diff --git a/examples/quickstart/quickstart.cpp b/examples/quickstart/quickstart.cpp
index 70f327489..44705400d 100644
--- a/examples/quickstart/quickstart.cpp
+++ b/examples/quickstart/quickstart.cpp
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ int main(void) {
   // auto result = parsed_json.at_path_new("$.address.*");
 
   // selects all address properties - $["address"].*
-  // auto result = parsed_json.at_path_new("$["address"].*");
+  auto result = parsed_json.at_path_new("$['address'].*");
 
   // selects nested properties - $.*.streetAddress
-  auto result = parsed_json.at_path_new("$.*.streetAddress");
+  // auto result = parsed_json.at_path_new("$.*.streetAddress");
 
   std::vector<simdjson::dom::element> values = result.value();
 
diff --git a/include/simdjson/dom/object-inl.h b/include/simdjson/dom/object-inl.h
index 0588a1232..aaca01c5b 100644
--- a/include/simdjson/dom/object-inl.h
+++ b/include/simdjson/dom/object-inl.h
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ object::at_path_new(std::string_view json_path) const noexcept {
 
         // recursive e.g example_key.* or example_key[*]
         size_t second_dot = json_path.find('.');
-        if (second_dot != std::string_view::npos && json_path[0] != '"') {
+        if (second_dot != std::string_view::npos && (json_path[0] != '"' && json_path[0] != '\'')) {
           auto key = json_path.substr(0, second_dot); // example_key or *
           simdjson_result<std::vector<element>> child = {};
 
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ object::at_path_new(std::string_view json_path) const noexcept {
 
         // recursive e.g "example_key"].* or "example_key"][*]
         size_t close_bracket = json_path.find(']');
-        if (close_bracket != std::string_view::npos && json_path[0] == '"') {
-          auto key = json_path.substr(1, close_bracket - 1); // example_key or *
+        if (close_bracket != std::string_view::npos && (json_path[0] == '"' || json_path[0] == '\'')) {
+          auto key = json_path.substr(1, close_bracket - 2); // example_key or *
 
           simdjson_result<std::vector<element>> child = {};
           if (key == "*") {