diff --git a/dist/translator.js b/dist/translator.js
index bb72dc2..8b05f02 100644
--- a/dist/translator.js
+++ b/dist/translator.js
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ export const trans = (key, replace, pluralize, config) => {
     let translation = null
 
     try {
-        translation = key
-            .split('.')
+        translation =
+            Lingua.translations[locale].php?.[key] ??
+            key.split('.')
             .reduce((t, i) => t[i] || null, Lingua.translations[locale].php)
 
         if (translation) {
@@ -16,8 +17,9 @@ export const trans = (key, replace, pluralize, config) => {
     }
 
     try {
-        translation = key
-            .split('.')
+        translation =
+            Lingua.translations[locale].json?.[key] ??
+            key.split('.')
             .reduce((t, i) => t[i] || null, Lingua.translations[locale].json)
 
         if (translation) {
diff --git a/tests/trans.test.js b/tests/trans.test.js
index 3fd9381..be21def 100644
--- a/tests/trans.test.js
+++ b/tests/trans.test.js
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ const Lingua = {
         },
         pl: {
             php: {
-                dashboard: 'Panel'
+                dashboard: 'Panel',
+                "Please enter your email address.": "Proszę podaj swój adres email.",
             }
         }
     }
@@ -40,6 +41,16 @@ test('trans is translating nested object', () => {
     expect(trans('settings.title', {}, false, config)).toBe('Settings')
 });
 
+test("trans is translating key containing dot character", () => {
+    const configPl = {
+        Lingua: Lingua,
+        locale: "pl",
+    };
+    expect(trans("Please enter your email address.", {}, false, configPl)).toBe(
+        "Proszę podaj swój adres email."
+    );
+});
+
 test('trans is replacing key', () => {
     expect(trans('replace', { user: 'World' }, false, config)).toBe('Welcome, World')
 });