diff --git a/.github/workflows/book.yml b/.github/workflows/book.yml
index 14bd89c1..5ffeb42b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/book.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/book.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ jobs:
             target/
           key: book-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.toml') }}
       - name: cargo install mdbook
-        if: steps.cache-restore-cargo.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         uses: baptiste0928/cargo-install@94e1849646e5797d0c8b34d8e525124ae9ae1d86 # v3.0.1
         with:
           # Name of the crate to install
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@ jobs:
         env:
           CARGO_TARGET_DIR: target/
       - name: cargo install mdbook-katex
-        if: steps.cache-restore-cargo.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         uses: baptiste0928/cargo-install@94e1849646e5797d0c8b34d8e525124ae9ae1d86 # v3.0.1
         with:
           # Name of the crate to install
diff --git a/.github/workflows/clusterfuzzlite-cron.yml b/.github/workflows/clusterfuzzlite-cron.yml
index 86e5f907..b980598f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clusterfuzzlite-cron.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clusterfuzzlite-cron.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: google/clusterfuzzlite/actions/run_fuzzers@884713a6c30a92e5e8544c39945cd7cb630abcd1 # v1
       with:
         github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        fuzz-seconds: 600
+        fuzz-seconds: 1200
         mode: 'prune'
         output-sarif: true
         storage-repo: https://${{ secrets.CLUSTERFUZZLITE_STORAGE_TOKEN }}@github.com/rsonquery/rsonpath-fuzz-storage.git
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: google/clusterfuzzlite/actions/run_fuzzers@884713a6c30a92e5e8544c39945cd7cb630abcd1 # v1
       with:
         github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        fuzz-seconds: 600
+        fuzz-seconds: 1200
         mode: 'coverage'
         sanitizer: 'coverage'
         storage-repo: https://${{ secrets.CLUSTERFUZZLITE_STORAGE_TOKEN }}@github.com/rsonquery/rsonpath-fuzz-storage.git
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index 277434ea..c57201d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ jobs:
             target/
           key: ${{ matrix.toolchain }}-${{ matrix.target_triple }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.toml') }}
       - name: cargo install cargo-hack
-        if: steps.cache-restore-cargo.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         uses: baptiste0928/cargo-install@94e1849646e5797d0c8b34d8e525124ae9ae1d86 # v3.0.1
         with:
           # Name of the crate to install
diff --git a/crates/rsonpath-lib/src/automaton.rs b/crates/rsonpath-lib/src/automaton.rs
index 38ba9b5b..74c639dc 100644
--- a/crates/rsonpath-lib/src/automaton.rs
+++ b/crates/rsonpath-lib/src/automaton.rs
@@ -122,6 +122,15 @@ impl ArrayTransitionLabel {
             Self::Slice(s) => s.contains(index),
         }
     }
+
+    fn matches_at_most_once(&self) -> bool {
+        match self {
+            Self::Index(_) => true,
+            Self::Slice(slice) => {
+                slice.step == JsonUInt::ZERO && slice.end.map_or(false, |end| slice.start.as_u64() + 1 >= end.as_u64())
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl From<JsonUInt> for ArrayTransitionLabel {
diff --git a/crates/rsonpath-lib/src/automaton/minimizer.rs b/crates/rsonpath-lib/src/automaton/minimizer.rs
index ace0d8fc..37247fae 100644
--- a/crates/rsonpath-lib/src/automaton/minimizer.rs
+++ b/crates/rsonpath-lib/src/automaton/minimizer.rs
@@ -188,10 +188,7 @@ impl<'q> Minimizer<'q> {
             debug!("{id} is rejecting");
             attrs = attrs.rejecting();
         }
-        if array_transitions.len() + member_transitions.len() == 1 && fallback == Self::rejecting_state() {
-            debug!("{id} is unitary");
-            attrs = attrs.unitary();
-        }
+
         if self.accepting.contains(fallback.0)
             || array_transitions
                 .iter()
@@ -213,6 +210,23 @@ impl<'q> Minimizer<'q> {
             attrs = attrs.has_array_transition_to_accepting();
         }
 
+        // Unitarity check:
+        // 1. Fallback rejects.
+        // 2. Only one transition that can match at most one element in a JSON, either:
+        //   a) member transition; or
+        //   b) array transition that matches only one index.
+        let is_unitary = {
+            fallback == Self::rejecting_state()
+                && ((member_transitions.len() == 1 && array_transitions.is_empty())
+                    || (array_transitions.len() == 1
+                        && member_transitions.is_empty()
+                        && array_transitions[0].label.matches_at_most_once()))
+        };
+        if is_unitary {
+            debug!("{id} is unitary");
+            attrs = attrs.unitary();
+        }
+
         attrs.into()
     }
 
@@ -1260,6 +1274,48 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(result, expected);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn direct_slice() {
+        // Query = $[1:3]
+        let label = SimpleSlice::new(1.into(), Some(3.into()), 1.into());
+
+        let nfa = NondeterministicAutomaton {
+            ordered_states: vec![
+                NfaState::Direct(nfa::Transition::Array(label.into())),
+                NfaState::Accepting,
+            ],
+        };
+
+        let mut result = minimize(nfa).unwrap();
+        make_canonical(&mut result);
+        let expected = Automaton {
+            states: vec![
+                StateTable {
+                    array_transitions: smallvec![],
+                    member_transitions: smallvec![],
+                    fallback_state: State(0),
+                    attributes: StateAttributes::REJECTING,
+                },
+                StateTable {
+                    array_transitions: smallvec![ArrayTransition::new(ArrayTransitionLabel::Slice(label), State(2)),],
+                    member_transitions: smallvec![],
+                    fallback_state: State(0),
+                    attributes: StateAttributes::TRANSITIONS_TO_ACCEPTING
+                        | StateAttributes::HAS_ARRAY_TRANSITION
+                        | StateAttributes::HAS_ARRAY_TRANSITION_TO_ACCEPTING,
+                },
+                StateTable {
+                    array_transitions: smallvec![],
+                    member_transitions: smallvec![],
+                    fallback_state: State(0),
+                    attributes: StateAttributes::ACCEPTING,
+                },
+            ],
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(result, expected);
+    }
+
     /// DFA creation is unstable - it can result in many different isomorphic automaton structures.
     /// This function relabels the states in a canonical way so that they can be compared for equality.
     fn make_canonical(dfa: &mut Automaton) {
diff --git a/crates/rsonpath-test/documents/toml/lists.toml b/crates/rsonpath-test/documents/toml/lists.toml
index d04f76f9..2d465fdb 100644
--- a/crates/rsonpath-test/documents/toml/lists.toml
+++ b/crates/rsonpath-test/documents/toml/lists.toml
@@ -377,3 +377,31 @@ nodes = ['''[
                 0
             ]
         ]''']
+
+[[queries]]
+query = "$[1:3]"
+description = "select the second and third elements"
+
+[queries.results]
+count = 2
+spans = [[31, 33], [39, 278]]
+nodes = [
+    '[]',
+    '''[
+        [],
+        [
+            [
+                [],
+                0
+            ],
+            [
+                [],
+                0
+            ],
+            [
+                [],
+                0
+            ]
+        ]
+    ]'''
+]
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