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diff --git a/mjo/eja/eja_element.py b/mjo/eja/eja_element.py
index 3491b69..f44bee1 100644
--- a/mjo/eja/eja_element.py
+++ b/mjo/eja/eja_element.py
@@ -1285,6 +1285,9 @@ class FiniteDimensionalEuclideanJordanAlgebraElement(IndexedFreeModuleElement):
             True
 
         """
+        if self.parent().is_trivial():
+            return self
+
         if self.is_nilpotent():
             raise ValueError("this only works with non-nilpotent elements!")