diff --git a/redis-om-spring/src/main/java/com/redis/om/spring/repository/support/SimpleRedisDocumentRepository.java b/redis-om-spring/src/main/java/com/redis/om/spring/repository/support/SimpleRedisDocumentRepository.java
index f6f95ed94..df3b5c337 100644
--- a/redis-om-spring/src/main/java/com/redis/om/spring/repository/support/SimpleRedisDocumentRepository.java
+++ b/redis-om-spring/src/main/java/com/redis/om/spring/repository/support/SimpleRedisDocumentRepository.java
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ public SimpleRedisDocumentRepository( //
 
   @Override
   public Iterable<ID> getIds() {
-    List<ID> result = List.of();
     Gson gson = gsonBuilder.create();
     Optional<Field> maybeIdField = ObjectUtils.getIdFieldForEntityClass(metadata.getJavaType());
     String idField = maybeIdField.map(Field::getName).orElse("id");
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ public void deleteById(ID id, Path path) {
   @Override
   public void updateField(T entity, MetamodelField<T, ?> field, Object value) {
     modulesOperations.opsForJSON().set(getKey(Objects.requireNonNull(metadata.getId(entity))), value,
-        Path.of("$." + field.getSearchAlias()));
+        Path.of("$." + field.getSearchAlias().replace("_", ".")));
   }
 
   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
@@ -413,91 +412,4 @@ private SearchOperations<String> getSearchOps() {
     return modulesOperations.opsForSearch(maybeSearchIndex.get());
   }
 
-//  static class FluentQueryByExample<T> implements FluentQuery.FetchableFluentQuery<T> {
-//    private final SearchStream<T> searchStream;
-//    private final Class<T> probeType;
-//
-//    private final SearchOperations<String> searchOps;
-//
-//    public FluentQueryByExample( //
-//        Example<T> example, //
-//        Class<T> probeType, //
-//        EntityStream entityStream, //
-//        SearchOperations<String> searchOps //
-//    ) {
-//      this.probeType = probeType;
-//      this.searchOps = searchOps;
-//      this.searchStream = entityStream.of(probeType);
-//      searchStream.filter(example);
-//    }
-//
-//    @Override
-//    public FetchableFluentQuery<T> sortBy(Sort sort) {
-//      searchStream.sorted(sort);
-//      return this;
-//    }
-//
-//    @Override
-//    public <R> FetchableFluentQuery<R> as(Class<R> resultType) {
-//      throw new UnsupportedOperationException("`as` is not supported on a Redis Repositories");
-//    }
-//
-//    @Override
-//    public FetchableFluentQuery<T> project(Collection<String> properties) {
-//      List<MetamodelField<?, ?>> metamodelFields = MetamodelUtils.getMetamodelFieldsForProperties(probeType,
-//          properties);
-//      metamodelFields.forEach(mmf ->  searchStream.project((MetamodelField<? super T, ?>) mmf));
-//      return this;
-//    }
-//
-//    @Override
-//    public T oneValue() {
-//      var result = searchStream.collect(Collectors.toList());
-//
-//      if (org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils.isEmpty(result)) {
-//        return null;
-//      }
-//
-//      if (result.size() > 1) {
-//        throw new IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException("Query returned non unique result", 1);
-//      }
-//
-//      return result.iterator().next();
-//    }
-//
-//    @Override
-//    public T firstValue() {
-//      return searchStream.findFirst().orElse(null);
-//    }
-//
-//    @Override
-//    public List<T> all() {
-//      return searchStream.collect(Collectors.toList());
-//    }
-//
-//    @Override
-//    public Page<T> page(Pageable pageable) {
-//      Query query = (searchStream.backingQuery().isBlank()) ? new Query() : new Query(searchStream.backingQuery());
-//      query.limit(0, 0);
-//      SearchResult searchResult = searchOps.search(query);
-//      var count = searchResult.getTotalResults();
-//      var pageContents = searchStream.limit(pageable.getPageSize()).skip(pageable.getOffset()).collect(Collectors.toList());
-//      return new PageImpl<>(pageContents, pageable, count);
-//    }
-//
-//    @Override
-//    public Stream<T> stream() {
-//      return all().stream();
-//    }
-//
-//    @Override
-//    public long count() {
-//      return searchStream.count();
-//    }
-//
-//    @Override
-//    public boolean exists() {
-//      return searchStream.count() > 0;
-//    }
-//  }
 }
diff --git a/redis-om-spring/src/test/java/com/redis/om/spring/annotations/document/BasicRedisDocumentMappingTest.java b/redis-om-spring/src/test/java/com/redis/om/spring/annotations/document/BasicRedisDocumentMappingTest.java
index eb881f19a..e6915d35c 100644
--- a/redis-om-spring/src/test/java/com/redis/om/spring/annotations/document/BasicRedisDocumentMappingTest.java
+++ b/redis-om-spring/src/test/java/com/redis/om/spring/annotations/document/BasicRedisDocumentMappingTest.java
@@ -39,10 +39,20 @@ class BasicRedisDocumentMappingTest extends AbstractBaseDocumentTest {
   @Autowired
   SomeDocumentRepository someDocumentRepository;
 
+  @Autowired
+  DeepNestRepository deepNestRepository;
+
   @BeforeEach
   void cleanUp() {
     flushSearchIndexFor(Company.class);
     flushSearchIndexFor(DocWithSets.class);
+
+    if (deepNestRepository.count() == 0) {
+      DeepNest dn1 = DeepNest.of("dn-1", NestLevel1.of("nl-1-1", "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.", NestLevel2.of("nl-2-1", "Here's looking at you, kid.")));
+      DeepNest dn2 = DeepNest.of("dn-2", NestLevel1.of("nl-1-2", "Whoever you are, I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.", NestLevel2.of("nl-2-2", "Hey, you hens! Cut out the cackling in there!")));
+      DeepNest dn3 = DeepNest.of("dn-3", NestLevel1.of("nl-1-3", "A good body with a dull brain is as cheap as life itself.", NestLevel2.of("nl-2-3", "I'm Spartacus!")));
+      deepNestRepository.saveAll(List.of(dn1, dn2, dn3));
+    }
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -623,4 +633,18 @@ void testOrderByInMethodName() {
         () -> assertThat(onlyVal3).containsExactly(doc3)  //
     );
   }
+
+  @Test
+  void testUpdateDeepNestedField() {
+    Optional<DeepNest> dn1 = deepNestRepository.findFirstByNameIs("dn-1");
+    assertTrue(dn1.isPresent());
+    deepNestRepository.updateField(dn1.get(), DeepNest$.NEST_LEVEL1_NEST_LEVEL2_NAME, "dos-uno");
+
+    Optional<DeepNest> dn1After = deepNestRepository.findFirstByNameIs("dn-1");
+
+    assertAll( //
+        () -> assertTrue(dn1After.isPresent()), //
+        () -> assertEquals("dos-uno", dn1After.get().getNestLevel1().getNestLevel2().getName()) //
+    );
+  }
 }
diff --git a/redis-om-spring/src/test/java/com/redis/om/spring/annotations/document/fixtures/DeepNestRepository.java b/redis-om-spring/src/test/java/com/redis/om/spring/annotations/document/fixtures/DeepNestRepository.java
index dd59f24fd..064638337 100644
--- a/redis-om-spring/src/test/java/com/redis/om/spring/annotations/document/fixtures/DeepNestRepository.java
+++ b/redis-om-spring/src/test/java/com/redis/om/spring/annotations/document/fixtures/DeepNestRepository.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 import com.redis.om.spring.repository.RedisDocumentRepository;
 
-@SuppressWarnings("unused") public interface DeepNestRepository extends RedisDocumentRepository<DeepNest, String> {
+import java.util.Optional;
 
+@SuppressWarnings("unused") public interface DeepNestRepository extends RedisDocumentRepository<DeepNest, String> {
+  Optional<DeepNest> findFirstByNameIs(String name);
 }