diff --git a/document.py b/document.py
index 80b1d5a..e2c73c8 100644
--- a/document.py
+++ b/document.py
@@ -717,7 +717,10 @@ class Incoming(metaclass=PoolMeta):
                     else tuple(list(list_item) + [None]))
 
                 value = self._readxml_getvalue(
-                    xmldata, xpath_list + [x, xkey], vtype=xtype)
+                    xmldata,
+                    xpath_list + [x] +
+                    (xkey if isinstance(xkey, list) else [xkey]),
+                    vtype=xtype)
                 if value is not None:
                     values[key] = value
             if values: