b/src/match.js
index 40d1bf1..37ef306 100644
--- a/src/match.js
+++ b/src/match.js
@@ -139,11 +139,12 @@ function findAttributesPattern (priority, element, ignore) {
   const sortedKeys = Object.keys(attributes).sort((curr, next) => {
     const currPos = priority.indexOf(attributes[curr].name)
     const nextPos = priority.indexOf(attributes[next].name)
-    if (nextPos === -1) {
-      if (currPos === -1) {
-        return 0
-      }
-      return -1
+    if (nextPos === -1 || currPos === -1) {
+        if (nextPos === -1) {
+            return -1;
+        } else {
+            return 1;
+        }
     }
     return currPos - nextPos
   })
diff --git a/src/optimize.js b/src/optimize.js
index 2d89309..2c9acfb 100644
--- a/src/optimize.js
+++ b/src/optimize.js
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ function optimizePart (prePart, current, postPart, elements) {
     while (names.length) {
       const partial = current.replace(names.shift(), '').trim()
       var pattern = `${prePart}${partial}${postPart}`.trim()
-      if (!pattern.length || pattern.charAt(0) === '>' || pattern.charAt(pattern.length-1) === '>') {
+      if (!pattern.length || pattern.charAt(0) === '>' || pattern.charAt(pattern.length-1) === '>' || partial === '>') {
         break
       }
       var matches = document.querySelectorAll(pattern)