diff --git a/jsonpath.go b/jsonpath.go
index 00dc6fd..f6f436a 100644
--- a/jsonpath.go
+++ b/jsonpath.go
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ func (c *Compiled) Lookup(obj interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
 					return nil, err
 				}
 			}
+			if obj == nil {
+				return nil, nil
+			}
 
 			if len(s.args.([]int)) > 1 {
 				res := []interface{}{}
@@ -115,6 +118,9 @@ func (c *Compiled) Lookup(obj interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
 					return nil, err
 				}
 			}
+			if obj == nil {
+				return nil, nil
+			}
 			if argsv, ok := s.args.([2]interface{}); ok == true {
 				obj, err = get_range(obj, argsv[0], argsv[1])
 				if err != nil {