diff --git a/src/generators/dom/visitors/EachBlock.js b/src/generators/dom/visitors/EachBlock.js
index 6093aa8811..dbb1d2c085 100644
--- a/src/generators/dom/visitors/EachBlock.js
+++ b/src/generators/dom/visitors/EachBlock.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export default function visitEachBlock ( generator, block, state, node ) {
 			}
 		` );
 
-		if ( node.else.hasUpdateMethod ) {
+		if ( node.else._block.hasUpdateMethod ) {
 			block.builders.update.addBlock( deindent`
 				if ( !${each_block_value}.length && ${each_block_else} ) {
 					${each_block_else}.update( changed, ${params} );
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/each-block-dynamic-else-static/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/each-block-dynamic-else-static/_config.js
index c3074a7aa5..6508c6ba5e 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/each-block-dynamic-else-static/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/each-block-dynamic-else-static/_config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 export default {
-	solo: true,
-
 	data: {
 		animals: [ 'alpaca', 'baboon', 'capybara' ]
 	},