diff --git a/src/angular-local-storage.js b/src/angular-local-storage.js
index 47c5094..8eb430a 100644
--- a/src/angular-local-storage.js
+++ b/src/angular-local-storage.js
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ angularLocalStorage.provider('localStorageService', function() {
 
       return scope.$watch(key, function(newVal) {
         addToLocalStorage(lsKey, newVal);
-      }, isObject(scope[key]));
+      }, isObject(value));
     };
 
     // Return localStorageService.length
diff --git a/test/spec/localStorageSpec.js b/test/spec/localStorageSpec.js
index 8b134c6..04119a7 100644
--- a/test/spec/localStorageSpec.js
+++ b/test/spec/localStorageSpec.js
@@ -421,6 +421,23 @@ describe('localStorageService', function() {
     expect(results).toEqual(expectation);
   }));
 
+  it('should $watch with deep comparison for objects in nested scope properties', inject(function($rootScope, localStorageService) {
+    var mocks = [{}, [], 'string', 90, false];
+    var expectation = [true, true, false, false, false];
+    var results = [];
+
+    spyOn($rootScope, '$watch').andCallFake(function(key, func, eq) {
+      results.push(eq);
+    });
+
+    mocks.forEach(function(elm, i) {
+      localStorageService.set('mock' + i, elm);
+      localStorageService.bind($rootScope, 'nested.mock' + i, null, 'mock' +i);
+    });
+
+    expect(results).toEqual(expectation);
+  }));
+    
   it('should be able to return it\'s owned keys amount', inject(
     function(localStorageService, $window) {