diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 757233a..83d6cc1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@ parser.parse('filter={"$or":[{"key1":"value1"},{"key2":"value2"}]}&name=Telstra'
 #### Populate operators
 
 - Useful to populate sub-document(s) in query. Works with `MongooseJS`. Please see [Mongoose Populate](http://mongoosejs.com/docs/populate.html) for more details
-- Supports deep populate with delimiter ":" 
+- Supports deep populate with delimiter ":" to indicate deep populate
   - Below example & `test-populate.spec.ts` for more details
   - See [Mongoose Docs](https://mongoosejs.com/docs/populate.html#deep-populate)
-- Allows to populate with only selected fields
+- Allows to populate with only selected fields with "." to indicate field selection
 - Default operator key is `populate`
 
 ```js
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ parser.parse('populate=createdBy:friends.name,createdBy.name,likedBy.name');
 //     path: 'createdBy',
 //     select: 'name',
 //     populate: {
-//       path: 'name',
+//       path: 'friends',
+//       select: 'name',
 //     }
 //   }, {
 //     path: 'likedBy',
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d37c007..47008d1 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "mongoose-query-parser",
-  "version": "1.2.1",
+  "version": "1.3.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "mongoose-query-parser",
-      "version": "1.2.1",
+      "version": "1.3.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "lodash": "^4.17.21",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 17707a3..49be49d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mongoose-query-parser",
-  "version": "1.3.0",
+  "version": "1.3.1",
   "description": "Convert url query string to MongooseJs friendly query object including advanced filtering, sorting, population, string template, type casting and many more...",
   "main": "./lib/index.js",
   "types": "./lib/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/test.spec.ts b/src/test.spec.ts
index b94415d..9da731e 100644
--- a/src/test.spec.ts
+++ b/src/test.spec.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class Tester {
   @test('should parse deep populate')
   deepPopulateParse() {
     const parser = new MongooseQueryParser();
-    const qry = '_id=1&populate=p1,p2:p3.p4,p2:p3.p5,p6:p7';
+    const qry = '_id=1&populate=p1,p2:p3.p4,p2:p3:p5,p6:p7';
     const parsed = parser.parse(qry);
     assert.isNotEmpty(parsed.populate);
     assert.isTrue(parsed.populate.length === 3);
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class Tester {
       if (p.path === 'p2') {
         assert.isTrue(p.populate.path === 'p3');
         assert.isTrue(p.populate.select.includes('p4'));
-        assert.isTrue(p.populate.select.includes('p5'));
+        assert.isTrue(p.populate.populate.path === 'p5');
       }
       if (p.path === 'p6') {
         assert.isTrue(p.populate.path === 'p7');