diff --git a/src/jsxy.mjs b/src/jsxy.mjs
index 2f539a3..bce75e9 100644
--- a/src/jsxy.mjs
+++ b/src/jsxy.mjs
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ function renderChildren(parentNode, vnodes, component, ns) {
   for (let k in oldHooks) {
     if (!(k in newHooks)) for (let h of oldHooks[k]) h.unmount?.();
   }
-  for (let n = parentNode.childNodes.length - vnodes.length; n > 0; n--) {
-    unmount(parentNode.lastChild).remove();
+  for (let i = nodes.length-1; i >= vnodes.length; i--) {
+    unmount(nodes[i]).remove()
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/jsxy.mjs.json b/test/fixtures/jsxy.mjs.json
index a472cdb..67b9169 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/jsxy.mjs.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/jsxy.mjs.json
@@ -248,5 +248,7 @@
   "jsxy: render: render root/app from any child (1)": "<div><button></button>1</div>",
   "jsxy: render: renderChildren works correctly when removing children (0)": "<div>123</div>",
   "jsxy: render: renderChildren works correctly when removing children (1)": "<div>13</div>",
+  "jsxy: render: renderChildren works correctly when removing multiple children (0)": "<div>123</div>",
+  "jsxy: render: renderChildren works correctly when removing multiple children (1)": "<div>3</div>",
   "jsxy: render: render removes existing vnode props when necessary (0)": "<div class=\"\">hello world</div>"
 }
diff --git a/test/jsxy.mjs b/test/jsxy.mjs
index 758258e..bdc31c0 100644
--- a/test/jsxy.mjs
+++ b/test/jsxy.mjs
@@ -254,11 +254,18 @@ t.describe("jsxy", () => {
       t.assertFixture(document.body.innerHTML);
     });
 
+    t("renderChildren works correctly when removing multiple children", () => {
+      render(html`<div>${[1, 2, 3]}</div>`, document.body);
+      t.assertFixture(document.body.innerHTML);
+      render(html`<div>${[null, 3]}</div>`, document.body);
+      t.assertFixture(document.body.innerHTML);
+    });
+
     t("render removes existing vnode props when necessary", () => {
       render(html`<div .class>hello world</div>`, document.body);
       render(html`<div>hello world</div>`, document.body);
       t.assertFixture(document.body.innerHTML);
-    })
+    });
   });
 
   t.describe("db/query", () => {