diff --git a/src/rpft/parsers/universal.py b/src/rpft/parsers/universal.py
index 4479d68..49f2127 100644
--- a/src/rpft/parsers/universal.py
+++ b/src/rpft/parsers/universal.py
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ def create_obj(pairs):
     obj = benedict()
 
     for kp, v in pairs:
-        obj[*kp] = v
+        obj[kp] = v
 
     return obj