diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3a7fbf1..024d066 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
     "bcryptjs": "^2.3.0",
     "debug": "^2.2.0",
     "feathers-errors": "^2.4.0",
+    "lodash.get": "^4.4.2",
     "lodash.merge": "^4.6.0",
     "lodash.omit": "^4.5.0",
     "lodash.pick": "^4.4.0",
diff --git a/src/verifier.js b/src/verifier.js
index 209a7ca..f09d998 100644
--- a/src/verifier.js
+++ b/src/verifier.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import Debug from 'debug';
 import errors from 'feathers-errors';
 import bcrypt from 'bcryptjs';
+import get from 'lodash.get';
 
 const debug = Debug('feathers-authentication-local:verify');
 
@@ -20,14 +21,15 @@ class LocalVerifier {
   }
 
   _comparePassword(entity, password) {
-    const hash = entity[this.options.passwordField];
+    // find password in entity, this allows for dot notation
+    const hash = get(entity, this.options.passwordField);
 
     if (!hash) {
       return Promise.reject(new Error(`'${this.options.entity}' record in the database is missing a '${this.options.passwordField}'`));
     }
 
     debug('Verifying password');
-    
+
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       bcrypt.compare(password, hash, function(error, result) {
         // Handle 500 server error.
@@ -80,4 +82,4 @@ class LocalVerifier {
   }
 }
 
-export default LocalVerifier;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default LocalVerifier;
diff --git a/test/index.test.js b/test/index.test.js
index 3205eb3..75bca28 100644
--- a/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/index.test.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe('feathers-authentication-local', () => {
       app.configure(authentication({ secret: 'supersecret' }));
     });
 
-    it('throws an error if passport has not been registered', () => {      
+    it('throws an error if passport has not been registered', () => {
       expect(() => {
         feathers().configure(local());
       }).to.throw();
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe('feathers-authentication-local', () => {
 
       expect(passportLocal.Strategy).to.have.been.calledOnce;
       expect(app.passport.use).to.have.been.calledWith('local');
-      
+
       app.passport.use.restore();
       passportLocal.Strategy.restore();
     });
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describe('feathers-authentication-local', () => {
       app.setup();
 
       expect(app.passport.options).to.have.been.calledOnce;
-      
+
       app.passport.options.restore();
     });
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ describe('feathers-authentication-local', () => {
       app.setup();
 
       expect(passportLocal.Strategy.getCall(0).args[0].usernameField).to.equal('username');
-      
+
       passportLocal.Strategy.restore();
     });
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ describe('feathers-authentication-local', () => {
 
       expect(passportLocal.Strategy.getCall(0).args[0].usernameField).to.equal('username');
       expect(passportLocal.Strategy.getCall(0).args[0].passwordField).to.equal('password');
-      
+
       passportLocal.Strategy.restore();
     });
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ describe('feathers-authentication-local', () => {
 
       expect(passportLocal.Strategy.getCall(0).args[0].usernameField).to.equal('username');
       expect(passportLocal.Strategy.getCall(0).args[0].passwordField).to.equal('password');
-      
+
       passportLocal.Strategy.restore();
     });
 
diff --git a/test/verifier.test.js b/test/verifier.test.js
index 655f554..39a9370 100644
--- a/test/verifier.test.js
+++ b/test/verifier.test.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ describe('Verifier', () => {
     return hasher('admin').then(password => {
       user = {
         email: 'admin@feathersjs.com',
-        password 
+        password
       };
 
       service = {
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ describe('Verifier', () => {
     expect(typeof Verifier).to.equal('function');
   });
 
+
+
   describe('constructor', () => {
     it('retains an app reference', () => {
       expect(verifier.app).to.deep.equal(app);
@@ -95,18 +97,30 @@ describe('Verifier', () => {
           expect(result).to.deep.equal(user);
         });
       });
+
+      it('allows dot notation for password field', () => {
+        user.password = {
+          value: user.password
+        };
+
+        verifier.options.passwordField = 'password.value';
+
+        return verifier._comparePassword(user, 'admin').then(result => {
+          expect(result).to.deep.equal(user);
+        });
+      });
     });
   });
 
   describe('_normalizeResult', () => {
     describe('when has results', () => {
-      it('returns entity when paginated', () => {  
+      it('returns entity when paginated', () => {
         return verifier._normalizeResult({ data: [user] }).then(result => {
           expect(result).to.deep.equal(user);
         });
       });
 
-      it('returns entity when not paginated', () => {  
+      it('returns entity when not paginated', () => {
         return verifier._normalizeResult([user]).then(result => {
           expect(result).to.deep.equal(user);
         });
@@ -114,13 +128,13 @@ describe('Verifier', () => {
     });
 
     describe('when no results', () => {
-      it('rejects with false when paginated', () => {  
+      it('rejects with false when paginated', () => {
         return verifier._normalizeResult({ data: [] }).catch(error => {
           expect(error).to.equal(false);
         });
       });
 
-      it('rejects with false when not paginated', () => {  
+      it('rejects with false when not paginated', () => {
         return verifier._normalizeResult([]).catch(error => {
           expect(error).to.equal(false);
         });