diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index fd71d2e..725d596 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"strconv"
-	"strings"
 )
 
 // Config holds a single hierarchical structure like JSON and handles parsing
@@ -53,36 +52,52 @@ func (c *Config) Get(key string) (any, error) {
 		return c.data, nil
 	}
 
-	if !strings.Contains(key, ".") {
-		if val, ok := c.data[key]; ok {
-			return val, nil
+	// Parse the dot-notation path manually
+	var start, i int
+	var current any = c.data
+
+	for i = 0; i < len(key); i++ {
+		if key[i] == '.' || i == len(key)-1 {
+			end := i
+			if i == len(key)-1 && key[i] != '.' {
+				end = i + 1
+			}
+
+			part := key[start:end]
+
+			// Handle current node based on its type
+			switch node := current.(type) {
+			case map[string]any:
+				val, ok := node[part]
+				if !ok {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("key %s not found", part)
+				}
+				current = val
+
+			case []any:
+				index, err := strconv.Atoi(part)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid array index: %s", part)
+				}
+				if index < 0 || index >= len(node) {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("array index out of bounds: %d", index)
+				}
+				current = node[index]
+
+			default:
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot access %s in non-container value", part)
+			}
+
+			if i == len(key)-1 || (i < len(key)-1 && key[i] == '.' && end == i) {
+				if i == len(key)-1 {
+					return current, nil
+				}
+			}
+
+			start = i + 1
 		}
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("key %s not found", key)
 	}
 
-	parts := strings.Split(key, ".")
-	current := any(c.data)
-	for _, part := range parts {
-		switch node := current.(type) {
-		case map[string]any:
-			var exists bool
-			current, exists = node[part]
-			if !exists {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("key %s not found", part)
-			}
-		case []any:
-			index, err := strconv.Atoi(part)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid array index: %s", part)
-			}
-			if index < 0 || index >= len(node) {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("array index out of bounds: %d", index)
-			}
-			current = node[index]
-		default:
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot access %s in non-container value", part)
-		}
-	}
 	return current, nil
 }