diff --git a/Adafruit_BluefruitLE/bluez_dbus/gatt.py b/Adafruit_BluefruitLE/bluez_dbus/gatt.py
index ab66a3a..1924e40 100644
--- a/Adafruit_BluefruitLE/bluez_dbus/gatt.py
+++ b/Adafruit_BluefruitLE/bluez_dbus/gatt.py
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ class BluezGattService(GattService):
         """Create an instance of the GATT service from the provided bluez
         DBus object.
         """
+        self._obj = dbus_obj
+        self._service = dbus.Interface(dbus_obj, _SERVICE_INTERFACE)
         self._props = dbus.Interface(dbus_obj, 'org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties')
 
     @property
@@ -52,9 +54,9 @@ class BluezGattService(GattService):
         """Return list of GATT characteristics that have been discovered for this
         service.
         """
-        paths = self._props.Get(_SERVICE_INTERFACE, 'Characteristics')
-        return map(BluezGattCharacteristic,
-                   get_provider()._get_objects_by_path(paths))
+        return map(BluezGattCharacteristic, 
+            get_provider()._get_objects(_CHARACTERISTIC_INTERFACE, 
+                                        self._service.object_path))