diff --git a/lib/redistat/key.rb b/lib/redistat/key.rb
index 5d89572..4246e29 100644
--- a/lib/redistat/key.rb
+++ b/lib/redistat/key.rb
@@ -30,13 +30,14 @@ module Redistat
       options[:depth]
     end
     
-    def scope
-      @scope.to_s
-    end
+    # def scope
+    #   @scope.to_s
+    # end
     
     def scope=(input)
       @scope = (input.instance_of?(Redistat::Scope)) ? input : Scope.new(input)
     end
+    attr_reader :scope
     
     def label=(input)
       @label = (input.instance_of?(Redistat::Label)) ? input : Label.create(input, @options)
diff --git a/spec/event_spec.rb b/spec/event_spec.rb
index e586894..b7384c0 100644
--- a/spec/event_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/event_spec.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe Redistat::Event do
   
   it "should initialize properly" do
     @event.id.should be_nil
-    @event.scope.should == @scope
+    @event.scope.to_s.should == @scope
     @event.label.to_s.should == @label
     @event.label_hash.should == @label_hash
     @event.date.to_time.to_s.should == @date.to_s
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ describe Redistat::Event do
   it "should find event by id" do
     @event = Redistat::Event.new(@scope, @label, @date, @stats, @options.merge({:store_event => true}), @meta).save
     fetched = Redistat::Event.find(@scope, @event.id)
-    @event.scope.should == fetched.scope
+    @event.scope.to_s.should == fetched.scope.to_s
     @event.label.to_s.should == fetched.label.to_s
     @event.date.to_s.should == fetched.date.to_s
   end
diff --git a/spec/key_spec.rb b/spec/key_spec.rb
index 56eb126..eac99c5 100644
--- a/spec/key_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/key_spec.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ describe Redistat::Key do
   end
   
   it "should initialize properly" do
-    @key.scope.should == @scope
+    @key.scope.to_s.should == @scope
     @key.label.to_s.should == @label
     @key.label_hash.should == @label_hash
     @key.groups.map { |k| k.instance_variable_get("@label") }.should == @key.instance_variable_get("@label").groups
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ describe Redistat::Key do
   
   it "should allow changing attributes" do
     # scope
-    @key.scope.should == @scope
+    @key.scope.to_s.should == @scope
     @scope = "VisitorCount"
     @key.scope = @scope
-    @key.scope.should == @scope
+    @key.scope.to_s.should == @scope
     # date
     @key.date.to_time.to_s.should == @date.to_s
     @date = Time.now