1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tex/context/base/strc-syn.mkiv b/tex/context/base/strc-syn.mkiv
index 1c47dc876..28d418751 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/strc-syn.mkiv
+++ b/tex/context/base/strc-syn.mkiv
@@ -344,6 +344,8 @@
    \let \currentsynonym\currentsimplelist % for a while
    \def \currentsynonymtag{#2}%
    \edef\currentsimplelistalternative{\simplelistparameter\c!alternative}%
+   \doifnotcommandhandler\??simplelistalternative\currentsimplelistalternative
+     {\let\currentsimplelistalternative\v!normal}%
    \fastsetup{\??simplelistrenderings:\v!synonym:\currentsimplelistalternative}%
    \normalexpanded{\endgroup\simplelistparameter\c!next}}
 
@@ -550,9 +552,17 @@
    \def \currentsortingtag{#2}%
    \let \currentsimplelist\currentsorting
    \edef\currentsimplelistalternative{\simplelistparameter\c!alternative}%
+   \doifnotcommandhandler\??simplelistalternative\currentsimplelistalternative
+     {\let\currentsimplelistalternative\v!normal}%
    \fastsetup{\??simplelistrenderings:\v!sorting:\currentsimplelistalternative}%
    \normalexpanded{\endgroup\simplelistparameter\c!next}}
 
+% or:
+%
+% \doifelsesetups{\??simplelistrenderings:\v!sorting:\currentsimplelistalternative}
+%    {\fastsetup{\??simplelistrenderings:\v!sorting:\currentsimplelistalternative}}
+%    {\fastsetup{\??simplelistrenderings:\v!sorting:\v!normal}}
+
 \startsetups [\??simplelistrenderings:\v!sorting:\v!normal]
    \fastsetup{\??simplelistrenderings::\v!sorting}%
 \stopsetups