diff --git a/src/lib/yang/path.lua b/src/lib/yang/path.lua
index 9ef9eccf35..839d79ed79 100644
--- a/src/lib/yang/path.lua
+++ b/src/lib/yang/path.lua
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ local function extract_grammar_node(grammar, name)
    function handlers.array ()
       error("Invalid path: trying to access '"..name.."' in leaf-list.")
    end
+   -- rpc
+   function handlers.sequence (node)
+      if node.members[name] then return node.members[name] end
+   end
    local node = assert(handlers[grammar.type], grammar.type)(grammar)
    return node or error("Invalid path: '"..name.."' is not in schema.")
 end
diff --git a/src/lib/yang/path_data.lua b/src/lib/yang/path_data.lua
index b0ca63c463..2e805af9bd 100644
--- a/src/lib/yang/path_data.lua
+++ b/src/lib/yang/path_data.lua
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ local function compute_list_getter(key, getter)
 end
 
 local function compute_getter(grammar, part, getter)
-   if grammar.type == 'struct' then
+   if grammar.type == 'struct' or grammar.type == 'sequence' then
       getter = compute_struct_getter(part.name, getter)
       grammar = part.grammar
    else
-      error("Invalid path: '"..name.."' is not a container")
+      error("Invalid path: '"..part.name.."' is not a container")
    end
    if part.key then
       if grammar.type == 'array' then