diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantData.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantData.hpp
index 767e1a49..e99400fd 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantData.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantData.hpp
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ class VariantData {
   }
 
   template <typename TAdaptedString>
-  VariantData *getMember(TAdaptedString key) const {  // P+4 G+0
-    const CollectionData *col = resolve()->asObject();
+  VariantData *getMember(TAdaptedString key) const {
+    const CollectionData *col = asObject();
     return col ? col->getMember(key) : 0;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantImpl.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantImpl.hpp
index 13a02f67..9be59a74 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantImpl.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantImpl.hpp
@@ -143,13 +143,16 @@ inline VariantRef VariantRef::getOrAddElement(size_t index) const {
 
 template <typename TChar>
 inline VariantRef VariantRef::getMember(TChar *key) const {
-  return VariantRef(_pool, _data != 0 ? _data->getMember(adaptString(key)) : 0);
+  return VariantRef(  // TODO: this returns a mutable reference to a linked
+                      // object
+      _pool, _data != 0 ? _data->resolve()->getMember(adaptString(key)) : 0);
 }
 
 template <typename TString>
 inline typename enable_if<IsString<TString>::value, VariantRef>::type
 VariantRef::getMember(const TString &key) const {
-  return VariantRef(_pool, _data != 0 ? _data->getMember(adaptString(key)) : 0);
+  return VariantRef(  // TODO: idem
+      _pool, _data != 0 ? _data->resolve()->getMember(adaptString(key)) : 0);
 }
 
 template <typename TChar>