diff --git a/src/preserves/schemas.nim b/src/preserves/schemas.nim
index 5b5f939..3480509 100644
--- a/src/preserves/schemas.nim
+++ b/src/preserves/schemas.nim
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ type
       name*: string
       pattern*: SchemaNode
     of snkRef:
-      def*: string
+      refPath*: seq[string]
     else:
       nodes*: seq[SchemaNode]
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ proc `$`*(n: SchemaNode): string =
     result.add ' '
     result.add $n.pattern
   of snkRef:
-    result.add n.def
+    result.add join(n.refPath, ".")
 
 proc `$`*(scm: Schema): string =
   result.add("version = $1 .\n" % $scm.version)
@@ -328,8 +328,9 @@ const parser = peg("Schema", p: ParseState):
     assert(n.nodes.len == 2, $n.nodes)
     pushStack n
 
-  Ref <- id:
-    let n = SchemaNode(kind: snkRef, def: $0)
+  Ref <- >(Alpha * *Alnum) * *('.' * >(*Alnum)):
+    let n = SchemaNode(kind: snkRef)
+    for i in 1..<capture.len: n.refPath.add capture[i].s
     pushStack n
 
   CompoundPattern <-