diff --git a/src/scope.c b/src/scope.c
index f622564..45e84b2 100644
--- a/src/scope.c
+++ b/src/scope.c
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
 static struct ucl_object *ucl_scope_get_cell(struct ucl_scope *scope, const char *name) {
     FOREACH_LIST(scope->list, iter, item) {
         assert(item->type == UCL_TYPE_CELL);
-        const char *item_name = ucl_list_nth(item, NAME_POSITION)->string;
+        // This code is very hot. "I know what I'm doing" and skip the error
+        // checking.
+        const char *item_name = item->cell.car->string;
         if (ucl_strequal(name, item_name)) {
             return item;
         }
@@ -39,7 +41,6 @@ struct ucl_object *ucl_scope_get(struct ucl *state, struct ucl_scope *scope, con
         cell = ucl_scope_get_cell(scope, name);
     }
     return ucl_list_nth(cell, DATA_POSITION);
-
 }
 
 void ucl_scope_put(struct ucl *state, struct ucl_scope *scope, const char *name, struct ucl_object *obj) {