diff --git a/lib/json/ld/compact.rb b/lib/json/ld/compact.rb
index 1b80a66..ed6e878 100644
--- a/lib/json/ld/compact.rb
+++ b/lib/json/ld/compact.rb
@@ -299,10 +299,10 @@ def compact(element,
                   else
                     index_key = context.expand_iri(index_key, vocab: true)
                     container_key = context.compact_iri(index_key, vocab: true)
-                    map_key, *others = Array(compacted_item[container_key])
+                    map_key, *others = Array(compacted_item.is_a?(Hash) && compacted_item[container_key])
                     if map_key.is_a?(String)
                       case others.length
-                      when 0 then compacted_item.delete(container_key)
+                      when 0 then compacted_item.delete(container_key) if compacted_item.is_a?(Hash)
                       when 1 then compacted_item[container_key] = others.first
                       else        compacted_item[container_key] = others
                       end
@@ -316,15 +316,15 @@ def compact(element,
                   map_key = expanded_item['@language']
                   value?(expanded_item) ? expanded_item['@value'] : compacted_item
                 elsif container.include?('@type')
-                  map_key, *types = Array(compacted_item[container_key])
+                  map_key, *types = Array(compacted_item.is_a?(Hash) && compacted_item[container_key])
                   case types.length
-                  when 0 then compacted_item.delete(container_key)
+                  when 0 then compacted_item.delete(container_key) if compacted_item.is_a?(Hash)
                   when 1 then compacted_item[container_key] = types.first
                   else        compacted_item[container_key] = types
                   end
 
                   # if compacted_item contains a single entry who's key maps to @id, then recompact the item without @type
-                  if compacted_item.keys.length == 1 && expanded_item.key?('@id')
+                  if compacted_item.is_a?(Hash) && compacted_item.keys.length == 1 && expanded_item.key?('@id')
                     compacted_item = compact({ '@id' => expanded_item['@id'] },
                       base: base,
                       property: item_active_property,
diff --git a/spec/compact_spec.rb b/spec/compact_spec.rb
index e89382e..950301b 100644
--- a/spec/compact_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/compact_spec.rb
@@ -3448,6 +3448,40 @@
           }
         }),
         processingMode: "json-ld-1.1"
+      },
+      "ruby-rdf/json-ld#62": {
+        input: %({
+          "@context": {
+            "@vocab": "http://schema.org/"
+          },
+          "@type": "Event",
+          "location": {
+            "@id": "http://kg.artsdata.ca/resource/K11-200"
+          }
+        }),
+        context: %({
+          "@context": {
+            "@vocab": "http://schema.org/",
+            "location": {
+              "@type": "@id",
+              "@container": "@type"
+            }
+          }
+        }),
+        output: %({
+          "@context": {
+            "@vocab": "http://schema.org/",
+            "location": {
+              "@type": "@id",
+              "@container": "@type"
+            }
+          },
+          "@type": "Event",
+          "location": {
+            "@none": "http://kg.artsdata.ca/resource/K11-200"
+          }
+        }),
+        processingMode: "json-ld-1.1"
       }
     }.each do |title, params|
       it title do
diff --git a/spec/frame_spec.rb b/spec/frame_spec.rb
index 72ed82c..b51abe0 100644
--- a/spec/frame_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/frame_spec.rb
@@ -2506,6 +2506,41 @@
           }
         }),
         processingMode: "json-ld-1.1"
+      },
+      "ruby-rdf/json-ld#62": {
+        input: %({
+          "@context": {
+            "@vocab": "http://schema.org/"
+          },
+          "@type": "Event",
+          "location": {
+            "@id": "http://kg.artsdata.ca/resource/K11-200"
+          }
+        }),
+        frame: %({
+          "@context": {
+            "@vocab": "http://schema.org/",
+            "location": {
+              "@type": "@id",
+              "@container": "@type"
+            }
+          },
+          "@type": "Event"
+        }),
+        output: %({
+          "@context": {
+            "@vocab": "http://schema.org/",
+            "location": {
+              "@type": "@id",
+              "@container": "@type"
+            }
+          },
+          "@type": "Event",
+          "location": {
+            "@none": "http://kg.artsdata.ca/resource/K11-200"
+          }
+        }),
+        processingMode: "json-ld-1.1"
       }
     }.each do |title, params|
       it title do