diff --git a/util.go b/util.go
index eedccf6..552585e 100644
--- a/util.go
+++ b/util.go
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ func getNested(field string, aValue reflect.Value) (*reflect.Type, *reflect.Valu
 	if strings.HasPrefix(field, ".") || strings.HasSuffix(field, ".") {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf(errFmtMalformedField, field)
 	}
+	value := aValue
+	if value.Kind() == reflect.Pointer {
+		value = value.Elem()
+	}
+	aft := value.Type()
 	dots := strings.Split(field, ".")
 	if value.Kind() != reflect.Struct /*&& arrRegex.FindString(dots[0]) == ""*/ {
 		if value.Kind() == reflect.Slice {