diff --git a/jsonpath/jsonpath.go b/jsonpath/jsonpath.go
index 2bbf00fa..dedf306f 100644
--- a/jsonpath/jsonpath.go
+++ b/jsonpath/jsonpath.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func extractValue(currentKey string, value interface{}) interface{} {
 		tmp := strings.SplitN(currentKey, "[", 3)
 		arrayIndex, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.Replace(tmp[1], "]", "", 1))
 		if err != nil {
-			return value
+			return nil
 		}
 		currentKey := tmp[0]
 		// if currentKey contains only an index (i.e. [0] or 0)
diff --git a/jsonpath/jsonpath_test.go b/jsonpath/jsonpath_test.go
index 3e9063be..ccadf78f 100644
--- a/jsonpath/jsonpath_test.go
+++ b/jsonpath/jsonpath_test.go
@@ -84,6 +84,16 @@ func TestEvalWithArrayOfValues(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestEvalWithArrayOfValuesAndInvalidIndex(t *testing.T) {
+	path := "ids[wat]"
+	data := `{"ids": [1, 2]}`
+
+	_, _, err := Eval(path, []byte(data))
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected an error")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestEvalWithRootArrayOfValues(t *testing.T) {
 	path := "[1]"
 	data := `[1, 2]`