diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 8f5a832..c34ce25 100755
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ JSONPath.prototype.apply = function(obj, string, fn) {
   });
 
   nodes.forEach(function(node) {
-    var key = node.path.pop();
-    var parent = this.value(obj, this.stringify(node.path));
+    var key = node.path.slice(-1);
+    var parent = this.value(obj, this.stringify(node.path.slice(0, -1)));
     var val = node.value = fn.call(obj, parent[key]);
     parent[key] = val;
   }, this);
diff --git a/test/sugar.js b/test/sugar.js
index 98a21b9..b2fd368 100644
--- a/test/sugar.js
+++ b/test/sugar.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 var assert = require('assert');
 var jp = require('../');
 var util = require('util');
+var storeData = require('./data/store.json');
 
 suite('sugar', function() {
 
@@ -25,6 +26,18 @@ suite('sugar', function() {
     assert.deepEqual(data.a.b, [{c: [3, 2]}, 1]);
   });
 
+  test('apply method reports matched nodes', function() {
+    var results = jp.apply(storeData, '$..author', function(value) {
+      return value.toUpperCase();
+    });
+    assert.deepEqual(results, [
+      { path: ['$', 'store', 'book', 0, 'author'], value: 'NIGEL REES' },
+      { path: ['$', 'store', 'book', 1, 'author'], value: 'EVELYN WAUGH' },
+      { path: ['$', 'store', 'book', 2, 'author'], value: 'HERMAN MELVILLE' },
+      { path: ['$', 'store', 'book', 3, 'author'], value: 'J. R. R. TOLKIEN' }
+    ]);
+  });
+
   test('value method gets us a value', function() {
     var data = { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3, z: { a: 100, b: 200 } };
     var b = jp.value(data, '$..b')