diff --git a/wp-includes/interactivity-api/class-wp-interactivity-api.php b/wp-includes/interactivity-api/class-wp-interactivity-api.php
index 75eba82c16..f71684599f 100644
--- a/wp-includes/interactivity-api/class-wp-interactivity-api.php
+++ b/wp-includes/interactivity-api/class-wp-interactivity-api.php
@@ -584,7 +584,8 @@ final class WP_Interactivity_API {
 			} elseif ( is_object( $current ) && isset( $current->$path_segment ) ) {
 				$current = $current->$path_segment;
 			} else {
-				return null;
+				$current = null;
+				break;
 			}
 
 			if ( $current instanceof Closure ) {
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 6f1b7debc8..229f55972c 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.8-alpha-59397';
+$wp_version = '6.8-alpha-59398';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.