diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 377347f..c88a670 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ var number = 123;
 var floatingPointNumber = 1.23;
 var string = "string";
 var array = [1, 2, 3];
+
+// accessing array elements:
+var one = array[0];
+
+// accessing using a statement:
+var zwo = array[33/3-2];
 ```
 
 ### Control structures
diff --git a/in/simple.asl b/in/simple.asl
index e4e736e..794feaa 100644
--- a/in/simple.asl
+++ b/in/simple.asl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 var array = [1, 2, 3];
 var x = array[0];
 
-if array[1] == 2 {
+if array[(1-1)+10/10] == 2 {
     foo();
 }
diff --git a/out/simple.sqf b/out/simple.sqf
index 3798920..abcbe28 100644
--- a/out/simple.sqf
+++ b/out/simple.sqf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 array = [1,2,3];
 x = (array select 0);
-if ((array select 1)==2) then {
+if ((array select (1-1)+10/10)==2) then {
 [] call foo;
 };
diff --git a/src/asl/parser.go b/src/asl/parser.go
index 541b184..e17bbf6 100644
--- a/src/asl/parser.go
+++ b/src/asl/parser.go
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ func parseIdentifier() string {
 	    output += "("+get().token
 	    next()
 	    expect("[")
-	    output += " select "+parseExpression(false)+")"
+	    output += " select ("+parseExpression(false)+"))"
 	    expect("]")
 	} else if accept("!") || accept("-") {
 		output = get().token
diff --git a/src/asl/parser_test.go b/src/asl/parser_test.go
index f115f6e..6c7e1c0 100644
--- a/src/asl/parser_test.go
+++ b/src/asl/parser_test.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func TestParserWaitUntil(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestParserArray(t *testing.T) {
 	got := getCompiled(t, "test/parser_array.asl")
-	want := "x = [1,2,3];\ny = (x select 1);\n"
+	want := "x = [1,2,3];\ny = (x select (1));\n"
 
 	equal(t, got, want)
 }