diff --git a/crates/lune-roblox/src/instance/base.rs b/crates/lune-roblox/src/instance/base.rs
index 58a2ae78..4b737d3f 100644
--- a/crates/lune-roblox/src/instance/base.rs
+++ b/crates/lune-roblox/src/instance/base.rs
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ pub fn add_methods<'lua, M: LuaUserDataMethods<'lua, Instance>>(m: &mut M) {
         },
     );
     m.add_method("IsA", |_, this, class_name: String| {
-        ensure_not_destroyed(this)?;
         Ok(class_is_a(&this.class_name, class_name).unwrap_or(false))
     });
     m.add_method(
@@ -217,19 +216,20 @@ fn instance_property_get<'lua>(
     this: &Instance,
     prop_name: String,
 ) -> LuaResult<LuaValue<'lua>> {
-    ensure_not_destroyed(this)?;
-
     match prop_name.as_str() {
         "ClassName" => return this.get_class_name().into_lua(lua),
-        "Name" => {
-            return this.get_name().into_lua(lua);
-        }
         "Parent" => {
             return this.get_parent().into_lua(lua);
         }
         _ => {}
     }
 
+    ensure_not_destroyed(this)?;
+
+    if prop_name.as_str() == "Name" {
+        return this.get_name().into_lua(lua);
+    }
+
     if let Some(info) = find_property_info(&this.class_name, &prop_name) {
         if let Some(prop) = this.get_property(&prop_name) {
             if let DomValue::Enum(enum_value) = prop {
diff --git a/crates/lune-roblox/src/instance/mod.rs b/crates/lune-roblox/src/instance/mod.rs
index 3397e095..120a5140 100644
--- a/crates/lune-roblox/src/instance/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/lune-roblox/src/instance/mod.rs
@@ -302,10 +302,7 @@ impl Instance {
     pub fn get_parent(&self) -> Option<Instance> {
         let dom = INTERNAL_DOM.lock().expect("Failed to lock document");
 
-        let parent_ref = dom
-            .get_by_ref(self.dom_ref)
-            .expect("Failed to find instance in document")
-            .parent();
+        let parent_ref = dom.get_by_ref(self.dom_ref)?.parent();
 
         if parent_ref == dom.root_ref() {
             None
diff --git a/tests/roblox/instance/methods/ClearAllChildren.luau b/tests/roblox/instance/methods/ClearAllChildren.luau
index ed6ec22d..01bd6b58 100644
--- a/tests/roblox/instance/methods/ClearAllChildren.luau
+++ b/tests/roblox/instance/methods/ClearAllChildren.luau
@@ -20,14 +20,10 @@ assert(not pcall(function()
 	return child1.Name
 end))
 
-assert(not pcall(function()
-	return child1.Parent
-end))
+assert(not child1.Parent)
 
 assert(not pcall(function()
 	return child2.Name
 end))
 
-assert(not pcall(function()
-	return child2.Parent
-end))
+assert(not child2.Parent)
diff --git a/tests/roblox/instance/methods/Destroy.luau b/tests/roblox/instance/methods/Destroy.luau
index aa18344d..bbffa07c 100644
--- a/tests/roblox/instance/methods/Destroy.luau
+++ b/tests/roblox/instance/methods/Destroy.luau
@@ -14,22 +14,16 @@ assert(not pcall(function()
 	return root.Name
 end))
 
-assert(not pcall(function()
-	return root.Parent
-end))
+assert(not root.Parent)
 
 assert(not pcall(function()
 	return child.Name
 end))
 
-assert(not pcall(function()
-	return child.Parent
-end))
+assert(not child.Parent)
 
 assert(not pcall(function()
 	return descendant.Name
 end))
 
-assert(not pcall(function()
-	return descendant.Parent
-end))
+assert(not descendant.Parent)