diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3c3629e..eb79dd5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 node_modules
+.idea
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 14f199b..fa2979d 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ function parse(parts, parent, key, val) {
 
 function merge(parent, key, val){
   if (~key.indexOf(']')) {
-    var parts = key.split('[')
+    var parts = key.split(/[\[\]]/)
       , len = parts.length
       , last = len - 1;
     parse(parts, parent, 'base', val);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1d85265..64f21ed 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "qs",
   "description": "querystring parser",
-  "version": "0.5.3",
+  "version": "0.5.3-1",
   "keywords": ["query string", "parser", "component"],
   "repository": {
     "type" : "git",