diff --git a/packages/core/src/arena.rs b/packages/core/src/arena.rs
index a11fc69ba..4ffa5fe07 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/arena.rs
+++ b/packages/core/src/arena.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ impl VirtualDom {
         self.next_reference(template, ElementPath::Root(path))
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn next_null(&mut self) -> ElementId {
+        let entry = self.elements.vacant_entry();
+        let id = entry.key();
+
+        entry.insert(ElementRef::null());
+        ElementId(id)
+    }
+
     fn next_reference(&mut self, template: &VNode, path: ElementPath) -> ElementId {
         let entry = self.elements.vacant_entry();
         let id = entry.key();
diff --git a/packages/core/src/diff.rs b/packages/core/src/diff.rs
index 7227ee6e7..4617919cf 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/diff.rs
+++ b/packages/core/src/diff.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ impl<'b> VirtualDom {
                 // Just move over the placeholder
                 (Aborted(l), Aborted(r)) => r.id.set(l.id.get()),
 
-                // Becomes async, do nothing while we ait
+                // Becomes async, do nothing while we wait
                 (Ready(_nodes), Pending(_fut)) => self.diff_ok_to_async(_nodes, scope),
 
                 // Placeholder becomes something
@@ -65,8 +65,26 @@ impl<'b> VirtualDom {
         //
     }
 
-    fn diff_ok_to_err(&mut self, _l: &'b VNode<'b>, _p: &'b VPlaceholder) {
-        todo!()
+    fn diff_ok_to_err(&mut self, l: &'b VNode<'b>, p: &'b VPlaceholder) {
+        let id = self.next_null();
+        p.id.set(Some(id));
+        self.mutations.push(Mutation::CreatePlaceholder { id });
+
+        let pre_edits = self.mutations.edits.len();
+
+        self.remove_node(l, true);
+
+        // We should always have a remove mutation
+        // Eventually we don't want to generate placeholders, so this might not be true. But it's true today
+        assert!(self.mutations.edits.len() > pre_edits);
+
+        // We want to optimize the replace case to use one less mutation if possible
+        // Since mutations are done in reverse, the last node removed will be the first in the stack
+        // Instead of *just* removing it, we can use the replace mutation
+        match self.mutations.edits.pop().unwrap() {
+            Mutation::Remove { id } => self.mutations.push(Mutation::ReplaceWith { id, m: 1 }),
+            _ => panic!("Expected remove mutation from remove_node"),
+        };
     }
 
     fn diff_node(&mut self, left_template: &'b VNode<'b>, right_template: &'b VNode<'b>) {
@@ -905,10 +923,7 @@ impl<'b> VirtualDom {
 
         match unsafe { self.scopes[scope.0].root_node().extend_lifetime_ref() } {
             RenderReturn::Ready(t) => self.remove_node(t, gen_muts),
-            RenderReturn::Aborted(t) => {
-                if let Some(id) = t.id.get() {
-                    self.try_reclaim(id);
-                }
+            RenderReturn::Aborted(_) => {
                 return;
             }
             _ => todo!(),