diff --git a/db/bson/Makefile.am b/db/bson/Makefile.am
index ff7e2f4..34e5bc4 100644
--- a/db/bson/Makefile.am
+++ b/db/bson/Makefile.am
@@ -11,14 +11,13 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS += $(all_includes)
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libdjon-bson.la
 libdjon_bson_la_LDFLAGS = -static
 libdjon_bson_la_SOURCES = bsonobj.cpp \
-			  bsonobj.h \
 			  bsonarrayobj.cpp \
 			  bsonutil.cpp \
 			  bsoncontent.cpp \
 			  bsonparser.cpp 
 
 library_includedir=$(includedir)/djondb
-library_include_HEADERS = bson.h bsonobj.h bsonparser.h bsondefs.h bsoncontent.h bsonarrayobj.h
+library_include_HEADERS = bson.h bsonobj.h bsonutil.h bsonparser.h bsondefs.h bsoncontent.h bsonarrayobj.h
 
 TESTS = test-bson
 bin_PROGRAMS = test-bson test-performance
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@ if !MAC
      test_bson_LDADD += -lrt -luuid
 else
 endif
+
 test_bson_SOURCES = tests/main.cpp
 
 test_performance_SOURCES = tests/testperformance.cpp
diff --git a/db/bson/bsonutil.cpp b/db/bson/bsonutil.cpp
index 4d94644..ffc7c28 100644
--- a/db/bson/bsonutil.cpp
+++ b/db/bson/bsonutil.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
  */
 
 #include "bsonutil.h"
+#include "util.h"
+#include <string.h>
+#include <vector>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 
 std::set<std::string> bson_splitSelect(const char* select) {
 	std::vector<std::string> elements = split(std::string(select), ",");
@@ -41,13 +46,15 @@ std::set<std::string> bson_splitSelect(const char* select) {
 }
 
 char* bson_subselect(const char* select, const char* name) {
-	std::set<std::string> elements = splitSelect(select);
-	MemoryStream ms(2048);
+	std::vector<std::string> elements = split(std::string(select), ", ");
+	char* result = (char*)malloc(strlen(select) + 1);
+	memset(result, 0, strlen(select) + 1);
+	int pos = 0;
 
 	std::string startXpath = format("%s.", name);
 	int lenStartXpath = startXpath.length();
 	bool first = true;
-	for (std::set<std::string>::const_iterator i = elements.begin(); i != elements.end(); i++) {
+	for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator i = elements.begin(); i != elements.end(); i++) {
 		std::string selement = *i;
 		char* element = const_cast<char*>(selement.c_str());
 		element = trim(element, strlen(element));
@@ -55,14 +62,21 @@ char* bson_subselect(const char* select, const char* name) {
 			// Remvoes the $" " from the element
 			element = strcpy(element, 2, strlen(element) - 3);
 			if (startsWith(element, startXpath.c_str())) {
-				char* suffix = strcpy(element, lenStartXpath, strlen(element) - lenStartXpath);
-				ms.writeChars(suffix, strlen(suffix));
 				if (!first) {
-					ms.writeChars(", ", 2);
+					memcpy(result + pos, ", ", 2);
+					pos += 2;
 				}
+				char* suffix = strcpy(element, lenStartXpath, strlen(element) - lenStartXpath);
+				memcpy(result + pos, "$\"", 2);
+				pos+=2;
+				memcpy(result + pos, suffix, strlen(suffix));
+				pos += strlen(suffix);
+				memcpy(result + pos, "\"", 1);
+				pos++;
 				first = false;
 				free(suffix);
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	return result;
 }
diff --git a/db/bson/bsonutil.h b/db/bson/bsonutil.h
index dd85a33..8f84ad6 100644
--- a/db/bson/bsonutil.h
+++ b/db/bson/bsonutil.h
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 #ifndef BSONUTIL_INCLUDE_H
 #define BSONUTIL_INCLUDE_H
 
+#include <string>
+#include <set>
+
 std::set<std::string> bson_splitSelect(const char* select);
 char* bson_subselect(const char* select, const char* elment);
 
diff --git a/db/bson/tests/main.cpp b/db/bson/tests/main.cpp
index ef8a529..582e15a 100644
--- a/db/bson/tests/main.cpp
+++ b/db/bson/tests/main.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 // *********************************************************************************************************************
 
 #include <iostream>
-#include "../bson.h"
+#include "bson.h"
+#include "bsonutil.h"
 #include <string>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <cpptest.h>
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ class TestBSONSuite : public Test::Suite
 			TEST_ADD(TestBSONSuite::testComparison);
 			TEST_ADD(TestBSONSuite::testAutocasting);
 			TEST_ADD(TestBSONSuite::testXPath);
+			TEST_ADD(TestBSONSuite::testBSONUtil);
 		}
 
 	private:
@@ -453,6 +455,41 @@ class TestBSONSuite : public Test::Suite
 			delete obj1;
 		}
 
+		void testBSONUtil() {
+			cout << "\ntestBSONUtil" << endl;
+
+			char* selectsimple = "$\"test\"";
+			std::set<std::string> result = bson_splitSelect("$\"test\"");
+			TEST_ASSERT(result.size() == 1);
+			TEST_ASSERT(result.find("test") != result.end());
+
+			selectsimple = "$\"test\", $\"test2\"";
+			result = bson_splitSelect("$\"test\"");
+			TEST_ASSERT(result.size() == 1);
+			TEST_ASSERT(result.find("test") != result.end());
+			result = bson_splitSelect("$\"test2\"");
+			TEST_ASSERT(result.size() == 1);
+			TEST_ASSERT(result.find("test2") != result.end());
+			
+			selectsimple = "$\"test\", $\"test2.inner1\"";
+			result = bson_splitSelect("$\"test\"");
+			TEST_ASSERT(result.size() == 1);
+			TEST_ASSERT(result.find("test") != result.end());
+			result = bson_splitSelect("$\"test\", $\"test2\"");
+			TEST_ASSERT(result.size() == 2);
+			TEST_ASSERT(result.find("test") != result.end());
+			TEST_ASSERT(result.find("test2") != result.end());
+
+			selectsimple = "$\"test2.inner\"";
+			char* subresult = bson_subselect(selectsimple, "test2");
+			char* expected = "$\"inner\"";
+			TEST_ASSERT(strcmp(subresult, expected) == 0);
+			
+			selectsimple = "$\"test1\", $\"test2.inner\", $\"test1.testinner\", $\"test2.inner2\", $\"test2.inner2.testii\"";
+			subresult = bson_subselect(selectsimple, "test2");
+			expected = "$\"inner\", $\"inner2\", $\"inner2.testii\"";
+			TEST_ASSERT(strcmp(subresult, expected) == 0);
+		}
 };
 
 enum OutputType