diff --git a/src/ng/parse.js b/src/ng/parse.js
index be5abc95..425d8f61 100644
--- a/src/ng/parse.js
+++ b/src/ng/parse.js
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ function getterFn(path, options, fullExp) {
                       // we simply dereference 's' on any .dot notation
                       ? 's'
                       // but if we are first then we check locals first, and if so read it first
-                      : '((k&&k.hasOwnProperty("' + key + '"))?k:s)') + '.' + key + ';\n' +
+                      : '((k&&k.hasOwnProperty("' + key + '"))?k:s)') + '["' + key + '"]' + ';\n' +
               (options.unwrapPromises
                 ? 'if (s && s.then) {\n' +
                   ' pw("' + fullExp.replace(/(["\r\n])/g, '\\$1') + '");\n' +