diff --git a/internal/cnf/nginx.go b/internal/cnf/nginx.go
index 6594348..a2e2581 100644
--- a/internal/cnf/nginx.go
+++ b/internal/cnf/nginx.go
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 type nginx struct {
-	data   *lib.Model
+	data   *lib.Line
 	parsed bool
 }
 
 // ReadFrom implements io.ReaderFrom
 func (d *nginx) ReadFrom(_reader io.Reader) (int64, error) {
 
-	d.data = new(lib.Model)
+	d.data = new(lib.Line)
 
 	// 1. get nginx decoder
 	decoder := lib.NewDecoder(_reader)
@@ -35,68 +35,107 @@ func (d *nginx) WriteTo(_writer io.Writer) (int64, error) {
 }
 
 // browse returns the target of a dot-separated path (as an interface{} chain where the last is the target if found)
-func (d *nginx) browse(_path string) ([][]*lib.Line, bool) {
+// if <create> is true, create if does not exist
+func (d *nginx) browse(_path string, create ...bool) (*lib.Line, bool) {
+
+	must_create := len(create) > 0 && create[0]
 
 	// 1. extract path
 	path := strings.Split(_path, ".")
-	if len(path) > 0 { // remove last field
-		path = path[:len(path)-1]
+
+	// 2. nothing
+	if len(path) < 1 {
+		return &lib.Line{}, true
 	}
 
-	// 2. init output chain
-	var current []*lib.Line = d.data.Lines
-	chain := make([][]*lib.Line, 0, len(path)+1)
-	chain = append(chain, current)
+	// 3. init output chain
+	var current *lib.Line = d.data
 
-	// 3. iterate over path / nested fields
-	for _, field := range path {
+	// 4. iterate over path / nested fields
+	l := len(path)
+	for i, field := range path {
 
-		for _, child := range current {
-			if child.Type == lib.SECTION && child.Components[0] == field {
-				current = child.Lines
-				chain = append(chain, current)
-				break
+		// 5. intermediary fields (sections)
+		if i < l-1 {
+			found := false
+			for _, child := range current.Lines {
+				if child.Type == lib.SECTION && len(child.Components) > 0 && child.Components[0] == field {
+					found = true
+					current = child
+					break
+				}
+			}
+
+			if found {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			// create section
+			if must_create {
+				sec := &lib.Line{
+					Type:       lib.SECTION,
+					Components: []string{field},
+					Lines:      make([]*lib.Line, 0),
+				}
+				current.Lines = append(current.Lines, sec)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			// not found and not create
+			return nil, false
+		}
+
+		// 6. last field (assignment)
+		for _, child := range current.Lines {
+			if child.Type == lib.ASSIGNMENT && len(child.Components) > 0 && child.Components[0] == field {
+				return child, true
 			}
 		}
 
-		return chain, false
+		// create assignment
+		if must_create {
+			assignment := &lib.Line{
+				Type:       lib.ASSIGNMENT,
+				Components: []string{field, ""},
+				Lines:      nil,
+			}
+			current.Lines = append(current.Lines, assignment)
+			return assignment, true
+		}
+
+		// not found and not create
+		return nil, false
+
 	}
 
-	return chain, true
+	return nil, false
 }
 
 // Get returns the value of a dot-separated path, and if it exists
 func (d *nginx) Get(_path string) (string, bool) {
 
 	// 1. browse path
-	chain, found := d.browse(_path)
-	if !found {
+	last, found := d.browse(_path, true)
+	if !found || len(last.Components) < 2 {
 		return "", false
 	}
 
 	// 2. Get last field
-	fields := strings.Split(_path, ".")
-	field := fields[len(fields)-1]
-
-	// 3. search in last chain element
-	last := chain[len(chain)-1]
-
-	for _, line := range last {
-
-		// 4. return value
-		if line.Type == lib.ASSIGNMENT && line.Components[0] == field {
-			return line.Components[1], true
-		}
-
-	}
-
-	return "", false
+	return last.Components[1], true
 
 }
 
 // Set the value of a dot-separated path, and creates it if not found
 func (d *nginx) Set(_path, _value string) bool {
 
-	return false
+	// 1. browse path
+	last, found := d.browse(_path, true)
+	if !found || len(last.Components) < 2 {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// 2. Set value
+	last.Components[1] = _value
+	return true
 
 }
diff --git a/internal/cnf/nginx_test.go b/internal/cnf/nginx_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ebb130
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/cnf/nginx_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+package cnf
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestNginxGet(t *testing.T) {
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		raw string
+		key string
+	}{
+		{"key value;\n", "key"},
+		{"section {\n\tkey value;\n}\n", "section.key"},
+		{"ignore {\n\tignore xxx;\n}\nsection {\n\tkey value;\n}\n", "section.key"},
+	}
+
+	for i, test := range tests {
+
+		parser := new(nginx)
+		reader := bytes.NewBufferString(test.raw)
+
+		// try to extract value
+		_, err := parser.ReadFrom(reader)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] parse error: %s", i, err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// extract value
+		value, found := parser.Get(test.key)
+		if !found {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] expected a result, got none", i)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// check value
+		if value != "value" {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] expected 'value' got '%s'", i, value)
+		}
+
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestNginxSetPathExists(t *testing.T) {
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		raw   string
+		key   string
+		value string
+	}{
+
+		{"key value;\n", "key", "newvalue"},
+		{"section {\n\tkey value;\n}\n", "section.key", "newvalue"},
+		{"ignore {\n\tignore xxx;\n}\nsection {\n\tkey value;\n}\n", "section.key", "newvalue"},
+	}
+
+	for i, test := range tests {
+
+		parser := new(nginx)
+		reader := bytes.NewBufferString(test.raw)
+
+		// try to extract value
+		_, err := parser.ReadFrom(reader)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] parse error: %s", i, err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// update value
+		if !parser.Set(test.key, test.value) {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] cannot set '%s' to '%s'", i, test.key, test.value)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// check new value
+		value, found := parser.Get(test.key)
+		if !found {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] expected a result, got none", i)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// check value
+		if value != test.value {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] expected '%s' got '%s'", i, test.value, value)
+		}
+
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestNginxSetCreatePath(t *testing.T) {
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		raw    string
+		key    string
+		ignore string // path to field that must be present after transformation
+		value  string
+	}{
+		{"ignore xxx;\n", "key", "ignore", "newvalue"},
+		{"ignore xxx;\nsection {\n\tkey value;\n}\n", "section.key", "ignore", "newvalue"},
+		{"section {\n\tkey value;\n\tignore xxx;\n}\n", "section.key", "section.ignore", "newvalue"},
+		{"ignoresec {\n\tignore xxx;\n}\n\nsection {\n\tkey value;\n}\n", "section.key", "ignoresec.ignore", "newvalue"},
+	}
+
+	for i, test := range tests {
+
+		parser := new(nginx)
+		reader := bytes.NewBufferString(test.raw)
+
+		// try to extract value
+		_, err := parser.ReadFrom(reader)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] parse error: %s", i, err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// update value
+		if !parser.Set(test.key, test.value) {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] cannot set '%s' to '%s'", i, test.key, test.value)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// check new value
+		value, found := parser.Get(test.key)
+		if !found {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] expected a result, got none", i)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// check value
+		if value != test.value {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] expected '%s' got '%s'", i, test.value, value)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// check that ignore field is still there
+		value, found = parser.Get(test.ignore)
+		if !found {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] expected ignore field, got none", i)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// check value
+		if value != "xxx" {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] expected ignore value to be '%s' got '%s'", i, "xxx", value)
+			continue
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/internal/cnf/parser/nginx/decoder.go b/internal/cnf/parser/nginx/decoder.go
index 858a167..3213a3c 100644
--- a/internal/cnf/parser/nginx/decoder.go
+++ b/internal/cnf/parser/nginx/decoder.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func (d *decoder) Decode(v interface{}) error {
 	if v == nil {
 		return ErrNullReceiver
 	}
-	vcast, ok := v.(*Model)
+	vcast, ok := v.(*Line)
 	if !ok {
 		return ErrInvalidReceiver
 	}
diff --git a/internal/cnf/parser/nginx/decoder_test.go b/internal/cnf/parser/nginx/decoder_test.go
index be2b8bc..6b8b35a 100644
--- a/internal/cnf/parser/nginx/decoder_test.go
+++ b/internal/cnf/parser/nginx/decoder_test.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func TestEachLineType(t *testing.T) {
 		decoder := NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(test.Raw))
 
 		// 2. Decode
-		receiver := new(Model)
+		receiver := new(Line)
 		err := decoder.Decode(receiver)
 
 		if err != nil {
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func TestNestedSections(t *testing.T) {
 		decoder := NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(test.Raw))
 
 		// 2. Decode
-		receiver := new(Model)
+		receiver := new(Line)
 		err := decoder.Decode(receiver)
 
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/cnf/parser/nginx/encoder.go b/internal/cnf/parser/nginx/encoder.go
index d65b759..0f83b87 100644
--- a/internal/cnf/parser/nginx/encoder.go
+++ b/internal/cnf/parser/nginx/encoder.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func (e *encoder) SetIndent(prefix, indent string) {
 
 func (e *encoder) Encode(v interface{}) error {
 	// check 'v'
-	vcast, ok := v.(*Model)
+	vcast, ok := v.(*Line)
 	if !ok {
 		return ErrInvalidReceiver
 	}
diff --git a/internal/cnf/parser/nginx/encoder_test.go b/internal/cnf/parser/nginx/encoder_test.go
index ac11ade..0394b15 100644
--- a/internal/cnf/parser/nginx/encoder_test.go
+++ b/internal/cnf/parser/nginx/encoder_test.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func TestDecodeEncode(t *testing.T) {
 		r, w := strings.NewReader(test.Input), &bytes.Buffer{}
 
 		// parse input
-		receiver := new(Model)
+		receiver := new(Line)
 		decoder := NewDecoder(r)
 		if err := decoder.Decode(receiver); err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("[%d] unexpected error <%s>", i, err)
diff --git a/internal/cnf/parser/nginx/errors.go b/internal/cnf/parser/nginx/errors.go
index 82503ee..98c643e 100644
--- a/internal/cnf/parser/nginx/errors.go
+++ b/internal/cnf/parser/nginx/errors.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 var ErrNullReceiver = fmt.Errorf("receiver must not be null")
 
 // ErrInvalidReceiver is raised when an invalid receiver is provided
-var ErrInvalidReceiver = fmt.Errorf("receiver must be compatible with *[]*Line")
+var ErrInvalidReceiver = fmt.Errorf("receiver must be compatible with *Line")
 
 // ErrUnexpectedSectionClose is raised when reading a section close '}' without an
 // open section
diff --git a/internal/cnf/parser/nginx/nginx.go b/internal/cnf/parser/nginx/nginx.go
index 04137b8..9ac9b87 100644
--- a/internal/cnf/parser/nginx/nginx.go
+++ b/internal/cnf/parser/nginx/nginx.go
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 )
 
-type Model struct {
-	Lines []*Line
-}
-
 // NewDecoder implements parser.T
 func NewDecoder(r io.Reader) *decoder {
 	return &decoder{reader: r}