diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index dccc086f2..abc1d3ff7 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export {
 export { ObservablePrimitiveClass } from './src/ObservablePrimitive';
 
 // Internal:
-import { get, getProxy, peek, set } from './src/ObservableObject';
+import { get, getProxy, observableFns, peek, set } from './src/ObservableObject';
 import { ensureNodeValue, findIDKey, getNode, globalState, optimized, setNodeValue, symbolDelete } from './src/globals';
 import { setAtPath } from './src/helpers';
 
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ export const internal = {
     getNode,
     getProxy,
     globalState,
+    observableFns,
     optimized,
     peek,
     set,
diff --git a/src/config/enableDirectAccess.ts b/src/config/enableDirectAccess.ts
index 2e285ae7d..66a983cb4 100644
--- a/src/config/enableDirectAccess.ts
+++ b/src/config/enableDirectAccess.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
-import { configureLegendState, internal, updateTracking } from '@legendapp/state';
+import { configureLegendState, internal, type NodeValue } from '@legendapp/state';
 
 export function enableDirectAccess() {
+    const { observableFns, set } = internal;
     configureLegendState({
         observableProperties: {
             $: {
                 get(node) {
-                    updateTracking(node);
-                    return internal.peek(node);
+                    // Get it from the observableFns Map because another config function
+                    // might have overriden get
+                    const get = observableFns.get('get') as (node: NodeValue) => any;
+                    return get(node);
                 },
                 set(node, value) {
-                    return internal.set(node, value);
+                    return set(node, value);
                 },
             },
         },