diff --git a/operator-dot.go b/operator-dot.go
index c4417ab..a13114f 100644
--- a/operator-dot.go
+++ b/operator-dot.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func evalDot(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
 	case string:
 		var index int
 		if index, err = verifyIndex(ctx, indexTerm, len(unboxedValue)); err == nil {
-			v = unboxedValue[index]
+			v = string(unboxedValue[index])
 		}
 	case map[any]any:
 		var ok bool