@@ -144,16 +144,18 @@
 
 			end
 
 			local function checkFromSec(sec,doc)
-				if sec and not id:find'%.' then
-					local rid = sec.refs[id]
-					if rid then
-						return rid, id, sec
+				if not id:find'%.' then
+					if sec then
+						local rid = sec.refs[id]
+						if rid then
+							return rid, id, sec
+						end
 					end
 
-					if doc.sections[rid] then
-						return nil, id, doc.sections[rid]
+					if doc.sections[id] then
+						return nil, id, doc.sections[id]
 					end
 				else
 					local secid, ref = string.match(id, "(.-)%.(.+)")
 					local s
@@ -199,9 +201,9 @@
 					end
 				end
 			end
 
-			o,i,s = scanParents(doc)
+			o,i,s = scanParents(self.doc)
 			if o or s then return o,i,s end
 
 			self:fail("ID “%s” does not name an object or section", id)
 		end