diff --git a/lib/cheffish/merged_config.rb b/lib/cheffish/merged_config.rb
index 9bcee5b..d78a7aa 100644
--- a/lib/cheffish/merged_config.rb
+++ b/lib/cheffish/merged_config.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def [](name)
       else
         result_configs = []
         configs.each do |config|
-          value = config[name]
+          value = config[name.to_s] || config[name.to_sym]
           if !value.nil?
             if value.respond_to?(:keys)
               result_configs << value