diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index ba18a41597..e8b9cc8303 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -4856,9 +4856,9 @@ eval8(
 
     res = eval9(arg, rettv, evalarg, want_string);
 
-    if (want_type != NULL && evaluate)
+    if (want_type != NULL)
     {
-	if (res == OK)
+	if (evaluate && res == OK)
 	{
 	    type_T *actual = typval2type(rettv, get_copyID(), &type_list,
 							       TVTT_DO_MEMBER);
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 75ff30ec92..d6021159d1 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -734,6 +734,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    244,
 /**/
     243,
 /**/