diff --git a/racket/typed/core.rkt b/racket/typed/core.rkt
index e06e701..04c0e75 100644
--- a/racket/typed/core.rkt
+++ b/racket/typed/core.rkt
@@ -560,7 +560,10 @@
 
 (define-typed-syntax (transition e-s e-as) ≫
   [⊢ e-s ≫ e-s- ⇒ τ-s]
-  [⊢ e-as ≫ e-as- ⇒ (~List (~Action τ-o τ-a))]
+  [⊢ e-as ≫ e-as- ⇒ (~List τ)]
+  ;; this parsing of actions is getting realllly hacky
+  #:with (~or (~Action τ-o τ-a)
+              (~parse (τ-o τ-a) #'(⊥ ⊥))) #'τ
   -----------------------------------------
   [⊢ (syndicate:transition e-s- e-as-) ⇒ (Instruction τ-s τ-o τ-a)])
 
@@ -569,7 +572,10 @@
    -------------------------------------
    [⊢ (syndicate:quit) ⇒ (Instruction (U) (U) (U))]]
   [(quit as) ≫
-   [⊢ as ≫ as- ⇒ (~List (~Action τ-o τ-a))]
+   [⊢ as ≫ as- ⇒ (~List τ)]
+   ;; this parsing of actions is getting realllly hacky
+   #:with (~or (~Action τ-o τ-a)
+              (~parse (τ-o τ-a) (stx-map type-eval #'(⊥ ⊥)))) #'τ
    ----------------------------------------
    [⊢ (syndicate:quit as-) ⇒ (Instruction (U) τ-o τ-a)]])
 
@@ -1164,4 +1170,10 @@
   (check-type (lambda ([e : (Event ⊥)]
                        [s : ★/t])
                 idle)
-              : (→ (Event ⊥) ★/t (Instruction ⊥ ⊥ ⊥))))
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+              : (→ (Event ⊥) ★/t (Instruction ⊥ ⊥ ⊥))))
+
+;; transition
+(module+ test
+  (check-type (transition #f (list))
+              : (Instruction Bool ⊥ ⊥)
+              -> (syndicate:transition #f (list-))))
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