diff --git a/clay.h b/clay.h
index 9f19d5d..7dbd066 100644
--- a/clay.h
+++ b/clay.h
@@ -2038,7 +2038,7 @@ void Clay__ConfigureOpenElementPtr(const Clay_ElementDeclaration *declaration) {
                 }
             } else if (declaration->floating.attachTo == CLAY_ATTACH_TO_ELEMENT_WITH_ID) {
                 Clay_LayoutElementHashMapItem *parentItem = Clay__GetHashMapItem(floatingConfig.parentId);
-                if (!parentItem) {
+                if (parentItem == &Clay_LayoutElementHashMapItem_DEFAULT) {
                     context->errorHandler.errorHandlerFunction(CLAY__INIT(Clay_ErrorData) {
                             .errorType = CLAY_ERROR_TYPE_FLOATING_CONTAINER_PARENT_NOT_FOUND,
                             .errorText = CLAY_STRING("A floating element was declared with a parentId, but no element with that ID was found."),