diff --git a/scripts/__pycache__/docx_ops_lib.cpython-311.pyc b/scripts/__pycache__/docx_ops_lib.cpython-311.pyc
index 36b1b19..dca4836 100644
Binary files a/scripts/__pycache__/docx_ops_lib.cpython-311.pyc and b/scripts/__pycache__/docx_ops_lib.cpython-311.pyc differ
diff --git a/scripts/docx_ops_lib.py b/scripts/docx_ops_lib.py
index c0495ea..502627c 100644
--- a/scripts/docx_ops_lib.py
+++ b/scripts/docx_ops_lib.py
@@ -174,7 +174,10 @@ def resolve_generation_options(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
 
 
 def _get_xml_element(target: Any) -> Any | None:
-    return getattr(target, "_element", None) or getattr(target, "element", None)
+    element = getattr(target, "_element", None)
+    if element is not None:
+        return element
+    return getattr(target, "element", None)
 
 
 def _set_font_family(target: Any, font_name: str) -> None:
@@ -1265,6 +1268,7 @@ def apply_patch_document(patch_data: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
         "in_place": in_place,
         "docx_style_profile": options["docx_style_profile"],
         "numbering_mode": options["numbering_mode"],
+        "document_kind": options["document_kind"],
         "template_docx": str(Path(options["template_docx"]).resolve()) if options["template_docx"] else None,
         "operation_count": len(operations),
         "operations": operation_reports,