diff --git a/core/container/priority_queue/priority_queue.odin b/core/container/priority_queue/priority_queue.odin
index 0c5c4931d..0c43816e1 100644
--- a/core/container/priority_queue/priority_queue.odin
+++ b/core/container/priority_queue/priority_queue.odin
@@ -140,3 +140,18 @@ remove :: proc(pq: ^$Q/Priority_Queue($T), i: int) -> (value: T, ok: bool) {
 	return
 }
 
+peek_safe :: proc(pq: $Q/Priority_Queue($T), loc := #caller_location) -> (res: T, ok: bool) {
+	if builtin.len(pq.queue) > 0 {
+		return pq.queue[0], true
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+peek :: proc(pq: $Q/Priority_Queue($T), loc := #caller_location) -> (res: T) {
+	assert(condition=builtin.len(pq.queue)>0, loc=loc)
+
+	if builtin.len(pq.queue) > 0 {
+		return pq.queue[0]
+	}
+	return
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/slice/sort.odin b/core/slice/sort.odin
index 515eddcc3..3b4119afa 100644
--- a/core/slice/sort.odin
+++ b/core/slice/sort.odin
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ _sort_by_indices :: proc(data, sorted: $T/[]$E, indices: []int) {
 
 sort_by_indices_overwrite :: proc(data: $T/[]$E, indices: []int) {
 	assert(len(data) == len(indices))
-	temp := make([]int, len(data), context.allocator)
+	temp := make([]E, len(data), context.allocator)
 	defer delete(temp)
 	for v, i in indices {
 		temp[i] = data[v]
diff --git a/core/strings/strings.odin b/core/strings/strings.odin
index 539829a1a..5cee25a66 100644
--- a/core/strings/strings.odin
+++ b/core/strings/strings.odin
@@ -1792,7 +1792,8 @@ last_index_any :: proc(s, chars: string) -> (res: int) {
 		if r >= utf8.RUNE_SELF {
 			r = utf8.RUNE_ERROR
 		}
-		return index_rune(chars, r)
+		i := index_rune(chars, r)
+		return i if i < 0 else 0
 	}
 	
 	if len(s) > 8 {
diff --git a/tests/core/strings/test_core_strings.odin b/tests/core/strings/test_core_strings.odin
index fdaf3af28..3424675b3 100644
--- a/tests/core/strings/test_core_strings.odin
+++ b/tests/core/strings/test_core_strings.odin
@@ -67,6 +67,18 @@ test_index_any_larger_string_found :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 	expect(t, index == 8, "index_any should be 8")
 }
 
+@test
+test_last_index_any_small_string_found :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
+	index := strings.last_index_any(".", "/:.\"")
+	expect(t, index == 0, "last_index_any should be 0")
+}
+
+@test
+test_last_index_any_small_string_not_found :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
+	index := strings.last_index_any(".", "/:\"")
+	expect(t, index == -1, "last_index_any should be -1")
+}
+
 Cut_Test :: struct {
 	input:  string,
 	offset: int,