diff --git a/check_http_json.py b/check_http_json.py
index f772cb3..3f1ff90 100755
--- a/check_http_json.py
+++ b/check_http_json.py
@@ -155,24 +155,30 @@ def get(self, key, temp_data=''):
             data = temp_data
         else:
             data = self.data
+
         if len(key) <= 0:
             return data
+
         if key.find(self.separator) != -1 and key.find(self.arrayOpener) != -1:
             if key.find(self.separator) < key.find(self.arrayOpener):
                 return self.getSubElement(key, data)
             else:
                 return self.getSubArrayElement(key, data)
-        else:
-            if key.find(self.separator) != -1:
-                return self.getSubElement(key, data)
-            else:
-                if key.find(self.arrayOpener) != -1:
-                    return self.getSubArrayElement(key, data)
-                else:
-                    if isinstance(data, dict) and key in data:
-                        return data[key]
-                    else:
-                        return (None, 'not_found')
+
+        if key.find(self.separator) != -1:
+            return self.getSubElement(key, data)
+
+        if key.find(self.arrayOpener) != -1:
+            # If we got an arrayOpener but it's not ([0-9*]) then it might just be a string
+            if key[key.find(self.arrayOpener)+1].isnumeric() or key[key.find(self.arrayOpener)+1] == "*":
+                return self.getSubArrayElement(key, data)
+            elif key in data:
+                return data[key]
+
+        if isinstance(data, dict) and key in data:
+            return data[key]
+
+        return (None, 'not_found')
 
     def expandKey(self, key, keys):
         if '(*)' not in key:
diff --git a/test/test_check_http_json.py b/test/test_check_http_json.py
index 837f014..b39e06a 100644
--- a/test/test_check_http_json.py
+++ b/test/test_check_http_json.py
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ def test_key_time(self):
             data = "{\"timestamp\": \"%s\",\"timestamp2\": \"%s\"}" % (now, now)
 
             self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_dash_key_time(['timestamp,30s', 'timestamp2,30s']), data, OK_CODE)
-            
+
             self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_dash_key_time(['timestamp,30m']), data, OK_CODE)
             self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_dash_key_time_critical(['timestamp,1h']), data, OK_CODE)
             self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_dash_key_time(['timestamp,3h']), data, OK_CODE)
@@ -482,3 +482,26 @@ def test_key_time(self):
             self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_dash_key_time_critical(['timestamp,@-1h']), data, CRITICAL_CODE)
             self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_dash_key_time(['timestamp,@-3h']), data, WARNING_CODE)
             self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_dash_key_time_critical(['timestamp,@-2d']), data, CRITICAL_CODE)
+
+    def test_bracket_in_key(self):
+        """
+        https://github.com/drewkerrigan/nagios-http-json/issues/76
+        """
+
+        rules = RulesHelper()
+
+        # This should work
+        data = '[{"update status": "failure"}]'
+        self.check_data(rules.dash_q(['(*).update status,failure']), data, OK_CODE)
+
+        data = '[{"update (status)": "failure"}]'
+        self.check_data(rules.dash_q(['(*).update (status),failure']), data, OK_CODE)
+
+        data = '[{"update (((status)": "failure"}]'
+        self.check_data(rules.dash_q(['(*).update (((status),failure']), data, OK_CODE)
+
+        data = '[{"update )status)": "failure"}]'
+        self.check_data(rules.dash_q(['(*).update )status),failure']), data, OK_CODE)
+
+        data = '[{"update (status": "failure"}]'
+        self.check_data(rules.dash_q(['(*).update (status),failure']), data, WARNING_CODE)