diff --git a/src/assets/javascripts/components2/main/index.ts b/src/assets/javascripts/components2/main/index.ts
index be8876c4b..3fa3c0926 100644
--- a/src/assets/javascripts/components2/main/index.ts
+++ b/src/assets/javascripts/components2/main/index.ts
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ import { Observable, OperatorFunction, pipe } from "rxjs"
 import {
   distinctUntilKeyChanged,
   shareReplay,
-  switchMap,
-  tap
+  switchMap
 } from "rxjs/operators"
 
 import {
diff --git a/src/assets/javascripts/observables/agent/element/_/index.ts b/src/assets/javascripts/observables/agent/element/_/index.ts
index fc91c8b6a..c0fedac50 100644
--- a/src/assets/javascripts/observables/agent/element/_/index.ts
+++ b/src/assets/javascripts/observables/agent/element/_/index.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
  * @param selector - Query selector
  * @param node - Node of reference
  *
- * @return Element
+ * @return Element or nothing
  */
 export function getElement<T extends HTMLElement>(
   selector: string, node: ParentNode = document
@@ -40,6 +40,38 @@ export function getElement<T extends HTMLElement>(
   return node.querySelector<T>(selector) || undefined
 }
 
+/**
+ * Retrieve an element matching a query selector or throw a reference error
+ *
+ * @template T - Element type
+ *
+ * @param selector - Query selector
+ * @param node - Node of reference
+ *
+ * @return Element
+ */
+export function getElementOrThrow<T extends HTMLElement>(
+  selector: string, node: ParentNode = document
+): T {
+  const el = getElement<T>(selector, node)
+  if (typeof el === "undefined")
+    throw new ReferenceError(
+      `Missing element: expected "${selector}" to match an element`
+    )
+  return el
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the currently active element
+ *
+ * @return Element
+ */
+export function getActiveElement(): HTMLElement | undefined {
+  return document.activeElement instanceof HTMLElement
+    ? document.activeElement
+    : undefined
+}
+
 /**
  * Retrieve all elements matching the query selector
  *
@@ -55,16 +87,3 @@ export function getElements<T extends HTMLElement>(
 ): T[] {
   return Array.from(node.querySelectorAll<T>(selector))
 }
-
-/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
-/**
- * Retrieve the currently active element
- *
- * @return Element
- */
-export function getActiveElement(): HTMLElement | undefined {
-  return document.activeElement instanceof HTMLElement
-    ? document.activeElement
-    : undefined
-}
diff --git a/src/assets/javascripts/observables/navigation/layer/index.ts b/src/assets/javascripts/observables/navigation/layer/index.ts
index b5b49fd74..56944d565 100644
--- a/src/assets/javascripts/observables/navigation/layer/index.ts
+++ b/src/assets/javascripts/observables/navigation/layer/index.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ import {
   setOverflowScrolling
 } from "actions"
 
-import { getElement } from "../../agent"
+import {
+  getElement,
+  getElementOrThrow
+} from "../../agent"
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Types
@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ export interface NavigationLayer {
  *
  * On iOS we want to add `-webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch` for the menus
  * contained in the drawer, but as the navigational layers are nested, we can
- * only add it to the navigation layer or extremely weird cropping will occur.
+ * only add it to the topmost layer or extremely weird cropping will occur.
  * This implementation keeps track of the previous and current layer.
  *
  * @param els - Navigation elements
@@ -81,19 +84,19 @@ export function watchNavigationLayer(
   for (const el of els) {
     const label = getElement<HTMLLabelElement>("label", el)
     if (typeof label !== "undefined") {
-      const input = getElement<HTMLInputElement>(`#${label.htmlFor}`)!
+      const input = getElementOrThrow<HTMLInputElement>(`#${label.htmlFor}`)
       table.set(input, el)
     }
   }
 
-  /* Determine active layer */
+  /* Determine topmost layer */
   const layer$ = merge(
     ...[...table.keys()].map(input => fromEvent(input, "change"))
   )
     .pipe(
-      map(() => getElement(".md-nav__list", table.get(
+      map(() => getElementOrThrow(".md-nav__list", table.get(
         findLast(({ checked }) => checked, [...table.keys()])!
-      ))!)
+      )))
     )
 
   /* Return previous and next layer */
@@ -139,7 +142,7 @@ export function paintNavigationLayer(
     finalize(() => {
       for (const el of els)
         resetOverflowScrolling(
-          getElement(".md-nav__list", el)!
+          getElementOrThrow(".md-nav__list", el)
         )
     })
   )
diff --git a/src/assets/javascripts/observables/search/result/index.ts b/src/assets/javascripts/observables/search/result/index.ts
index 97edf19e7..410f4bbcb 100644
--- a/src/assets/javascripts/observables/search/result/index.ts
+++ b/src/assets/javascripts/observables/search/result/index.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import {
 import { SearchResult } from "modules"
 import { renderSearchResult } from "templates"
 
-import { getElement } from "../../agent"
+import { getElementOrThrow } from "../../agent"
 import { SearchQuery } from "../query"
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ interface PaintOptions {
 export function paintSearchResult(
   el: HTMLElement, { query$, fetch$ }: PaintOptions
 ): MonoTypeOperatorFunction<SearchResult[]> {
-  const list = getElement(".md-search-result__list", el)!
-  const meta = getElement(".md-search-result__meta", el)!
+  const list = getElementOrThrow(".md-search-result__list", el)
+  const meta = getElementOrThrow(".md-search-result__meta", el)
   return pipe(
 
     /* Paint search result metadata */
diff --git a/src/assets/javascripts/utilities/string/index.ts b/src/assets/javascripts/utilities/string/index.ts
index 46fc48f19..bfd47a2d9 100644
--- a/src/assets/javascripts/utilities/string/index.ts
+++ b/src/assets/javascripts/utilities/string/index.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * IN THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-import { getElement } from "observables"
+import { getElementOrThrow } from "observables"
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Data
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ let lang: Record<string, string>
  */
 export function translate(key: string, value?: string): string {
   if (typeof lang === "undefined") {
-    const el = getElement("#__lang")!
+    const el = getElementOrThrow("#__lang")
     lang = JSON.parse(el.innerText)
   }
   if (typeof lang[key] === "undefined") {
diff --git a/src/assets/stylesheets/extensions/_codehilite.scss b/src/assets/stylesheets/extensions/_codehilite.scss
index 95ba1d9f2..911baeaaf 100644
--- a/src/assets/stylesheets/extensions/_codehilite.scss
+++ b/src/assets/stylesheets/extensions/_codehilite.scss
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ $codehilite-whitespace: transparent;
 
   // When pymdownx.superfences is enabled but codehilite is disabled,
   // pymdownx.highlight will be used. When this happens, the outer
-  // container and tables get this class names by default.
+  // container and tables get this class names by default
   .highlight {
     @extend .codehilite;
   }