diff --git a/core/src/sql/value/set.rs b/core/src/sql/value/set.rs
index b4bdd9f2..3d633d74 100644
--- a/core/src/sql/value/set.rs
+++ b/core/src/sql/value/set.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ impl Value {
 							_ => {
 								let mut obj = Value::base();
 								stk.run(|stk| obj.set(stk, ctx, opt, path.next(), val)).await?;
-								v.insert(f.to_string(), obj);
+								v.insert(f.to_raw(), obj);
 								Ok(())
 							}
 						},
diff --git a/sdk/tests/update.rs b/sdk/tests/update.rs
index 3ce62430..e396e218 100644
--- a/sdk/tests/update.rs
+++ b/sdk/tests/update.rs
@@ -282,6 +282,46 @@ async fn update_with_return_clause() -> Result<(), Error> {
 	Ok(())
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn update_with_object_array_string_field_names() -> Result<(), Error> {
+	let sql = "
+		UPSERT person:one SET field.key = 'value';
+		UPSERT person:two SET field['key'] = 'value';
+	";
+	let dbs = new_ds().await?;
+	let ses = Session::owner().with_ns("test").with_db("test");
+	let res = &mut dbs.execute(sql, &ses, None).await?;
+	assert_eq!(res.len(), 2);
+	//
+	let tmp = res.remove(0).result?;
+	let val = Value::parse(
+		"[
+			{
+				field: {
+					key: 'value'
+				},
+				id: person:one
+			}
+		]",
+	);
+	assert_eq!(tmp, val);
+	//
+	let tmp = res.remove(0).result?;
+	let val = Value::parse(
+		"[
+			{
+				field: {
+					key: 'value'
+				},
+				id: person:two
+			}
+		]",
+	);
+	assert_eq!(tmp, val);
+	//
+	Ok(())
+}
+
 //
 // Permissions
 //