diff --git a/include/sol/optional_implementation.hpp b/include/sol/optional_implementation.hpp
index 6ca71930..d48af999 100644
--- a/include/sol/optional_implementation.hpp
+++ b/include/sol/optional_implementation.hpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ namespace sol { namespace detail {
 }} // namespace sol::detail
 #endif
 
-#define SOL_TL_OPTIONAL_IS_TRIVIALLY_COPY_CONSTRUCTIBLE(T) tl::detail::is_trivially_copy_constructible<T>::value
+#define SOL_TL_OPTIONAL_IS_TRIVIALLY_COPY_CONSTRUCTIBLE(T) sol::detail::is_trivially_copy_constructible<T>::value
 #define SOL_TL_OPTIONAL_IS_TRIVIALLY_COPY_ASSIGNABLE(T) std::is_trivially_copy_assignable<T>::value
 #define SOL_TL_OPTIONAL_IS_TRIVIALLY_DESTRUCTIBLE(T) std::is_trivially_destructible<T>::value
 #else
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ namespace sol {
 		template <class... Ts>
 		using void_t = typename voider<Ts...>::type;
 
-		// Trait for checking if a type is a tl::optional
+		// Trait for checking if a type is a sol::optional
 		template <class T>
 		struct is_optional_impl : std::false_type {};
 		template <class T>
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ namespace sol {
 		template <class T>
 		using is_optional = is_optional_impl<decay_t<T>>;
 
-		// Change void to tl::monostate
+		// Change void to sol::monostate
 		template <class U>
 		using fixup_void = conditional_t<std::is_void<U>::value, monostate, U>;
 
@@ -644,9 +644,9 @@ namespace sol {
 	///
 	/// *Examples*:
 	/// ```
-	/// tl::optional<int> a = tl::nullopt;
-	/// void foo (tl::optional<int>);
-	/// foo(tl::nullopt); //pass an empty optional
+	/// sol::optional<int> a = sol::nullopt;
+	/// void foo (sol::optional<int>);
+	/// foo(sol::nullopt); //pass an empty optional
 	/// ```
 	static constexpr nullopt_t nullopt{ nullopt_t::do_not_use{}, nullopt_t::do_not_use{} };
 
@@ -1652,7 +1652,7 @@ namespace sol {
 	///
 	/// ```
 	/// int i = 42;
-	/// tl::optional<int&> o = i;
+	/// sol::optional<int&> o = i;
 	/// *o == 42; //true
 	/// i = 12;
 	/// *o = 12; //true
diff --git a/include/sol/proxy.hpp b/include/sol/proxy.hpp
index da48cb7e..3da63b2b 100644
--- a/include/sol/proxy.hpp
+++ b/include/sol/proxy.hpp
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ namespace sol {
 		}
 
 		proxy& force() {
-			if (this->valid()) {
+			if (!this->valid()) {
 				this->set(new_table());
 			}
 			return *this;
diff --git a/tests/runtime_tests/source/proxies.cpp b/tests/runtime_tests/source/proxies.cpp
index 00fcd342..4695248f 100644
--- a/tests/runtime_tests/source/proxies.cpp
+++ b/tests/runtime_tests/source/proxies.cpp
@@ -97,3 +97,15 @@ TEST_CASE("proxy/equality", "check to make sure equality tests work") {
 	REQUIRE_FALSE((lua["a"] != 2));
 #endif // clang screws up by trying to access int128 types that it doesn't support, even when we don't ask for them
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("proxy/force", "allow proxies to force creation of tables") {
+	sol::state lua;
+	lua.open_libraries(sol::lib::base, sol::lib::io);
+
+	sol::optional<int> not_there = lua["a"]["b"]["c"];
+	REQUIRE_FALSE(static_cast<bool>(not_there));
+	lua["a"].force()["b"].force()["c"] = 357;
+	sol::optional<int> totally_there = lua["a"]["b"]["c"];
+	REQUIRE(static_cast<bool>(totally_there));
+	REQUIRE(*totally_there == 357);
+}