diff --git a/src/MergeTrap.ts b/src/MergeTrap.ts
index 81ca408..89628b1 100644
--- a/src/MergeTrap.ts
+++ b/src/MergeTrap.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Vue from 'vue';
 import {
+  QueryBuilderGroupSym,
   RuleSet, QueryBuilderGroup, ComponentRegistration, MergeTrap as MergeTrapInterface, Rule,
 } from '@/types';
 
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ function getNextGroup(group: QueryBuilderGroup): QueryBuilderGroup {
 
   do {
     vm = vm.$parent;
-  } while (vm.$options.name !== 'QueryBuilderGroup');
+  } while ((vm as QueryBuilderGroup).type !== QueryBuilderGroupSym);
 
   return vm as QueryBuilderGroup;
 }
diff --git a/src/QueryBuilderGroup.vue b/src/QueryBuilderGroup.vue
index 2a0cc58..c9d4d11 100644
--- a/src/QueryBuilderGroup.vue
+++ b/src/QueryBuilderGroup.vue
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import Draggable, {
 } from 'vuedraggable';
 import Sortable, { SortableOptions, PutResult } from 'sortablejs';
 import {
-  QueryBuilderConfig, RuleSet, Rule, OperatorDefinition, RuleDefinition,
+  QueryBuilderConfig, RuleSet, Rule, OperatorDefinition, RuleDefinition, QueryBuilderGroupSym,
   GroupOperatorSlotProps, GroupCtrlSlotProps, QueryBuilderGroup as QueryBuilderGroupInterface,
 } from '@/types';
 import { isQueryBuilderConfig, isRule } from '@/guards';
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ export default class QueryBuilderGroup extends Vue implements QueryBuilderGroupI
 
   trap: ((position: number, newChild: RuleSet | Rule) => void) | null = null;
 
-  selectedRule: string = ''
+  selectedRule: string = '';
+
+  type: Symbol = QueryBuilderGroupSym;
 
   get children(): Array<RuleSet | Rule> {
     if (this.maxDepthExeeded) {
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 8f43ecc..e6cc1f9 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -50,11 +50,14 @@ export interface RuleSlotProps {
   updateRuleData: (newData: any) => void,
 }
 
+export const QueryBuilderGroupSym = Symbol('QueryBuilderGroup');
+
 export interface QueryBuilderGroup extends Vue {
   selectedOperator: string,
   depth: number,
   trap: ((position: number, newChild: RuleSet | Rule) => void) | null,
   children: Array<RuleSet | Rule>,
+  type: Symbol,
 }
 
 export interface ComponentRegistration {