diff --git a/test/external/external_uop_gc.py b/test/external/external_uop_gc.py
index c72bacd9aa..a773ac5053 100644
--- a/test/external/external_uop_gc.py
+++ b/test/external/external_uop_gc.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     views_to_valid_uop.cache_clear()
 
     new_uops = uops_allocated()
+    print_uops()
     gc.collect()
     new_uops_gc = uops_allocated()
     print(f"{t.__name__:30s}: {new_uops:3d} -> {new_uops_gc:3d}")
diff --git a/tinygrad/uop/ops.py b/tinygrad/uop/ops.py
index c3516aaa3c..cd611ffc28 100644
--- a/tinygrad/uop/ops.py
+++ b/tinygrad/uop/ops.py
@@ -217,8 +217,7 @@ class UOp(MathTrait, metaclass=UOpMetaClass):
 
   # determine what ranges this is in
   @functools.cached_property
-  def ranges(self) -> dict[UOp, None]:
-    if self.op is Ops.RANGE: return {self:None}
+  def _ranges(self) -> dict[UOp, None]:
     ret: dict[UOp, None] = {}
     if self.op in range_start.keys():
       for s in self.src[:range_start[self.op]]: ret.update(s.ranges)
@@ -228,6 +227,11 @@ class UOp(MathTrait, metaclass=UOpMetaClass):
       for s in self.src: ret.update(s.ranges)
     return ret
 
+  @property
+  def ranges(self) -> dict[UOp, None]:
+    if self.op is Ops.RANGE: return {self:None}
+    return self._ranges
+
   # *** uop evaluation ***
 
   def simplify(self, tracked=False):