diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_test_case.yaml b/.github/workflows/run_test_case.yaml
index 5cdc408..6ef293f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_test_case.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_test_case.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        erlang-vsn: ['26', '27']
+        erlang-vsn: ['27', '28']
 
     container:
       image: erlang:${{ matrix.erlang-vsn }}
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 06c0fb9..fdd42c4 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 {deps, [
     {getopt, "1.0.3"},
-    {typerefl, {git, "https://github.com/ieQu1/typerefl.git", {tag, "0.9.6"}}}
+    {typerefl, {git, "https://github.com/ieQu1/typerefl.git", {tag, "0.9.7"}}}
 ]}.
 
 {edoc_opts, [{preprocess, true}]}.
diff --git a/src/hocon_schema_example.erl b/src/hocon_schema_example.erl
index 73e943e..b2f5854 100644
--- a/src/hocon_schema_example.erl
+++ b/src/hocon_schema_example.erl
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 -module(hocon_schema_example).
+-compile({no_auto_import, [link/2]}).
 -include_lib("hocon/include/hoconsc.hrl").
 
 -elvis([{elvis_style, dont_repeat_yourself, disable}]).
diff --git a/src/hocon_tconf.erl b/src/hocon_tconf.erl
index 27c3791..bb2dc63 100644
--- a/src/hocon_tconf.erl
+++ b/src/hocon_tconf.erl
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ apply_env(Ns, [{VarName, V} | More], RootNames, Conf, Opts) ->
     %% match [_ | _] here because the name is already validated
     [_ | _] = Path0 = env_name_to_path(Ns, VarName),
     NewConf =
-        case Path0 =/= [] andalso lists:member(bin(hd(Path0)), RootNames) of
+        case lists:member(bin(hd(Path0)), RootNames) of
             true ->
                 Path = lists:flatten(string:join(Path0, ".")),
                 do_apply_env(VarName, V, Path, Conf, Opts);