diff --git a/lib/mutations/errors.rb b/lib/mutations/errors.rb
index 81131d3..bb07366 100644
--- a/lib/mutations/errors.rb
+++ b/lib/mutations/errors.rb
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def message_list
   #     state: ErrorAtom(:in)
   #   }
   # }
-  class ErrorHash < Hash
+  class ErrorHash < HashWithIndifferentAccess
 
     # Returns a nested HashWithIndifferentAccess where the values are symbols.  Eg:
     # {
diff --git a/spec/errors_spec.rb b/spec/errors_spec.rb
index e6166e2..99d550b 100644
--- a/spec/errors_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/errors_spec.rb
@@ -72,6 +72,22 @@ def execute
     end
   end
 
+  describe "errors can be accessed as strings and symbolicly" do
+    class Foo < Mutations::Command
+      def execute
+        add_error(:foo, :bar, "baz")
+      end
+    end
+    let(:outcome){ Foo.run }
+
+    it{ assert(outcome.errors["foo"]) }
+    it{ assert(outcome.errors[:foo]) }
+    it{ assert_equal(outcome.errors["foo"].message, "baz") }
+    it{ assert_equal(outcome.errors[:foo].message, "baz") }
+
+  end
+
+
   describe "Bunch o errors" do
     before do
       @outcome = GivesErrors.run(:str1 => "", :str2 => "opt9", :int1 => "zero", :hash1 => {:bool1 => "bob"}, :arr1 => ["bob", 1, "sally"])