1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ext/misc/json1.c b/ext/misc/json1.c
index 0bb4e1cee..3a9d10331 100644
--- a/ext/misc/json1.c
+++ b/ext/misc/json1.c
@@ -1083,6 +1083,7 @@ static JsonNode *jsonLookupStep(
   const char *zKey;
   JsonNode *pRoot = &pParse->aNode[iRoot];
   if( zPath[0]==0 ) return pRoot;
+  if( pRoot->jnFlags & JNODE_REPLACE ) return 0;
   if( zPath[0]=='.' ){
     if( pRoot->eType!=JSON_OBJECT ) return 0;
     zPath++;