diff --git a/lib/connect-dynamodb.js b/lib/connect-dynamodb.js
index 82f3694..147f7dd 100644
--- a/lib/connect-dynamodb.js
+++ b/lib/connect-dynamodb.js
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ module.exports = function (connect) {
         this.initialized = true;
       })
       .catch((err) => {
-        if (err.name == 'ResourceNotFoundException') {
+        if (err.name == "ResourceNotFoundException") {
           return this.createSessionsTable().then(() => {
             this.initialized = true;
           });
@@ -226,10 +226,12 @@ module.exports = function (connect) {
 
       const missingKeys = [];
       this.specialKeys.forEach((key) => {
-        if (typeof sess[key.name] !== "undefined") {
+        const value = getNestedValue(sess, key.name);
+        if (value != undefined) {
+          const lastKey = key.name.split(".").pop();
           const item = {};
-          item[key.type] = sess[key.name];
-          params.Item[key.name] = item;
+          item[key.type] = value;
+          params.Item[lastKey] = item;
         } else {
           missingKeys.push(key.name);
         }
@@ -250,6 +252,12 @@ module.exports = function (connect) {
     });
   };
 
+  function getNestedValue(sess, path) {
+    return path.split(".").reduce((current, key) => {
+      return current && current[key] !== undefined ? current[key] : undefined;
+    }, sess);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Cleans up expired sessions
    *
@@ -346,7 +354,7 @@ module.exports = function (connect) {
     const now = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
     const expires =
       typeof sess.cookie.maxAge === "number"
-        ? now + (sess.cookie.maxAge / 1000)
+        ? now + sess.cookie.maxAge / 1000
         : now + oneDayInSeconds;
     return expires;
   };
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 66b23f7..477848b 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const {
   CreateTableCommand,
   DeleteTableCommand,
   ScalarAttributeType,
+  GetItemCommand,
 } = require("@aws-sdk/client-dynamodb");
 const ConnectDynamoDB = require(__dirname + "/../lib/connect-dynamodb.js");
 
@@ -41,6 +42,17 @@ describe("DynamoDBStore", () => {
   const store = new DynamoDBStore({
     client: client,
     table: tableName,
+    specialKeys: [
+      {
+        name: "flat",
+        type: "S",
+      },
+      {
+        name: "nested.value",
+        type: "S",
+      },
+    ],
+    skipThrowMissingSpecialKeys: true,
   });
   const sessionId = Math.random().toString();
 
@@ -328,6 +340,56 @@ describe("DynamoDBStore", () => {
     }).timeout(5000);
   });
 
+  describe("SpecialKeys", () => {
+    const name = Math.random().toString();
+
+    before((done) => {
+      store.set(
+        sessionId,
+        {
+          cookie: {
+            maxAge: 2000,
+          },
+          name,
+          flat: "flatValue",
+          nested: {
+            value: "nestedValue",
+          },
+        },
+        done
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("should get data correctly", async () => {
+      return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        const input = {
+          TableName: tableName,
+          Key: {
+            ["id"]: {
+              S: "sess:" + sessionId,
+            },
+          },
+          ConsistntRead: true,
+        };
+        const command = new GetItemCommand(input);
+        client
+          .send(command)
+          .then((response) => {
+            response["Item"]["value"].should.eql({ S: "nestedValue" });
+            response["Item"]["flat"].should.eql({ S: "flatValue" });
+
+            resolve();
+          })
+          .catch((err) => reject(err));
+      });
+    });
+
+    it("does not crash on invalid session object", async () => {
+      const session = store.getParsedSession({ Item: {} });
+      should.not.exist(session);
+    }).timeout(4000);
+  });
+
   after(async () => {
     // await client.send(new DeleteTableCommand({ TableName: tableName }));
   });