diff --git a/i18n/parse_test.go b/i18n/parse_test.go
index 3272e52..ebfa49d 100644
--- a/i18n/parse_test.go
+++ b/i18n/parse_test.go
@@ -32,6 +32,20 @@ func TestParseMessageFileBytes(t *testing.T) {
 				}},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "nested with reserved key",
+			file: `{"nested": {"description": {"other": "world"}}}`,
+			path: "en.json",
+			messageFile: &MessageFile{
+				Path:   "en.json",
+				Tag:    language.English,
+				Format: "json",
+				Messages: []*Message{{
+					ID:    "nested.description",
+					Other: "world",
+				}},
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "basic test with dot separator in key",
 			file: `{"prepended.hello": "world"}`,
@@ -179,13 +193,21 @@ outer:
 					t.Errorf("expected format %q; got %q", testCase.messageFile.Format, actual.Format)
 				}
 				if !equalMessages(actual.Messages, testCase.messageFile.Messages) {
-					t.Errorf("expected %#v; got %#v", testCase.messageFile.Messages, actual.Messages)
+					t.Errorf("expected %#v; got %#v", deref(testCase.messageFile.Messages), deref(actual.Messages))
 				}
 			}
 		})
 	}
 }
 
+func deref(mptrs []*Message) []Message {
+	messages := make([]Message, len(mptrs))
+	for i, m := range mptrs {
+		messages[i] = *m
+	}
+	return messages
+}
+
 // equalMessages compares two slices of messages, ignoring private fields and order.
 // Sorts both input slices, which are therefore modified by this function.
 func equalMessages(m1, m2 []*Message) bool {