diff --git a/tinygrad/renderer/__init__.py b/tinygrad/renderer/__init__.py
index c96a4333fc..439615f6a7 100644
--- a/tinygrad/renderer/__init__.py
+++ b/tinygrad/renderer/__init__.py
@@ -105,8 +105,10 @@ class ProgramSpec:
   def function_name(self) -> str: return to_function_name(self.name)
 
   @property
-  def applied_opts(self) -> tuple[Opt, ...]|None: return self.uops[-1].arg.applied_opts if \
-    self.uops is not None and self.uops[-1].op is Ops.SINK and self.uops[-1].arg is not None else None
+  def applied_opts(self) -> tuple[Opt, ...]|None:
+    if self.uops is None: return None
+    assert self.uops[-1].op is Ops.SINK, self.uops[-1].op
+    return self.uops[-1].arg.applied_opts
 
   def launch_dims(self, var_vals:dict[str, int]):
     global_size = [sym_infer(sz, var_vals) for sz in self.global_size] if self.global_size is not None else None