1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/nomsu.moon b/nomsu.moon
index 435265f..cd80510 100755
--- a/nomsu.moon
+++ b/nomsu.moon
@@ -461,7 +461,10 @@ end)]])\format(concat(lua_bits, "\n"))
                 return repr(tree.value), nil
 
             when "Var"
-                return "vars[#{repr tree.value}]", nil
+                if tree.value\match("^[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*$")
+                    return "vars.#{tree.value}", nil
+                else
+                    return "vars[#{repr tree.value}]", nil
 
             else
                 @error("Unknown/unimplemented thingy: #{tree.type}")