diff --git a/__test__/global-plugin.spec.ts b/__test__/global-plugin.spec.ts
index 4786d37a..e436f3e8 100644
--- a/__test__/global-plugin.spec.ts
+++ b/__test__/global-plugin.spec.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ describe('Global Plugin', () => {
     await startInTest(getDefaultInstance());
 
     const doc = await GlobalPlugins.create(schemaData);
-    console.log(doc);
     expect(doc.operational).toBe(false); // plugin
     expect(doc.plugin).toBe('registered from plugin 2!'); // plugin2
   });
diff --git a/__test__/nested-model-key.spec.ts b/__test__/nested-model-key.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5fd1071b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__test__/nested-model-key.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+import { getDefaultInstance, model } from '../src';
+import { startInTest } from './testData';
+
+const accessDoc = {
+  type: 'airlineR',
+  isActive: false,
+  name: 'Ottoman Access',
+};
+
+const accessDoc2 = {
+  type: 'airlineNested',
+  isActive: false,
+  name: 'Ottoman Access Nested',
+};
+
+const updateDoc = {
+  isActive: true,
+};
+
+const replaceDoc = {
+  type: 'airlineNested Replace',
+  isActive: false,
+};
+
+const schema = {
+  type: String,
+  isActive: Boolean,
+  name: String,
+};
+
+interface IUser {
+  type: string;
+  name?: string;
+  isActive?: boolean;
+}
+
+describe('nested model key', function () {
+  test('UserModel.create Creating a document', async () => {
+    const UserModel = model<IUser>('UserNested', schema, { modelKey: 'metadata.doc_type' });
+    await startInTest(getDefaultInstance());
+    const result = await UserModel.create(accessDoc);
+    expect(result.id).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
+  test('UserModel.findById Get a document', async () => {
+    const UserModel = model('UserNested', schema, { modelKey: 'metadata.doc_type' });
+    await startInTest(getDefaultInstance());
+    const result = await UserModel.create(accessDoc);
+    const user = await UserModel.findById(result.id);
+    expect(user.name).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
+  test('UserModel.update -> Update a document', async () => {
+    const UserModel = model<IUser>('UserNested', schema, { modelKey: 'metadata.doc_type' });
+    await startInTest(getDefaultInstance());
+    const result = await UserModel.create(accessDoc);
+    await UserModel.updateById(result.id, updateDoc);
+    const user = await UserModel.findById(result.id);
+    expect(user.isActive).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test('UserModel.replace Replace a document', async () => {
+    const UserModel = model<IUser>('UserNested', schema, { modelKey: 'metadata.doc_type' });
+    await startInTest(getDefaultInstance());
+    const result = await UserModel.create(accessDoc);
+    await UserModel.replaceById(result.id, replaceDoc);
+    const user = await UserModel.findById(result.id);
+    expect(user.type).toBe('airlineNested Replace');
+    expect(user.name).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  test('Document.save Save and update a document', async () => {
+    const UserModel = model('UserNested', schema, { modelKey: 'metadata.doc_type' });
+    await startInTest(getDefaultInstance());
+    const user = new UserModel(accessDoc2);
+    const result = await user.save();
+    expect(user.id).toBeDefined();
+    user.name = 'Instance Edited';
+    user.id = result.id;
+    const updated = await user.save();
+    expect(updated.name).toBe('Instance Edited');
+  });
+
+  test('Remove saved document from Model instance', async () => {
+    const UserModel = model('UserNested', schema, { modelKey: 'metadata.doc_type' });
+    await startInTest(getDefaultInstance());
+    const user = new UserModel(accessDoc2);
+    await user.save();
+    const removed = await user.remove();
+    expect(user.id).toBeDefined();
+    expect(removed.cas).toBeDefined();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/__test__/utils.spec.ts b/__test__/utils.spec.ts
index 52b8dedf..d412520f 100644
--- a/__test__/utils.spec.ts
+++ b/__test__/utils.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { bucketName, connectionString, connectUri, password, username } from './testData';
-import { model, Ottoman, set, ValidationError } from '../src';
+import { model, Ottoman, set, ValidationError, setValueByPath, getValueByPath } from '../src';
 import { isModel } from '../src/utils/is-model';
 import { extractConnectionString } from '../src/utils/extract-connection-string';
 import { is } from '../src';
@@ -213,3 +213,43 @@ test('set function fail', async () => {
     expect(e.message).toBe('set second argument must be number | string | boolean value');
   }
 });
+
+test('set value', () => {
+  const doc: any = { name: 'Robert' };
+  setValueByPath(doc, 'meta.id', 'id');
+  expect(doc.name).toBe('Robert');
+  expect(doc.meta.id).toBe('id');
+});
+
+test('set value 5 level deep', () => {
+  const doc: any = { name: 'Robert' };
+  setValueByPath(doc, 'l1.l2.l3.l4.l5', 'id');
+  expect(doc.name).toBe('Robert');
+  expect(doc.l1.l2.l3.l4.l5).toBe('id');
+});
+
+test('set value keep nested object values', () => {
+  const doc: any = { name: 'Robert', meta: { page: 1 } };
+  setValueByPath(doc, 'meta.id', 'id');
+  expect(doc.name).toBe('Robert');
+  expect(doc.meta.id).toBe('id');
+  expect(doc.meta.page).toBe(1);
+});
+
+test('get value on nested object by path', () => {
+  const doc: any = { name: 'Robert', meta: { page: 1 } };
+  const valueInPath = getValueByPath(doc, 'meta.page');
+  expect(valueInPath).toBe(1);
+});
+
+test('get value on nested object by non-exists path', () => {
+  const doc: any = { name: 'Robert', meta: { page: 1 } };
+  const valueInPath = getValueByPath(doc, 'meta.page.x.y');
+  expect(valueInPath).toBe(undefined);
+});
+
+test('get value on nested object by non-exists path', () => {
+  const doc: any = { name: 'Robert', meta: { page: 1, l1: { l2: 'nested value' } } };
+  const valueInPath = getValueByPath(doc, 'meta.l1.l2');
+  expect(valueInPath).toBe('nested value');
+});
diff --git a/src/handler/find/find.ts b/src/handler/find/find.ts
index 2642cef2..25be0ec8 100644
--- a/src/handler/find/find.ts
+++ b/src/handler/find/find.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { getModelMetadata, SearchConsistency } from '../..';
+import { getModelMetadata, SearchConsistency, setValueByPath } from '../..';
 import { ModelMetadata } from '../../model/interfaces/model-metadata.interface';
 import { getPopulated, PopulateAuxOptionsType } from '../../model/utils/model.utils';
 import { LogicalWhereExpr, Query } from '../../query';
diff --git a/src/model/create-model.ts b/src/model/create-model.ts
index 4f94f32a..263dc12c 100644
--- a/src/model/create-model.ts
+++ b/src/model/create-model.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { DocumentNotFoundError, DropCollectionOptions } from 'couchbase';
-import { Query, SearchConsistency } from '..';
+import { getValueByPath, Query, SearchConsistency, setValueByPath } from '..';
 import { BuildIndexQueryError, OttomanError } from '../exceptions/ottoman-errors';
 import { createMany, find, FindOptions, ManyQueryResponse, removeMany, updateMany } from '../handler';
 import { FindByIdOptions, IFindOptions } from '../handler/';
@@ -230,7 +230,9 @@ export const _buildModel = (metadata: ModelMetadata) => {
       const value = await _Model.findById(key, { withExpiry: !!options.maxExpiry });
       if (value[ID_KEY]) {
         const strategy = CAST_STRATEGY.THROW;
-        (value as Model)._applyData({ ...value, ...data, ...{ [modelKey]: value[modelKey] } }, options.strict);
+        const modelKeyObj = {};
+        setValueByPath(modelKeyObj, modelKey, getValueByPath(value, modelKey));
+        (value as Model)._applyData({ ...value, ...data, ...modelKeyObj }, options.strict);
         const instance = new _Model({ ...value }, { strategy });
         const _options: any = {};
         if (options.maxExpiry) {
@@ -262,10 +264,13 @@ export const _buildModel = (metadata: ModelMetadata) => {
         }
 
         const replace = new _Model({ ...temp }).$wasNew();
+        const modelKeyObj = {};
+        setValueByPath(modelKeyObj, modelKey, modelName);
         replace._applyData(
           {
             ...data,
-            ...{ [ID_KEY]: key, [modelKey]: modelName },
+            ...{ [ID_KEY]: key },
+            ...modelKeyObj,
           },
           options?.strict,
         );
@@ -281,7 +286,9 @@ export const _buildModel = (metadata: ModelMetadata) => {
     };
 
     static removeById = (id: string) => {
-      const instance = new _Model({ ...{ [ID_KEY]: id, [modelKey]: modelName } });
+      const modelKeyObj = {};
+      setValueByPath(modelKeyObj, modelKey, modelName);
+      const instance = new _Model({ ...{ [ID_KEY]: id, ...modelKeyObj } });
       return instance.remove();
     };
 
diff --git a/src/model/document.ts b/src/model/document.ts
index 0bdb22fc..909bf251 100644
--- a/src/model/document.ts
+++ b/src/model/document.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { getModelRefKeys } from './utils/get-model-ref-keys';
 import { getModelMetadata, getPopulated } from './utils/model.utils';
 import { removeLifeCycle } from './utils/remove-life-cycle';
 import { storeLifeCycle } from './utils/store-life-cycle';
+import { setValueByPath } from '../utils';
 
 export type IDocument<T = any> = Document & T;
 
@@ -182,7 +183,9 @@ export abstract class Document {
         }
       }
     }
-    const addedMetadata = { ...data, [modelKey]: modelName };
+    const modelKeyObj = {};
+    setValueByPath(modelKeyObj, modelKey, modelName);
+    const addedMetadata = { ...data, ...modelKeyObj };
     const { document } = await storeLifeCycle({ key, id, data: addedMetadata, options: _options, metadata, refKeys });
     return this._applyData(document).$wasNew();
   }
diff --git a/src/model/index/n1ql/ensure-n1ql-indexes.ts b/src/model/index/n1ql/ensure-n1ql-indexes.ts
index f6fe2944..3e95c2d5 100644
--- a/src/model/index/n1ql/ensure-n1ql-indexes.ts
+++ b/src/model/index/n1ql/ensure-n1ql-indexes.ts
@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@ export const ensureN1qlIndexes = async (ottoman: Ottoman, n1qlIndexes) => {
     const Model = ottoman.getModel(key);
     const metadata = getModelMetadata(Model);
     const { modelName, modelKey, scopeName, collectionName } = metadata;
+    const scapedModelKey = modelKey.replace(/./g, 'dot');
     const name =
-      collectionName !== DEFAULT_COLLECTION ? `Ottoman${scopeName}${modelName}` : `Ottoman${scopeName}${modelKey}`;
+      collectionName !== DEFAULT_COLLECTION
+        ? `Ottoman${scopeName}${modelName}`
+        : `Ottoman${scopeName}${scapedModelKey}`;
     if (!existingIndexesNames.includes(name)) {
       const on =
         collectionName !== DEFAULT_COLLECTION
diff --git a/src/utils/getValueByPath.ts b/src/utils/getValueByPath.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9552eda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/getValueByPath.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export const getValueByPath = <T = Record<string, any>>(obj: T, path: string, separator = '.') =>
+  path.split(separator).reduce((prev, curr) => prev && prev[curr], obj);
diff --git a/src/utils/index.ts b/src/utils/index.ts
index ca273abd..03d4802c 100644
--- a/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ export { isDocumentNotFoundError } from './is-not-found';
 export { VALIDATION_STRATEGY } from './validation.strategy';
 export { is, isSchemaTypeSupported, isSchemaFactoryType } from './is-type';
 export { set } from './environment-set';
+export { setValueByPath } from './setValueByPath';
+export { getValueByPath } from './getValueByPath';
diff --git a/src/utils/setValueByPath.ts b/src/utils/setValueByPath.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e517e1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/setValueByPath.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+export const setValueByPath = <T = Record<string, any>>(object: T, path: string, value: any) => {
+  path = path.replace(/[\[]/gm, '.').replace(/[\]]/gm, ''); //to accept [index]
+  const keys = path.split('.');
+  const last = keys.pop();
+  if (!last) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  keys.reduce(function (o, k) {
+    return (o[k] = o[k] || {});
+  }, object)[last] = value;
+};